Collapsible shaft assembly with flanged slots
AssigneesSzuba Consulting, Inc., Value Extraction LLC
InventorJoseph A. Szuba
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Abstract
A drive shaft assembly for a vehicle includes a first tubular member and a second tubular member that is received by the first tubular member defining a coaxial relationship. The first tubular member defines a plurality of protuberances with each of the protuberances defining a side wall and the second tubular member defines a plurality of apertures with each of the apertures defined by a flange circumscribing the aperture and extending radially inwardly of second tubular member. Each aperture receives a protuberance so that the protuberance abuts the sidewalls of the aperture affixing the first tubular member to said second tubular member in a substantially fixed circumferential orientation.
Claims12
A drive shaft assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first tubular member and a second tubular member received by said first tubular member thereby defining a coaxial relationship between said tubular members, said first tubular member defining a plurality of protuberances with each of said protuberances defining a side wall and
- said second tubular member defining a plurality of apertures with each of said apertures defined by a flange circumscribing said aperture and extending radially inwardly of said second tubular member, and
- each of said plurality of apertures receiving one of said plurality of protuberances such that each of said protuberances abut a respective said flange on opposite sides of the respective said aperture and thereby affixing said first tubular member to said second tubular member in a substantially fixed circumferential orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.