Patent ID: 7575519
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: F16D,F16J

Abstract:
1. A boot for a joint, comprising: a shaft-gripping portion, a joint-connecting portion, and a sleeve portion having an axis and connecting the joint-connecting portion with the shaft-gripping portion, wherein the sleeve portion is generally defined by a frusto-conical surface portion in a non-roll configuration, wherein the sleeve portion is defined, at least in part, by a generally annular deflected portion when in a roll configuration, wherein the deflected portion, when in the roll configuration, is at least partially defined by a roll surface, wherein the roll surface is generally defined by an outer surface of the sleeve portion that is deflected from the frusto-conical surface portion to a generally circular formation when viewed along a plane, wherein the sleeve axis lies in the plane, wherein the sleeve portion includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the deflected portion is the first portion of the sleeve portion in a first roll configuration and the deflected portion is the second portion of the sleeve portion in a second roll configuration, and wherein the generally circular formation, remains generally constant independent of the roll configuration.