Patent ID: 8328648

Claim:
A cardan joint protector device, comprising: a U-shaped bracket having an arcuate-shaped portion and first and second end portions extending from opposite ends of the arcuate-shaped portion, the first and second end portions having first and second apertures, respectively, extending therethrough; a first elongated plate portion extending from the first end portion of the U-shaped bracket and further extending generally outwardly relative to a longitudinal axis, the first elongated plate portion configured to at least partially cover a needle bearing of a cardan joint; and an attachment portion attached to a top edge of the first elongated plate portion and proximate to the first end portion and extending toward the second end portion, a distal end of the attachment portion configured to be disposed in a groove of a gear clamp yoke of the cardan joint, wherein the first elongated plate portion has a generally wave-shaped profile.