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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:
May. 01, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Benjamin H Everett, II, Saginaw, MI (US);
Robert B Holben, Palm Beach Garden, FL (US);
James B Swanson, Bay City, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403106 ; 403108 ; 403379 ; 74492 ;
Abstract
A shaft coupling for a tubular shaft and a member with a collar is disclosed. The shaft coupling includes a U-shaped spacer which has a length such that the spacer can be properly located in the tubular shaft easily. The spacer also includes flares to keep the spacer in place during assembly and operation.