Patent ID: 8733518
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: F16B,F16D

Abstract:
1. A drive pin assembly, comprising: a first pin component having a width, a length, an outer end and an engagement end, the engagement end of the first pin component opening to an interior space and having an angled surface that extends for at least a portion of the width and a portion of the length of said first pin component; and a second pin component having a width, a length, an outer end and an engagement end, the engagement end of the second pin component opening to an interior space and having an angled surface that extends for at least a portion of the width and a portion of the length of said second pin component; a mounting component that includes an opening defined by a sidewall; and a tightening mechanism at least partially disposed within the interior space of the first pin component and the interior space of the second pin component, for drawing the first pin component and the second pin component closer together, wherein the engagement end of the first pin component contacts the engagement end of the second pin component within said opening in the mounting component, wherein the angled surface of the first pin component matches the angled surface of the second pin component such that when the first pin component and the second pin component are drawn together, the first pin component and the second pin component slide both vertically and laterally along each other and outer side surfaces of the first pin component and the second pin component are pressed against the sidewall of the opening in the mounting component, and wherein said mounting component is attached to at least one of a drive assembly and an axle assembly for a motorized vehicle.