BOOT ASSEMBLY FOR A JOINT MEMBER
First Claim
1. A boot assembly for a joint, comprising:
- a boot made from a flexible material; and
a boot can having a body that includes a connecting portion at which the boot and boot can are coupled together, a mounting portion including a flange having a central axis and an inner surface that faces the axis and extends circumferentially and axially relative to the axis, and a retainer that is connected to the flange at a first location and is separate from the flange at a second location spaced from the first location so that at least a portion of the retainer is movable relative to the flange, the retainer has a length between the first location and second location and the retainer has an inner surface facing the axis, and wherein the retainer includes an inward portion spaced from the first location, and the inward portion is arranged closer to the axis than is the inner surface of the retainer between the first location and a midpoint of the length between the first location and the second location, and wherein the inner surface of the retainer is not at a constant angle relative to the axis along the length of the retainer.
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Abstract
A boot assembly for a joint includes a boot and a boot can coupled to the boot at a connecting portion. The boot can includes a mounting portion including a flange having an inner surface and a retainer. The retainer is connected to the flange at a first location and is separate from the flange at a second location spaced from the first location. The retainer includes an inward portion spaced from the first location, and the inward portion is arranged closer to the axis than is the inner surface of the retainer between the first location and a midpoint of the retainer. The inner surface of the retainer is not at a constant angle relative to the axis along the length of the retainer.
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14 Claims
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1. A boot assembly for a joint, comprising:
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a boot made from a flexible material; and a boot can having a body that includes a connecting portion at which the boot and boot can are coupled together, a mounting portion including a flange having a central axis and an inner surface that faces the axis and extends circumferentially and axially relative to the axis, and a retainer that is connected to the flange at a first location and is separate from the flange at a second location spaced from the first location so that at least a portion of the retainer is movable relative to the flange, the retainer has a length between the first location and second location and the retainer has an inner surface facing the axis, and wherein the retainer includes an inward portion spaced from the first location, and the inward portion is arranged closer to the axis than is the inner surface of the retainer between the first location and a midpoint of the length between the first location and the second location, and wherein the inner surface of the retainer is not at a constant angle relative to the axis along the length of the retainer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A boot assembly, comprising:
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a boot made from a flexible material; and a boot can having a body with a connecting portion at which the boot and boot can are coupled together, and a mounting portion with a central axis, the mounting portion includes a retainer that is connected to the boot can at a first location and is separate from the boot can at a second location spaced from the first location, and the mounting portion includes a void that defines the second location of the retainer, and the retainer is flexible and resilient so that at least a portion of the retainer is movable relative to the remainder of the boot can between an unflexed state and a flexed state, the retainer has a bend spaced from the first location that defines an inward portion of the retainer that, in the unflexed state of the retainer, is located radially closer to the axis than the remainder of the retainer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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