Patent ID: 8113962

Claim:
A rotatable pivot joint, comprising: a rotatable driving shaft pivotably connected to a rotatable driven shaft by a pivot joint there between whereby rotation is transmitted from the driving shaft to the driven shaft; a cup located at a distill end of the driving shaft; said cup having opposing sides with opposite facing coaxial holes; a center knuckle lying between said sides and being pivotably connected between said cup sides by a first pair of pins extending inwardly by snap-fit retention of deflectable integral elements of said pins through said holes in said sides; said driven shaft being pivotably connected to said center knuckle by a second pin extending radially inward from said knuckle, said second pin being offset radially 90° from said first pair of pins; and wherein said first pins each includes a solid body portion at a bottom insertion end with said deflectable integral elements being arms extending axially therefrom toward an opposite top end.