Patent ID: 6877368

Claim:
An arrangement for coupling a load to a mechanical drive system for a vehicle while the mechanical drive system is subjected to a testing process, the mechanical drive system being of the type having a rotatory input, at least two rotatory outputs, and a differential gear set arranged on a differential gear set shaft, the arrangement comprising: a rotatory load; and a load shaft arranged to be coupled at a first end thereof to said rotatory load, and adapted to engage at a second end thereof with the differential gear set shaft, said load shaft being provided with a fork-like termination at the second end, the fork-like termination having first and second axially parallel protuberances for facilitating engagement with the differential gear set shaft during the testing process and disengagement from the differential gear set process subsequent to completion of the testing process, the differential gear set shaft being accommodated between the first and second fork-like protuberances during the engagement.