Patent ID: 8408808

Claim:
A retainer portion of a cage for a bearing, comprising: concentric inner and outer ring sections each having a cylindrical surface with an annular side edge, the outer ring section being separated from an inner ring section with a plurality of spokes extending radially therebetween, the plurality of spokes and respective portions of the annular side edges of the inner and outer ring sections bounded thereby defining a plurality of cavities of the retainer portion, the inner ring section cylindrical surface having a plurality of arcuate cut-outs extending through an edge opposite the inner ring section annular side edge, the outer ring section having a plurality of arcuate cut-outs extending through an edge opposite the outer ring section annular side edge, the arcuate cut-outs of the inner ring and outer ring cylindrical surfaces being radially aligned to form a plurality of socket portions each adapted to at least in part receive a rotational element of the bearing, each socket portion communicating with a cavity, at least one of the socket portions being defined in part by a chord portion extending generally radially between the inner ring section and the outer ring section to form a radial side of the socket portion, at least one of the spokes having a latch projecting axially from the side face between the inner ring section and outer ring section circumferentially adjacent the at least one socket portion across from the chord portion, and the outer ring cylindrical surface having an interlocking key opposite the outer ring annual side edge.