Patent ID: 7775889

Claim:
A universal joint for coupling a drive shaft and a driven shaft, the universal joint comprising: a first joint yoke having bearing bores at axially opposite yoke arms and being connected with the drive shaft, a first pin bearer being connected to the first joint yoke via pin bearer areas inserted into the bearing bores of the first joint yoke; a second joint yoke having bearing bores at axially opposite yoke arms and being connected with the driven shaft, a second pin bearer being connected to the second joint yoke via pin bearer areas inserted into the bearing bores of the second joint yoke; and an elastic coupling element connected to each pin bearer, wherein the first and second joint yokes are arranged radially at an angle of 90° in relation to each other to form an internal space and the first pin bearer and the second pin bearer each comprise appendages such that the appendages of each pin bearer extend through a respectively associated joint yoke and protrude beyond an outer side of the respective joint yoke opposite to the internal space, where the appendages connect with the elastic coupling element and each of the appendages has an L-shaped cross section with a transversal web and a base web that is directed radially outwardly and arranged perpendicular to the transversal web.