PROTECTIVE SECOND BOOT FOR CONNECTABLE COMPONENTS, FOR PREVENTING ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DRIVELINES INCORPORATING SHAFTS WITH UNIVERSAL JOINTS OR THE LIKE

摘要

The second boot that protects parts adjacent to a fixed box from which there projects a rotating hub that is to be connected to a driveline (with the possible presence of a friction clutch or of a torque limiting means) comprises - attached to the fixed box (1) - a disc (11) with a peripheral edge (11A) for engagement and fastening; and a sleeve (17) that can be engaged inside the edge (11A-11B) of said disc (11), with fastening clips (22) capable of being clipped to and unclipped from said edge (11A-11B). Said sleeve (17) may include protective layers around the parts which it encloses.