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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2006
Brent Whitfield Byers, Plano, TX (US);
Seralaathan Hariharesan, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Brent Whitfield Byers, Plano, TX (US);
Seralaathan Hariharesan, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Traxxas LP, Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A mechanism for connecting a drive shaft to a stub axle of a vehicle is provided, comprising a drive shaft having a Cardan joint for driving a wheel, the Cardan joint having an inner and an outer yoke. The mechanism further comprises a wheel drive shaft for transmitting torque from the outer yoke to the wheel, wherein at least a portion of the wheel drive shaft engages at least a portion of the outer yoke, an opening formed though at least a portion of the wheel drive shaft and at least a portion of the outer yoke when a portion of the wheel drive shaft engages at least a portion of the outer yoke, a drive pin for insertion into the opening to secure the wheel drive shaft for rotation with the outer yoke, and a bearing surrounding at least a portion of the outer yoke and retaining the drive pin within the opening.