Patent ID: 9545942
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B62D,F16B,F16D

Claim:
1. A shaft assembly comprising: a tubular shaft having a first aperture and a second aperture formed therethrough, the tubular shaft comprising a cylindrical wall extending about a longitudinal axis; a solid shaft having a third aperture formed therethrough, the tubular shaft being a steering column shaft and the solid shaft being a yoke having a base shaft configured for insertion into the steering column shaft in a coaxial direction with the longitudinal axis of the tubular shaft; and a clip nut having a first end, a second end, and a connecting portion extending therebetween, the first end having a fourth aperture and the second end having an inwardly extending projection portion with a fifth aperture extending therethrough, wherein the solid shaft is configured for insertion into the tubular shaft and the clip nut is configured for extending about the tubular shaft such that the projection portion extends into the first aperture and the third aperture, and wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth apertures align, the solid shaft including a ramped lead-in surface configured to engage the projection portion and outwardly bias the clip nut second end until the solid shaft is oriented to receive the projection portion within the third aperture.