Patent ID: 6497530
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: F16B,F16L,F42B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An improved universal joint assembly for fixedly attaching first and second sections for joint movement, said first and second sections each having at least one attachment hole extending in different directions from one another and said assembly comprising:at least one attachment block adapted to be mounted on either one of said first or said second sections, each attachment block having at least two holes extending in different directions, with one of the holes aligned with the attachment hole in the first section and the other hole aligned with attachment hole in the second and a plurality of fasteners, with at least one fastener extending through at least a portion of the attachment block and at least a portion of the first section and at least one other fastener extending through at least a portion of the attachment block and at least a portion of the second section; whereby at least one of the fasteners serves to draw each of said attachment blocks into tight contact with said first or said second sections and said other fastener serves to draw the combination of attachment block and said one of said first or second sections toward the other of said first or said second sections until said first and second sections are joined together in abutting surface contact.