Torque transmitting connecting mechanism

Claim 1

A QUICKLY DETACHABLE TORQUE TRANSMITTING CONNECTING MECHANISM COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A FIRST MEMBER HAVING A BORE ON AN AXIS WITH A TERMINAL OPENING AND HAVING A PERIPHERAL SLOT IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID BORE, (B) A SECOND MEMBER HAVING A TAPERED CAM SURFACE THEREON, SAID SECOND MEMBER ADAPTED TO SEAT IN SAID BORE ON SAID AXIS WITH SAID TAPERED CAM SURFACE ALIGNED IN THE AXIAL DIRECTION WITH SAID SLOT, SAID CAM SURFACE TAPERING INWARDLY TOWARD THE AXIS AS SAID CAM SURFACE EXTENDS TOWARD SAID BORE OPENING WHEN SAID SECOND MEMBER IS SEATED IN SAID FIRST MEMBER, (C) AN INTERMEDIATE MEMBER LOOSELY RECEIVED IN SAID SLOT AND EXTENDING INTO SAID BORE WHEN HELD INWARDLY IN SAID SLOT, SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER SHAPED FOR LINE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TAPERED CAM SURFACE WHEN THE SECOND MEMBER IS SEATED IN SAID BORE, SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER EFFECTIVE WHEN HELD IN LINE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID TAPERED CAM SURFACE TO HOLD SAID SECOND MEMBER IN SAID FIRST MEMBER BY VIRTUE OF THE TAPER OF THE SURFACE AND EFFECTIVE TO LOCK SAID SECOND MEMBER AGAINST ROTATION RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST MEMBER BY VIRTUE OF THE CAM CONFORMATION OF SAID SURFACE, AND (D) A LOCKING MEMBER RECEIVED ON SAID FIRST MEMBER AND SHIFTABLE THEREON BETWEEN A POSITION TO ENGAGE THE INTERMEDIATE MEMBER AND HOLD THE INTERMEDIATE MEMBER INWARDLY IN SAID SLOT AND A POSITION TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF THE INTERMEDTIATE MEMBER OUTWARDLY IN THE SLOT AND OUT OF THE BORE FOR INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF SAID SECOND MEMBER.