摘要 |
A rotatable shaft assembly comprising a body with a bore having a first end and a second end and an annular abutment formed intermediate the first and second ends of the bore and extending radially inwardly into the bore, a shaft or stem rotatably received in the bore, said shaft having a reduced diameter portion forming an annular shoulder which faces the second end of the bore, a retaining collar disposed in the bore adjacent the abutment, the retaining collar including an annular band and a plurality of resiliently, radially deflectable fingers depending radially inwardly from said band, each of the fingers forming a strut portion terminating in a free end which engages the shoulder on the shaft upon movement of shaft toward the second end of the bore and a stop member disposed in the bore for stopping movement of the retaining collar toward the second end of the bore.
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