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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Aero Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Timothy K. Searfoss, West Branch, MI (US);
Assignee:
Aero Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/03 (2006.01); F16D 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/03 (2013.01); F16D 3/06 (2013.01); F16C 2326/06 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32106 (2015.01); Y10T 403/32188 (2015.01); Y10T 403/32967 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system includes a pair of gearboxes each having an output shaft. A first adapter is connected to the output shaft of the first gearbox, and a second adapter is connected to the output shaft of the second gearbox. A first drive shaft is connected to the first adapter, and a second drive shaft is connected to the second adapter. Each drive shaft may articulate with respect to an axis defined by its associated output shaft through an angle of at least twenty degrees.