Patent ID: 8012053

Claim:
A rotatable device comprising: an annular member having a bore extending therethrough and an outer surface disposed about the bore, the annular member having a preformed groove indented into an inner surface of the bore interior from an open end of the bore; a bearing located in the bore, the bearing operably connected to the annular member to form an axis of rotation to allow for relative rotation between the annular member and an inner race of the bearing; and a combination dust cover and bearing retaining member spanning the bore at a location spaced axially from the bearing, the combination dust cover and bearing retaining member comprising, in cross-section, a generally U-shaped body having a substantially straight flange connected to a mouth of the U-shaped body and extending outwardly away from the mouth at a first angle, the flange being deformable at its junction to the U-shaped body to move the substantially straight flange to a second angle; wherein at the second angle the flange is received in the preformed groove such that the junction is bent to place the substantially straight flange generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation formed by the bearing; wherein the substantially straight flange is moved to the second angle in response to an axially directed force applied to the combination dust cover and bearing retainer member to insert the combination dust cover and bearing retaining member into the bore of the annular member and the flange into the preformed groove; wherein a portion of the flange seats on a top surface of an outer race of the bearing and the remainder seats in the preformed groove.