Patent ID: 8979686
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29K,B29L,F16C,F16H

Abstract:
1. An insert moldable, cap retainer for securing a bearing cap to a pulley having an axis of rotation, the cap retainer comprising: a hollow neck configured to receive a bearing cap, the bearing cap and the cap retainer both having an axis of symmetry that are substantially aligned with one another and the axis of rotation of the pulley; a plate extending outward from the neck, the neck being narrower than and protruding upward from the plate, the plate configured to be juxtaposed with an upper surface of an outer race of a bearing and to extend along said upper surface at least until an outer periphery of the plate coincides with an outermost edge of the outer race; and a continuous or discontinuous flange extending downward from the outer periphery of the plate, the flange being configured to be juxtaposed with an outer surface of the outer race of the bearing; wherein the diameter of the neck is smaller than the diameter of the flange; and wherein the cap retainer is insert moldable with the bearing.