| US 7,507,063 B2 | ||
| Snap ring with recessed interior contour | ||
| David Django Dexter, Buellton, Calif. (US); Damon Douglas Brink, Goleta, Calif. (US); Ryan John Schmidt, Santa Barbara, Calif. (US); Matthew S. Sprankle, Santa Barbara, Calif. (US); and Kevin Patrick Hanrahan, Santa Barbara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Intri-Plex Technologies, Inc., Goleta, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 29, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/812,615. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0214101 A1, Sep. 29, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16B 21/18 (2006.01); G11B 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 411—419 [411/417; 360/265.2] | 8 Claims |
| 1. A snap ring, comprising:
a ring having an interior contour that extends about an opening, the interior contour having
a first segment that is defined by a first radius that is rotated about a first origin within the opening,
a second segment that is defined by a second radius being rotated about a second origin within the opening, and
a third segment that is defined by the second radius being rotated about a third origin within the opening, the first origin
being not coincident with the second origin or the third origin, and the second radius being greater than the first radius,
wherein the second segment and the third segment are separated from each other by and adjacent to a circumferential gap in
the ring, and
wherein the first segment amounts to at least 50% of the interior contour.
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