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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2007
Applicant:
Robert Leslie Cassell, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert Leslie Cassell, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Assignee:
GKN Driveline North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An articulated joint includes a first rotational member and a second rotational member coupled with and positioned generally coaxial to the first rotational member. The joint also includes a boot. The boot is selectively deformable in response to an increase in pressure in a joint chamber to increase the volume of the joint chamber. The volume of the joint chamber is selectively changed due to, at least in part, relative movement of the boot end to the second rotational member.