Patent ID: 9670965
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: F16D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A joint assembly comprising: a first yoke having a first yoke axis and a first end, the first yoke includes a pair of first yoke ears each having a distal end, and a first bridge coupled between the distal ends of the first yoke ears proximate the first end; a second yoke having a second yoke axis and a second end, the second yoke includes a pair of second yoke ears each having a distal end, and a second bridge coupled between the distal ends of the second yoke ears proximate the second end; a sleeve coupled to the first and second yokes; a first spider coupled between the first yoke and the sleeve; a second spider coupled between the second yoke and the sleeve; and a centering device engaging the ends of the first and second yokes, the centering device configured to maintain the angular positions of the first and second yokes relative to one another, the centering device rotatably coupled to the second bridge and the second spider along the second yoke axis, the centering device configured to be substantially fixed from rotation relative to the first yoke and second yoke during rotation of the first and second yokes.