Patent ID: 7125192

Claim:
A ball-stud joint composed of a major body having a threaded bore adapted to connect the major body to a first counterpart, a ball stud connected to the major body, and a dust cover installed to prevent entry of dust where the major body is connected to the ball stud, wherein the ball stud is comprised of a ball fit for pivoting movement into a ball socket recessed in the major body, a stud having an end made integrally with the ball and another end adapted to fit into a second counterpart to joint the stud with the second counterpart, and a flange formed integrally around the stud to provide a surface coming into abutment against the second counterpart, and wherein the flange has a flat surface facing toward the ball and a sloping side extending radially outwardly from the flat surface to an outside periphery of the flange in such a way that the sloping side can come into engagement with a slantwise bearing area on a lower die jig while the dust cover remains installed during a riveting operation performed on the other end of the stud.