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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:
Mar. 04, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael M Calistrat, Sykesville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Koppers Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
64 13 ; 64 1 / ; 64 1 / ;
Abstract
An improved flexible diaphragm coupling including a floating shaft connector having flexible discs welded thereto, the flexible discs connected to axially spaced, coaxially aligned shaft mounted hubs, pilot rings surrounding the discs for aligning the assembly with the hubs and damper means fixed to the floating shaft and the pilot rings. The damper means which includes an elastomeric inner ring serves to dampen axial oscillations of the coupling assembly and seals the disc element from adverse contaminants.