ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,593, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to KERN-LIEBERS (TAICANG) Co. LTD. (Suzhou, China).
"Mounting method for anti-detachment elastic retaining ring" was invented by Weishang Wei (Suzhou, China) and Jianyi Chen (Suzhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting method for an anti-detachment elastic retaining ring is provided. A mounting device includes a guide sleeve and a target mounting shaft that is provided with a groove; the guide sleeve includes a conical section; the conical section includes a narrow end with a radial dimension less than a locking diameter of a retaining ring body and a wide end with a radial dimension g...