Patents
US 11965544 B2: Ball stud track assembly
- Granted
- 2024-04-23
- Filed
- 2021-05-18 application 17303010
- Type
- Utility · 25 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A ball stud track assembly includes a ball track and connector portion, the ball track comprising a back inner sidewall having a lower portion with a lower portion top surface and an upper portion having a retention ridge, an upper retaining arm extending from a front inner sidewall of the ball track and terminating at an upper arm end portion surface, and a lower retaining arm extending from the lower portion of the back inner sidewall and having a lower arm top surface, the upper arm end portion surface, the lower portion top surface, and the lower arm top surface extend to form a longitudinal ball channel having a central longitudinal ball channel axis, the ball channel configured to receive a ball stud head and allow sliding longitudinal movement, while restricting movement of the ball stud head along axes perpendicular to the central longitudinal ball channel axis.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240423.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Technologies, LLC 30 patents | US company or organization | Ludington, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Burton | Ludington, MI | 34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16C | Shafts; flexible shafts; elements or crankshaft mechanisms; rotary bodies other than gearing elements; bearings | F16C11/0614 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60Q | Arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general | B60Q1/068 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BURTON, JOHN E. signed 2019-06-17 | BURTON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC LUDINGTON, MI | 56281/930 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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