Patent · US Expired

Joint for joining two coaxial shafts

US7226235B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 26, 2004
Grant dateJun 5, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 12, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/7058
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A joint, usable as a component of a golf club, including an outer sleeve having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface and an inner surface; an inner sleeve having a proximal end, an outer surface in circumscribing contact with the inner surface of the outer sleeve, a slit, and a projection ring having an inner diameter; and an inner projection having a proximal end sized to be in circumscribing contact with the inner surface of the inner sleeve, a distal end, a key sized to be slidably fit in the slit of the inner sleeve, a proximal taper, a distal taper and a maximum diameter, the maximum diameter being larger than the inner diameter of the projection ring, the maximum diameter being selectively passable through the projection ring.

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