In a coupling for connecting axially staggered rotary components with a separable intermediate coupling member connected via a first pair of links to the driving half of the coupling and via a second pair of links to the driven half of the coupling, the intermediate coupling member (20) is made up of two arc-shaped intermediate half-members (76, 78). The intermediate half-members extend over more than 180°, and hence each forms a lateral aperture (80). The intermediate half-members are arranged to be mutually offset by 180° so that the aperture (80) of each intermediate half-member (76, 78) is aligned with the closed central region of the other intermediate half-member (78, 76). In the end regions of each intermediate half-member (76, 78) there is a pair of radial straps (82, 84; 86, 88) staggered by 180°, each of which is aligned with a corresponding strap (86, 88; 82, 84) of the other intermediate half-member (78, 76). In their central regions, moreover, each intermediate half-member (76, 78) has a pair of aligned straps at an axial distance from each other. Between the aligned straps of the first and second intermediate half-members (76, 78) there is a pivot for the links (26, 28) which pivot on one coupling half (34) and between the aligned straps (90, 92) there is a pivot for the links (16, 18) which pivot on the other coupling half (10).