Differential assembly

Claim 1

A DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AXLE SHAFTS AND DRIVE MEANS AND COMPRISING A HOUSING, A SHAFT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID HOUSING AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AN AXLE SHAFT, A SIDE GEAR MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT, A SLEEVE COAXIAL WITH SAID SHAFT AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID HOUSING AND PARTIALLY ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID SHAFT, SAID SLEEVE BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE ANOTHER AXLE SHAFT, A SIDE GEAR MOUNTED ON SAID SLEEVE AND SPACED FROM SAID FIRST MENTIONED SIDE GEAR, A CARRIER IN SAID HOUSING, CROSSPINS MOUNTED IN SAID CARRIER AND NORMAL TO SAID SHAFT, A PAIR OF DIFFERENTIAL GEARS MOUNTED, RESPECTIVELY, ON SAID CROSSPINS IN SPACED RELATION AND ENGAGING EACH OF SAID SIDE GEARS, A RING GEAR MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIER, AN END PLATE CLOSING SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A PROJECTION THEREON EXTENDING INTO SAID HOUSING, A TRANSVERSE WEB IN SAID HOUSING AND AXIALLY SPACED FROM SAID END PLATE, A BUSHING SECURED IN SAID TRANSVERSE WEB AND EXTENDING INTO SAID HOUSING AND AXIALLY ALIGNED WITH SAID PROJECTION ON SAID END PLATE, A BEARING INNER RACE MOUNTED ON SAID PROJECTION AND A BEARING INNER RACE MOUNTED ON SAID BUSHING, A PLURALITY OF ROLLER MEMBERS DISPOSED ABOUT EACH OF SAID BEARING INNER RACES, AND A PINION GEAR HAVING A BORE THERETHROUGH RECEIVED OVER EACH OF SAID PLURALITIES OF ROLLER MEMBERS AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID TRANSVERSE WEB AND SAID END PLATE, AND MEANS IN SAID BORE IN SAID PINION GEAR FOR RECEIVING THE DRIVE MEANS FOR SAID MOTOR VEHICLE, SAID PINION GEAR ENGAGING SAID RING GEAR AND BEING ADAPTED TO DRIVE SAID RING GEAR AND SAID CARRIER AND SAID CROSSPIN AND SAID SIDE GEARS TO DRIVE SAID SHAFT AND SAID SLEEVE FOR DRIVING THE AXLE SHAFTS OF SAID MOTOR VEHICLE.