The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 08, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2003
Applicants:
Ryan W. Laskey, Toledo, OH (US);
John L. Hickey, Maumee, OH (US);
Kevin E. Niebel, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Torque-Traction Technologies, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A damper insert for assembly in a tubular drive shaft of a motor vehicle includes a tubular sleeve, a helically wound, resiliently deformable wiper secured to the sleeve, and a corrugated winding secured to the sleeve. The wiper includes an arch that spans mutually spaced supports. The damper insert is sized to fit in the bore of the drive shaft such that the arch frictionally engages the surface of the bore and secures the insert in place within the shaft with a resilient press fit. The arch projects radially outward toward the bore beyond the radially outer surface of the winding.