Patents Assigned to The Felters Company
  • Dryer drum bearing assembly
    Patent number: 6675496
    Abstract: A bearing for supporting the drum of a clothes dryer which includes an interior structural layer of high coherency felted fibrous material and an exterior surface covering for contact with the dryer drum formed of fibrous material including a wool constituent. The felted interior provides support and noise damping character while the exterior surface covering provides friction reduction and enhanced flame retardancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: The Felters Company
    Inventors: Joseph Moon, John J. Burns, Jerry W. Owens, Jr.