Pinless universal joint
Patent Information
- Application Number
- US29/953702
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Designs(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-08-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-08-25
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Description
[0001] FIG. 1 is a front, right-side, and top perspective view of a socket and a ball of the pinless universal joint showing our new design, with the socket and the ball being assembled;
[0002] FIG. 2 is a rear, right-side, and bottom perspective view of the socket and the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 1;
[0003] FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the socket and the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 1;
[0004] FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the socket and the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 1;
[0005] FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the socket and the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 1;
[0006] FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of the socket and the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 1;
[0007] FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the socket and the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 1;
[0008] FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the socket and the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 1;
[0009] FIG. 9 is a front, right-side, and top perspective view of the socket of the pinless universal joint, with the socket being shown separately from the ball;
[0010] FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the socket of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 9;
[0011] FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of the socket of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 9;
[0012] FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view of the socket of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 9;
[0013] FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view of the socket of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 9;
[0014] FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the socket of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 9;
[0015] FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the socket of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 9;
[0016] FIG. 16 is a cutaway view taken along the line 16-16 of FIG. 9;
[0017] FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken in the direction of line 17-17 of FIG. 10;
[0018] FIG. 18 is a front, right-side, and top perspective view of the ball of the pinless universal joint, with the ball being shown separately from the socket;
[0019] FIG. 19 is a front, left-side, and bottom perspective view of the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 18;
[0020] FIG. 20 is a front elevational view of the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 18;
[0021] FIG. 21 is a rear elevational view of the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 18;
[0022] FIG. 22 is a left side elevational view of the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 18;
[0023] FIG. 23 is a right side elevational view of the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 18;
[0024] FIG. 24 is a top plan view of the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 18; and,
[0025] FIG. 25 is a bottom plan view of the ball of the pinless universal joint of FIG. 18.
[0026] The evenly dashed broken lines of the socket and the ball of the pinless universal joint in FIGS. 1-8 define portions of the socket and the ball that form no part of the claimed design.
[0027] The evenly dashed broken lines of the socket shown separately from the ball in FIGS. 9-17 define portions of the socket that form no part of the claimed design.
[0028] The evenly dashed broken lines of the ball shown separately from the socket in FIGS. 18-24 define portions of the ball that form no part of the claimed design.
[0029] The dot-dash broken lines connected to solid arrows in FIG. 9 are included for the purpose of illustrating the source of the cutaway view and form no part of the claimed design.
[0030] The dot-dash broken lines connected to solid arrows in FIG. 10 are included for the purpose of illustrating the source of the sectional view and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a pinless universal joint, as shown and described.
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