Patent ID: 6039652
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A Hookes type, double universal joint angle driving assembly including:a rigid outer housing with openings at each of two ends and an interior cavity between the openings;a drive shaft rotatably fitted within each opening, the drive shaft comprising a cylindrical body including a length, extending from an outer end exposed outside the housing to an inner end facing the interior cavity, a diameter and an external cylindrical surface;a recess in the outer end of an output drive shaft, the recess able to receive a removable driven element, including a screwdriver bit;two slots forming recesses in the cylindrical surface of the drive shaft, the slots having a bottom and two sides, the slots elongated from a first slot end to a second slot end along the length of the drive shaft, the second slot end being nearest the housing interior cavity, the two slots being opposed across the diameter of the drive shaft;a flat endplate attached to each drive shaft, at least one endplate having an attaching end comprising two substantially parallel legs extending within the slots from the second slot end to the first slot end, and a linked end of the endplate extending into the interior cavity;the two parallel legs spaced apart and partially surrounding the recess in the outer end;the endplate linked end comprising two tabs, the tabs forming an end yoke;each yoke linked to a cross member;each cross member further linked to yokes of a center linkage, the center linkage positioned between the endplates.