1. A flexible coupling comprising:
a plurality of drive side connection elements and driven side connection elements arranged alternately in a circumferential direction;
bobbins outward inserted to the respective connection elements in a come-off prevention state;
first and second connection bands wound in a loop shape around and in direct contact with the bobbin in an outer periphery of said drive side connection element and the bobbin in an outer periphery of the driven side connection element which is adjacent in a circumferential direction, the connection bands being alternately arranged in the circumferential direction;
a pair of collars, each of which comprising a cylinder portion and a collar portion, being arranged between the bobbins and the drive side and driven side connection elements, and the cylinder portions being press fit to the outer periphery of the drive side connection elements and the outer periphery of the driven side connection element, respectively, and;
an annular elastic body formed in a state in which said bobbins and the first and second connection bands are buried, and formed continuously in the circumferential direction,
wherein said bobbins are made of a synthetic resin material and each bobbin is loose fitted to one of the respective connection elements.
2. The flexible coupling as claimed in claim 1, wherein a lubricant is interposed between the drive side connection element or the driven side connection element and the bobbin.
3. The flexible coupling as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the pair of collars is in a substantially L-shape in a cross section that is parallel to its axis of the cylinder portion.
4. The flexible coupling as claimed in claim 3, wherein the pair of collars is made of metal.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
We claim:
1. A method for use in conjunction with the removal of disposables for recycling the recyclables of various suppliers and various types from a group of customers and benefitting each customer for deposits previously paid by each respective customer on account of the recyclables, such method comprising:
having each customer designate the manner by which that customer is to be benefitted by the refund of deposits for the recyclables;
having each customer place the recyclables of the customer in a separate bag with a tag affixed to the bag to identify the customer;
removing the recyclables;
counting the recyclables;
separating the recyclables by supplier and type of recyclable;
delivering the recyclables to the respective suppliers and obtaining a refund of the previously paid deposits for each recyclables; and allocating the deposit to each customer to benefit each customer in accordance with the manner designated by that customer.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the manner by which the customer is to be benefitted is to have a credit against the cost of removal of disposables.
3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the manner by which the customer is to be benefitted is a cash payment.
4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the manner by which the customer is to be benefitted is a donation to charity in the name of the customer.
5. A method for use in conjunction with the removal of disposables for recycling the recyclables of various suppliers and various types from a group of customers and benefitting each customer for deposits previously paid by each respective customer on account of the recyclables, such method comprising:
having each customer issue an authorization form for the removal of recyclables which designates a predetermined manner by which that customer is to be benefitted by the refund of deposits for recyclables;
assigning each customer a separate customer number;
issuing a plurality of tags to each customer, each tag including the customer number of the customer to which such tags are issued;
having each customer place the recyclables of that customer in a separate bag with one of the tags affixed thereto;
having each customer place each bag of recyclables with one of the tags affixed thereto with disposables;
removing the recyclables with the disposables, the recyclables being kept segregated from the disposables;
counting the recyclables;
separating the recyclables by supplier and type of recyclable;
having the supplier for each recyclable remove those respective recyclables and refund all deposits previously paid therefore; and
allocating the deposit to each customer to benefit that customer in accordance with the authorization form issued by that customer.
6. A method according to claim 5 wherein the manner by which the customer is to be benefitted is to have a credit against the cost of removal of disposables.
7. A method according to claim 5 wherein the manner by which the customer is to be benefitted is a cash payment.
8. A method according to claim 5 wherein the manner by which the customer is to be benefitted is a donation to charity in the name of the customer.