US Patent: 606,635
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| Roller-bearing for vehicles
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Patentees:
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| Reginald Heinzelman (exact or similar names) - St. Louis, MO |
| Henry Timken (exact or similar names) - St. Louis, MO |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Aug. 27, 1897 |
| Granted: |
Jun. 28, 1898 |
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Description: |
| Timken started as a carriage and wagon maker, then began manufacturing carriages in St. Louis. In 1877 he stopped manufacturing carriages to manufacture his "Timken Buggy Spring", which was very successful. In 1897 he developed tapered roller bearings that were notably low in friction, were adjustable for end-play and pre-load, and that allowed the wheel to be readily removed without disturbing the bearing. The result was this patent and patent 606,636, covering the Timken tapered roller bearing.The Timken Roller Bearing Axle Co. was established in 1899 within the premises of Henry Timken's buggy-spring factory., and three years later relocated to premises in Canton, which was chosen due to its good transportation links to the up-and-coming automotive manufacturing centers of Detroit and Cleveland and to the steel manufacturers in Pittsburgh and Cleveland.Co-inventor Reginald Heinzelman was partner in Heinzelman Bros., manufacturers of carriages and buggies. The co-inventors were competitors but they must have shared a desire to improve carriage axle bearings. |
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