Claims
- 1. A yoke for use in a universal joint comprising:
a body; a pair of arms extending from said body, each of said arms having an opening formed therethrough; and a reinforcing portion extending between and formed integrally with said arms.
- 2. The yoke defined in claim 1 wherein said openings are co-axially aligned with one another.
- 3. The yoke defined in claim 2 wherein said reinforcing portion extends parallel to an axis defined by said co-axially aligned openings.
- 4. The yoke defined in claim 1 wherein said reinforcing portion is formed integrally at outermost portions of said arms.
- 5. The yoke defined in claim 1 wherein said reinforcing portion is formed having a generally rectangular cross sectional shape.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application No. 09/476,477, filed Dec. 30, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,257,986, issued Jul. 10, 2001, which claimed the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/114,340, filed Dec. 31, 1998.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Date |
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60114340 |
Dec 1998 |
US |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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09476477 |
Dec 1999 |
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Child |
09903418 |
Jul 2001 |
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