Patent ID: 6350078
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: B62D,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
A slap yoke used in a rotatable assembly and having a socket formed in a U-shape for receiving a rotatable shaft, said socket having two opposed and aligned holes, comprising:a threaded clamping bolt for insertion in holes of the opposed sides of the socket for clamping said rotatable shaft in said yoke, the clamping bolt having a head for engaging a first side of the U-shaped socket and threads for fastening to a second side of said socket; and a shaft depressor comprising a hollow cylindrical body for placement on the clamping bolt, the shaft depressor having a deformable outer portion for engagement with the shaft during insertion of the clamping bolt into the slap yoke, for urging said rotatable shaft into firm contact with the closed side of the U-shaped socket.