Patent ID: 7264398

Claim:
A bearing assembly, comprising: a pair of bearing members movable relative to one another, said pair including a first member and a second member that define a space therebetween, at least said first member having a bearing surface having a coating of a thermosetting polytetrafluoroethylene-based resin material thereupon with a thickness of about 0.003-0.007 inch, the polytetrafluoroethylene-based resin material of the coating including solid particulates embedded in a stabilizer material, the coating of the polytetrafluoroethylene-based resin material extending continuously along the bearing surface of said first member; and a grease lubricant occupying the space defined between the first member and the second member but separated from the bearing surface of the first member by the coating of the polytetrafluoroethylene-based resin material, wherein the polytetrafluoroethylene-based material and the grease lubricant act in conjunction with one another to lubricate the first and second members.