Patent ID: 6347559
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: F16B,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A connecting device for connecting a first shaft (2) having a respective first axis (3), and a second shaft (4) having a respective second axis (5) located at a given distance from the first axis (3) and parallel to said first axis (3); said connecting device (6) comprising an arm (11) integral with said first shaft (2), and a pocket (18) located along said second axis (5) of said second shaft (4); said pocket (18) being engageable by a distal end (12) of said arm (11); a hub (13) fitted on said second shaft (4), said hub (13) having an outer periphery and an annular groove (18) a t said outer periphery of the hub defining said pocket (18) and a recess (21) permitting access by said distal end (12) to said annular groove (18) such that with the distal end (12) not engaged in said groove, said first shaft is free to rotate about said first axis while said second shaft is stationary.