Patent ID: 7192214

Claim:
A ball and socket joint for motor vehicles, the ball and socket joint comprising: a housing with a surface contour; a ball pivot which can be pivoted in the housing and/or is mounted rotatably in said housing, said ball pivot having a smooth and even surface in a bellows contact area; a sealing bellows comprising a sealing bellows jacket, said sealing bellows being arranged between a first sealing bellows edge and a second sealing bellows edge, said first edge having radially inwardly pointing teeth cooperating with said surface contour of said housing, wherein said surface contour corresponds to a contour of said teeth, said second edge of the sealing bellows having a sealing bellows edge with radially inwardly pointing teeth in sealing contact with said smooth and even surface of said ball pivot bellows contact area, said radially inwardly pointing teeth of said first edge being formed by a sealing ring defining a separate part from said sealing bellows jacket, said sealing ring being connected to said sealing bellows jacket to form said sealing bellows.