Patent ID: 6942394

Claim:
A combination comprising: a race for a bearing comprising an annular bearing surface extending about a bearing axis and a wall extending radially from the annular bearing surface; a mount for the bearing race comprising a center hub formed on the mount; and at least one slot being formed on one of the race wall and the hub, and at least one cooperating boss being formed on the other of the race wall and the hub, the slot and the boss extending in both radial and transverse directions relative to the bearing axis, the slot and boss engaging with each other in the transverse direction in a manner to transfer a bearing load between the mount and the bearing race, the slot cooperating with the boss to form a gap therebetween in the radial direction sufficient in dimension to allow relative movement between the slot and the boss in the radial direction as the mount is distortionally loaded and elastically deformed along the bearing axis.