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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:
Nov. 19, 1985
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin B Parks, South Bend, IN (US);
David D Jordan, South Bend, IN (US);
Alistair G Taig, South Bend, IN (US);
Assignee:
Allied Corporation, Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
464153 ; 464110 ; 464118 ;
Abstract
A universal joint comprises a housing receiving an input assembly and an output assembly. The assemblies include bearing shoes rotatable within the housing and a pair of wedge-like elements are engageable with the housing and the bearing shoes to accommodate wear and manufacturing tolerances for the universal joint.