Patent ID: 6287207
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B62D,F16D

Abstract:
An assembly comprising:a first rotating and torque producing shaft having a first longitudinal axis of symmetry;a second shaft having a second longitudinal axis of symmetry;a first cross-member fixedly coupled to said first rotating shaft;a second cross-member fixedly coupled to said second shaft;a third member which is pivotally coupled to said first and to said second cross-members and which selectively pivots about a first axis; anda fourth member which is pivotally coupled to said first and to said second cross-members and which pivots about a second axis which is substantially perpendicular to said first axis, said third member and said fourth member cooperating to transmit said torque from said first rotating shaft to said second shaft and substantially aligning said first and second longitudinal axes of symmetry of said first and said second shafts while maintaining said alignment as torque is transmitted from said first rotating shaft to said second shaft, said third and said fourth members being movable from a first collapsed position to a second expanded position, thereby allowing said first rotating shaft and said second shaft to independently move along said aligned longitudinal axes of symmetry.