Universal joint

A universal joint comprising:

• a pair of thin bending plates;
• a pair of linking boss portions, each said linking boss portion including a pair of linking boss supports protruding axially from spaced locations on one side of said linking boss portion and each linking boss portion including corresponding pairs of linking boss arbors projecting axially and outwardly from the center of said linking boss supports, said linking boss supports and said linking boss arbors being monolithic with said linking boss portion, and wherein each pair of said linking boss arbors supports one of said thin bending plates at two points equidistant from a central axis of said respective linking boss portions on the respective side thereof;
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• an intermediate disk including a pair of disk supports on opposing sides of said disk protruding axially from spaced locations thereof and disk arbors for caulking projecting axially and outwardly from the center of respective said disk supports, said disk supports and said disk arbors being monolithic with said intermediate disk, and wherein each pair of said disk arbors on the respective sides of said intermediate disk supports one of said thin bending plates at two points equidistant from a central axis of said intermediate disk,
• wherein said bending plates are secured between respective opposing sides of said intermediate disk and said linking boss portions by said respective linking boss arbors and corresponding said disk arbors.