Boot for universal joint

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2006-01-12

2008-12-23

Binda, Greg (Department: 3679)

Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for ro

Housing

Flexible housing

Reexamination Certificate

active

07468000

ABSTRACT:
A boot for a universal joint including a first sleeve portion defining a first circular opening and a second sleeve portion spaced from the first sleeve portion along a boot axis, the second sleeve portion defining a second circular opening having a smaller diameter than the first circular opening, the boot also including a plurality of convolutions defined along the boot axis between the first sleeve portion and the second sleeve portion by a plurality of roots extending radially inward toward the boot axis and by a plurality of crests extending radially outward away from the boot axis, the plurality of roots including a first root and a second root immediately adjacent to one another, the first root being closer than the second root to the first sleeve portion, the first root extending radially further than the second root toward the boot axis.

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