Patent ID: 8465209

Claim:
A cage for rolling elements of a radial roller bearing, comprising: a first flange; a second flange spaced from the first flange; and cage bars extending between the first flange and the second flange so as to form a plurality of roller pockets, the cage bars, together with the first flange and the second flange forming an S-shaped or a Z-shaped contour; the roller bearing having a centrally located pitch; each of the cage bars comprising a first section connected to the first flange, a second section connected to the second flange, and a transition section connecting the first section and the second section; the first section being disposed one of: above the pitch for providing a radially outer retention of the rolling elements; and below the pitch for providing a radially inner retention of the rolling elements; the first flange extending from the first section toward the pitch; and the second section being disposed at the pitch or at the other of above the pitch and below the pitch.