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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dieter Martin, Lakewood, CO (US);
Philip M Patterson, Littleton, CO (US);
Douglas J Swanson, Castlerock, CO (US);
Assignee:
The Gates Rubber Company, Denver, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2772 / ; 2772 / ;
Abstract
A flexible boot of the polymeric type for use with a universal joint where the boot has a radially outermost generally tubular wall section that interconnects to the boot body by oppositely facing peaks and valleys. The thickness of the boot sidewall is controlled to effect desire bending where, in one embodiment, peaks and valleys are thicker than an adjoining sidewall of a corrugation.