US PATENT SUBCLASS 29 / 898.042
.~.~.~ Plain bearing

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29 /   HD   METAL WORKING

592  DF  METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE {54}
898  DF  .~ Process for making bearing or component thereof {13}
898.04  DF  .~.~ Rotary bearing {3}
898.042.~.~.~ Plain bearing {2}
898.043  DF  .~.~.~.~> Self-adjusting or self-aligning, including ball and socket type, bearing and component making {4}
898.054  DF  .~.~.~.~> Sleeve or bushing making {3}

DEFINITION

Classification: 29/898.042

Plain bearing:

(under subclass 898.04) Process of manufacturing a bearing wherein a bearing surface supports a member which has sliding or line contact relative to it.

(1) Note. The term plain is used to distinguish from the so-called anti-friction type bearing which employs balls or rollers.