Patent ID: 8770882

Claim:
A ball joint comprising: a housing ( 4 ) having a pin opening ( 12 ), and the housing defines a longitudinal axis, a ball pin ( 3 ) having a joint ball ( 2 ), and the ball pin defines a longitudinal axis ( 20 ), the ball pin being movably supported within the housing ( 4 ) by the joint ball ( 2 ) such that the ball pin is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the ball pin with respect to the housing, and the ball pin extending out through the pin opening ( 12 ) of the housing ( 4 ), and the joint ball ( 2 ) having a non-planar control surface ( 7 ) engaging with an abutment ( 8 ) provided on the housing ( 4 ) such that, as the joint ball ( 2 ) rotates relative to the housing ( 4 ), the engagement between the non-planar control surface ( 7 ) and the abutment ( 8 ) deflects the ball pin ( 3 ) laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the housing.