Patent ID: 6558261
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
A mechanism for rotatably coupling a first shaft and a second shaft in generally coaxial alignment, the mechanism comprising:a female socket rotatably coupled to the first shaft, the socket having a generally cylindrical column section with a plurality of equally-spaced apart receiving channels defined on an inner circumferential side thereof, and a male fitting rotatably coupled to the second shaft, the male fitting having a plurality of radially extending arms thereon, with each arm having at least two circumferentially flexible fingers projecting radially therefrom, wherein the fingers of each arm are slidably received within a respective one of the receiving channels of the female socket, thereby connecting the first and second shafts for coupled rotation yet allowing limited relative movement of the first and second shafts in the X, Y and Z directions.