Patent ID: 6101907
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B25B,B25G,F16D

Abstract:
An interference fit joint comprising:a first member having a plurality of internal splines defining a splined aperture having a first axis, wherein each of the internal splines has a crest and first and second internal sides and is symmetrical about a plane which includes the first axis;a second member having a second axis and an exterior surface having a plurality of external splines engageable with the internal splines to form a press fit therebetween wherein each of the external splines has a crest and first and second external sides and is symmetrical about a plane which includes the second axis,the first and second external sides being respectively shaped differently from and engageable with first and second internal sides of adjacent internal splines wherein the internal and external splines are respectively separated by internal and external valleys, the internal and external valleys being respectively spaced from the external and internal crests, each internal valley cooperating with its associated external crest to define a first space substantially devoid of material, each external valley cooperating with its associated internal crest to define a second space substantially devoid of material.