Drive shaft assembly with constant velocity joints

A constant velocity joint, comprising:

• a shaft extending along a first longitudinal axis of rotation, and having an end portion, the end portion including:
• a circular base surface, with a center on the first longitudinal axis of rotation, having a first and second prongs extending away from the base surface in the direction of the first longitudinal axis of rotation, wherein each of the first and second prongs has cylindrical sector shaped body, and
• a circular side wall having a plurality of ball bearings held in a plurality of circumferentially spaced pockets;
• and
• a housing extending along a second longitudinal axis of rotation, the housing including:
• a first end including a first cavity for operatively receiving the end portion of the shaft, the first cavity being separated from a second cavity located at a second end of the housing by an internal wall having an internal wall surface, the first cavity including:
• an inner side wall including a plurality of cylindrical grooves, each of which mating with one of the plurality of ball bearings on the end portion of the shaft to transfer torque between the shaft and the first housing with or without any angular offset between the first and second longitudinal axes of rotation, and
• a first chamber and a second chamber formed in the internal wall surface which are configured to receive and retain the first prong and the second prong to transfer torque and thrust loads between the end portion of the shaft and the housing while the circular base surface is supported on the internal wall surface.