Shaft absorber

A shaft absorber, comprising three concentrically arranged rings including an outer inertia ring, an inner hub ring, and a segmented elastomer ring extending therebetween and including axially extending connecting links connecting the inertia ring with the hub ring, wherein said connecting links have an outer circumferentially extending outer surface and a circumferentially extending inner surface and a pair of sides respectively connecting said inner and outer surfaces, each said side including (1) a radially inwardly extending first side portion which respectively extends from opposite ends of said outer surface in a converging direction towards each other and (2) a radially inwardly extending second side portion respectively intersecting the first side portions and extending radially inwardly in a diverging direction away from each other to intersect said inner surface, said first and second side portions resulting in substantially each connecting link having an hourglass configuration in axial cross-section, wherein said first and second side portions, in operative positions, are formed without attachment surfaces, substantially each connecting link being fixed to an outer surface area of the inner hub by means of at least one of a compound material joint and a positive joint at said inner circumferentially extending surface, and being fixed to the inertia ring at the outer circumferentially extending surface through one of the segmented elastomer ring and a compound material joint and a positive joint.