Countershaft gearing noise eliminator

Claim 1

IN A TRANSMISSION, A ROTATABLE INPUT SHAFT WITH A DRIVE PINION AND CLUTCH MEANS THEREON, A ROTATABLE OUTPUT SHAFT WITH AN AXIALLY SHIFTABLE CLUTCH GEAR DRIVINGLY CONNECTED THERETO, A CLUTCH SLEEVE AXIALLY SHIFTABLE AND DRIVINGLY MOUNTED ON SAID CLUTCH GEAR, AND ANOTHER GEAR MOUNTED ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT ADJACENT SAID CLUTCH GEAR SHIFTABLE AXIALLY OF AND ROTATABE RELATIVE TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SAID OTHER GEAR HAVING CLUTCH MEANS THEREON, AXIAL SHIFT OF SAID CLUTCH SLEEVE BEING EFFECTIVE TO SELECTIVELY CLUTCH SAID INPUT SHAFT AND SAID OTHER GEAR TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, A UNITARY COUNTERSHAFT GEAR CLUSTER ROTATABLY SUPPORTED ADJACENT SAID INPUT AND OUTPUT SHAFTS HAVING A FIRST GEAT MESHINGLY ENGAGED WITH SAID INPUT SHAFT DRIVE PINION AND A SECOND GEAR MESHINGLY ENGAGED WITH SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MOUNTED OTHER GEAR, AND MEANS TO FRICTIONALLY ENGAGE SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MOUNTED OTHER GEAR AND PREVENT GEAR RATTLE NOISE, SAID FRICTION MEANS BEING ARRANGED TO BE APPLIED TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MOUNTED GEAR AS A RESULT OF AXIAL SHIFT OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR DUE TO AXIAL SHIFT OF SAID CLUTCH MECHANISM WHEN TORQUE LOAD IS TRANSMITTED ON SAID OUTPUT SHAFT AND ARRANGED TO BE BROUGHT INTO ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH A SIDE FACE PORTION OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR TO LIMIT AXIAL SHIFT THEREOF IN ONE DIRECTION.