Patent ID: 6722991
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: F16C,F16D,F16J,Y10T

Abstract:
A driveshaft assembly for a vehicle comprising:a shaft including first and second members each having splined portions, said second member being telescopically engaged with said first member, said splined portion of said first member cooperating with said splined portion of said second member thereby allowing said first and second members to cooperatively form the shaft, wherein said first member defines an opening and a vent, wherein said vent is located at a distance from said opening; and a plug including a stem portion located in said opening and an end portion extending over said vent, wherein said plug and said first member cooperate to define a venting crevice such that air outside said shaft may pass from outside said shaft, through the venting crevice, through the vent, and into said first member.