Patent attributes
A universal joint assembly includes an assembly housing, an assembly cap coupled to the assembly housing, a rotatable mandrel, a plurality of substantially spherical drive balls, and a floating washer. The assembly housing has a plurality of pockets formed in an interior surface of the assembly housing. The rotatable mandrel is fitted within a cavity defined by the assembly housing and the assembly cap and has a plurality of pockets configured to partially receive the drive balls. The substantially spherical drive balls are rotatable within the cavity about a central axis of the mandrel. A substantially circular groove formed in the cavity is defined by a proximal end of the assembly cap and an interior wall and a shoulder of the assembly housing. The floating washer is disposed within the substantially circular groove and configured to radially displace within the groove.
