Patent ID: 7766575

Claim:
A splined component for transmitting torque comprising: a main body of formable metal and having a longitudinal axis; a plurality of spaced apart splines of formable metal being generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of and extending from said main body and being projections on said main body that cooperate with slots on a splined outer surface of a corresponding shaft enabling cooperative rotation; and a plurality of /small raised portions of said formable metal extending away from said main body and being generally parallel to the axis of said main body, each of said raised portions having a cross-sectional area less than a cross-sectional area of each of said spaced apart splines, at least one of said raised portions adapted to contact the splined outer surface of the corresponding shaft and having sufficient material to permit at least one of a removal and a deformation of a portion of the at least one raised portion upon contact of the at least one raised portion with the splined outer surface of the corresponding shaft to maintain contact between the splined component and the corresponding shaft, wherein said splines, raised portions, and the main body of the splined component are integral and homogenous.