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US 4,543,010 AGranted
Joint means
AssigneeDunlop Limited
InventorAlan F. Moore
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Abstract
Joint means for flexibly coupling a first member having a body portion and at least two arms extending from the body portion generally parallel to and radially spaced from the longitudinal axis of the joint means to a second member positioned radially inwards of said arms comprises elastomeric means acting between an internal curved surface on the body portion of the first member and an external curved surface on the second member opposite to and axially spaced from said internal curved surface.
Claims8
An elastomeric joint means for providing a flexible coupling, said joint means having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- two first members, each of said members having a body portion and at least two arms extending from the body portion, said arms extending generally parallel to and radially spaced from said longitudinal axis in a direction towards the body portion of the other member;
- a second member positioned radially inwards of said arms, the body portions of said two first members each having an internal curved surface and said second member having external curved surfaces disposed opposite to and axially spaced from said internal curved surfaces;
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- elastomeric means acting between and connecting the respective pairs of external and internal curved surfaces.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.