Description / Abstract:
TO PROVIDE HIGH CIRCULAR SHOULDERS FOR POSITIONING AND RETAINING MACHINE COMPONENTS ON SHAFTS. THE IDENTICAL SEMI-CIRCULAR HALVES HELD TOGETHER BY THE INTERLOCKING PRONGS FORM A BALANCED RING CONCENTRIC WITH THE SHAFT, WHICH WILL WITHSTAND HIGH ROTATIONAL SPEEDS. THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMULAS IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE RING MATERIAL WILL NOT FAIL IN COMPRESSION.