Patent ID: 8357053

Claim:
A system consisting of: (a) a first steering coupling support device and a second steering coupling support device, each steering coupling support device comprising a generally flat disc having a top surface and a bottom surface; a center aperture disposed in a center of the disc; four outer apertures disposed in the disk outside the center aperture in a symmetrical manner, wherein each steering coupling support device is constructed from a metal; (b) four bolts securing both coupling device together via the said outer apertures, wherein the said bolts are tightened by nuts; (c) a plastic shaft coupling sandwiched between said first steering coupling device and said second steering coupling support device; wherein the coupling is a continuous loop formed in a cross-shape having four arms, wherein the section of each of the four bolts between said first steering coupling support device and said second steering coupling support device resides within each of the said arm of the said plastic coupling; and (d) an upper flange and a lower flange, the first steering coupling support device, the second steering coupling support device, and the plastic shaft coupling device are together sandwiched between the upper flange and the lower flange.