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OT-2026-000002647

Universal joint

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Classification
Tools & Tooling › Clamping Tools
Inventors
LEE LARRY
Assignee
TIEN I IND CO LTD
Original source
US-12560197-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 24 February 2026
Document SHA-256
11623061f73358216cf7f395d49becd1273e616ab64b4a66dbc6fc8b5bc41ca6

Abstract

A universal joint is provided, including: a seat, including a receiving room extending in an axial direction and at least one through hole in communication with the receiving room; a connecting member, including a ball head rotatably received within the receiving room; and an assembling mechanism, including at least one blocking member and a sleeve member sleeved around the seat, the at least one blocking member being received within the at least one through hole and blockable with the ball head in the axial direction, the sleeve member covering the at least one through hole; wherein the seat has a first hardness, the sleeve member has a second hardness smaller than the first hardness, an outer circumferential wall of the seat is partially embedded within an inner circumferential wall of the sleeve member.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000002647, “Universal joint,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:14:25 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002647.

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