Patent ID: 6773214
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A snap-ring retention system comprising;a first member and a second member positioned adjacent each other for relative axial movement; a post member positioned in one of said first or second members; a biasing member connected at one end to said post member and at the other end to one of said first and second members; said biasing member biasing said first member and second member in an axial direction toward one another; said post member having a circumferential groove thereon; a snap ring member; and a retention member having a recess therein; said snap ring member being positioned partially in said circumferential groove and partially in said recess; wherein said biasing force from said biasing member places an axial force on said post member and snap ring member, and wherein said retention member prevents said snap ring member from being removed from said circumferential groove.