US 11,668,351 B2
Safety guard support for power take off joints and shafts
Jeremy Burgess, Rugby (GB)
Assigned to Sparex Limited, Exeter (GB)
Appl. No. 16/955,761
Filed by Sparex Limited, Exeter (GB)
PCT Filed Oct. 26, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/079428
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 18, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/120710, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 27, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1721801 (GB), filed on Dec. 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0071719 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. F16D 3/84 (2006.01); F16B 21/18 (2006.01); A01B 71/08 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 3/841 (2013.01) [F16B 21/186 (2013.01); A01B 71/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A safety guard support for a power take off shaft, the safety guard support comprising:
a bearing; and
a retainer ring,
wherein the bearing and the retainer ring comprise corresponding interlocking formations configured to prevent rotation of the bearing relative the retainer ring about a longitudinal axis, wherein the corresponding formations are a plurality of radially spaced teeth, wherein at least one of the teeth on the bearing comprises a groove on an outwardly facing surface for receiving a locking clip.