Orville C Kocher

47581093, Jul 19, 1988

Dec 15, 1986

6/941496

Philip J. Little - South Milwaukee WI
Orville C. Kocher - Campbellsport WI

Weasler Engineering, Inc. - West Bend WI

F16D 900

403 2

A shear joint for torsionally connecting a hub to a yoke for a universal joint includes a shear bolt of a certain length extending through a flange of the hub into a radially disposed T-shaped slot in a flange of the yoke. A nut is inserted into the lateral leg of the T-shaped slot and is tightened onto the bolt by turning the bolt to hold the yoke and hub together axially and torsionally. If a bolt longer than the proper length is used to repair the joint, it abuts the top of the T-shaped slot and prevents holding the yoke and hub together by tightening the bolt, thereby encouraging use of a bolt of the proper size.

20050082120, Apr 21, 2005

Oct 15, 2003

10/685779

Orville Kocher - West Bend WI, US

F01M001/00

184006120

A right angle gear box includes a plurality of channels for carrying lubricating fluids to one or more upper bearing. Fluids in the gear box are naturally pumped through the channels by the rotation of gears in the gear box. The area between the shaft and the external housing is minimized to minimize fluid flow along the shaft encouraging flow through the channels instead. Lubrication of an upper bearing is therefore provided without the need for additional pumps, seals, or lubricants.