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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1978
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth L Westercamp, Saginaw, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
64 3 / ; 64 3 / ; 64 21 ; 64-7 ; 64-8 ;
Abstract
A stroking universal joint has a sheet metal housing for enclosing the open portions of a 'tulip shaped' outer drive member and serving as a mount for a flexible boot seal. The sheet metal housing comprises a sleeve having at one end a plurality of radial tabs each having a pair of perpendicular ears. The ears are positioned to retain intermediate drive rollers on an inner drive spider in the longitudinal drive channels of the 'tulip shaped' outer drive member. The pairs of perpendicular ears also limit relative rotation between the housing and the 'tulip shpaed' outer drive member.