Patents by Inventor Manfred Pretscher

Manfred Pretscher has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4995737
    Abstract: An axial anti-friction bearing for mounting of the spring pad in a shock absorber leg of a vehicle wheel. The bearing including two races supporting rolling bodies between them. Each race is supported by a separate annular plastic cap. The two caps are snapped together in a sliding manner with respect to each other by holding noses to form a structural unit. At least one pin and preferably a plurality thereof protrude approximately axially from the cap. The spring plate to which the bearing is supported includes cutouts, in the form of drain holes in the spring plate, placed to each receive one of the pins. The bearing is thereby held in snap like manner on the spring plate via the pins. Each pin is provided with a hook and each extends over an arcuate portion of the circumference of the spring plate, approximately 30.degree..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignee: FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schafer (KGaA)
    Inventors: Rainer Moller, Manfred Pretscher, Anton Schmidt