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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2007
Ronald E. Dice, Buckely, MI (US);
Terence Paul Davies, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Kevin Paul Horak, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Ronald E. Dice, Buckely, MI (US);
Terence Paul Davies, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Kevin Paul Horak, Madison Heights, MI (US);
GKN Driveline North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A boot for a joint includes a shaft-gripping portion, a joint-connecting portion, and a sleeve portion connecting the joint-connecting portion with the shaft-gripping portion. The boot is adapted to dynamically roll about the sleeve portion to a roll position (A, B, C) to form a roll surface having a roll width, w, wherein the roll width, w, remains generally constant independent of the roll position (A, B, C). The boot can be used to connect a shaft to a joint portion of the joint and is adapted to allow shaft translation.