Patent ID: 9719544
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A63B,F16B,F42B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A glueless shaft interlocking mechanism for a shaft having a hollow interior, comprising: a base insertable into the hollow interior of the shaft, the base including a distal end disposable into the hollow interior of the shaft, a proximal end opposite the distal end, and a plurality of flexible fingers separated by a slot defined between each of the adjacent flexible fingers, each slot extending from the distal end towards the proximal end, the base having a hollow interior extending through an entire longitudinal length of the base, the interior including a threaded portion adjacent to the distal end and extending inwards in a proximal direction therefrom; and a set screw insertable into the threaded portion of the hollow interior of the base, the set screw comprising: