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Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2018
Applicant:

Neapco Intellectual Property Holdings, Llc, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Michael Walter Hopson, Clinton Township, MI (US);

Arvind Srinivasan, Troy, MI (US);

Michael Peter Kinsella, White Lake, MI (US);

Assignee:

NEAPCO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/116 (2006.01); F16B 21/18 (2006.01); F16D 1/10 (2006.01); F16D 3/223 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/116 (2013.01); F16B 21/18 (2013.01); F16B 21/186 (2013.01); F16D 2001/103 (2013.01); F16D 2003/22326 (2013.01);
Abstract

A joint assembly includes a first member having splines formed therein. A second member includes splines formed thereon and is coupled to the first member. The splines of the first member engage the splines of the second member. An access window is formed on the first member. A ring retains the first member to the second member. A portion of the ring is accessible through the access window, where the ring can be manipulated to release the first member from the second member.


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