Patent ID: 7594857
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A universal joint comprising a torque coupler having an interior bore and a pair of bosses adjacent each end, a pair of collars having ends and side walls, a pair of yokes having a given yoke spacing, and a centering rod assembly in the bore of said coupler, wherein said collars are positioned around the ends of said torque coupler and said ends of said collars are pivotally connected to said torque coupler at said bosses, wherein said yokes are positioned outside of said side walls of said collars and said yokes are pivotally connected to said collars at said side walls and wherein said centering rod assembly is operable, when the operating angle of the joint is not zero, to position said torque coupler so that it splits the operating angle of the universal joint.