US3232076A
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Flexible coupling for rotating shafts
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-31
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1982-12-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward V Sundt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:02
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D3/00; F16D3/50; F16D3/72; F16D1/00; F16D1/02; F16D1/04; F16D1/05; F16D1/06; F16D1/08; F16D1/09; F16D1/093; F16D3/16; F16D3/26; F16D3/38; F16D3/382; F16D3/387; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32008; Y10T403/32032
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A FLEXIBLE COUPLING FOR READILY ROTATABLY COUPLING SHAFTS OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS COMPRISING, A PAIR OF END FITTINGS FLEXIBLE COUPLING MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN THE INNER ENDS OF THE END FITTINGS FOR ROTATABLY COUPLING TOGETHER THE END FITTINGS BUT PERMITTING MISALIGNMENT THEREOF, A PAIR OF COLLET NUTS SCREW THREADEDLY CARRIED BY THE OUTER ENDS OF THE END FITTINGS, AND A PLURALITY OF SPLIT COLLETS HAVING CENTRAL HOLES OF VARIOUS DIAMETERS FOR USE WITH SHAFTS OF VARIOUS DIAMETERS AND EXTERNAL CAMMING MEANS COOPERATING WITH THE END FITTINGS AND THE COLLET NUTS FOR COMPRESSING THE COLLETS, THE SHAFTS BEING RECEIVED IN THE CENTRAL HOLES OF APPROPRIATELY SELECTED ONES OF SAID SPLIT COLLETS WITH THE SPLIT COLLETS BETWEEN THE END FITTINGS AND THE COLLETS NUTS AND WITH THE CAMMING MEANS OF THE COLLETS COMPRESSING AND CLAMPING THE SPLIT COLLETS TO THE SHAFTS, WHEN THE COLLET NUTS ARE SCREW THREADEDLY DRAWN TIGHT TO THE END FITTINGS, FOR ROTATABLY COUPLING TOGETHER THE SHAFTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A FLEXIBLE COUPLING FOR READILY ROTATABLY COUPLING SHAFTS OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS COMPRISING, A PAIR OF END FITTINGS FLEXIBLE COUPLING MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN THE INNER ENDS OF THE END FITTINGS FOR ROTATABLY COUPLING TOGETHER THE END FITTINGS BUT PERMITTING MISALIGNMENT THEREOF, A PAIR OF COLLET NUTS SCREW THREADEDLY CARRIED BY THE OUTER ENDS OF THE END FITTINGS, AND A PLURALITY OF SPLIT COLLETS HAVING CENTRAL HOLES OF VARIOUS DIAMETERS FOR USE WITH SHAFTS OF VARIOUS DIAMETERS AND EXTERNAL CAMMING MEANS COOPERATING WITH THE END FITTINGS AND THE COLLET NUTS FOR COMPRESSING THE COLLETS, THE SHAFTS BEING RECEIVED IN THE CENTRAL HOLES OF APPROPRIATELY SELECTED ONES OF SAID SPLIT COLLETS WITH THE SPLIT COLLETS BETWEEN THE END FITTINGS AND THE COLLETS NUTS AND WITH THE CAMMING MEANS OF THE COLLETS COMPRESSING AND CLAMPING THE SPLIT COLLETS TO THE SHAFTS, WHEN THE COLLET NUTS ARE SCREW THREADEDLY DRAWN TIGHT TO THE END FITTINGS, FOR ROTATABLY COUPLING TOGETHER THE SHAFTS.
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