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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. 05, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Richard J. Barron, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Harry A. Hunnicutt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Barron, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Harry A. Hunnicutt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kelsey-Hayes Company, Livonia, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C003/00 ; F16D001/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A coupling having slots for receiving drive tabs of an associated driving shaft and a driven shaft, wherein the tabs of the driving shaft and the driven shaft are tapered to militate against rotational play between the driving shaft and the driven shaft which results in undesirable wear and damage to the drive shafts and coupling.