Infinitely variable speed belt drives

Claim 1

VARIABLE SPEED BELT DRIVE COMPRISING A BELT PULLEY HAVING ANNULARLY DISPOSED BELT ENGAGING MEANS CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF PERIPHERALLY SPACED JAW MEMBERS, STATIONARY SHAFT MEANS FOR LOOSELY SUPPORTING SAID BELT PULLEY, RADIAL GROOVES IN ONE SIDE OF SAID BELT PULLEY EXTENDING BETWEEN THE HUB AND THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, A RADIALLY DISPOSED ROD JOURNALLED FOR ROTATION IN EACH GROOVE AND THREADED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, SAID JAW MEMBERS HAVING A THREADED BORE FOR RECEIVING SAID THREADED RODS, A BEVEL PINION FIXED TO EACH THREADED ROD AT ITS INNER END, SAID PULLEY HAVING AN AXIAL HUB EXTENSION ON SAID ONE SIDE, A BEVEL GEAR MOUNTED LOOSELY ON SAID HUB EXTENSION AND ENGAGING SAID BEVEL PINIONS, SAID BEVEL GEAR HAVING AN ANNULAR HUB PORTION SURROUNDING SAID HUB EXTENSION, SAID HUB PORTION HAVING A TOOTHED PERIPHERY TO FORM A HUB PINION, A FIRST ELECTRIC MOTOR, SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID PULLEY FOR SUPPORTING SAID FIRST ELECTRIC MOTOR COAXIALLY WITH SAID PULLEY, A GEAR TRAIN CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST ELECTRIC MOTOR AND SUPPORTED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS, SAID GEAR TRAIN INCLUDING A PINION COUPLED WITH SAID HUB PINION, AND A SECOND ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR DRIVING A BELT ENGAGING SAID JAW MEMBERS TO ROTATE SAID PULLEY.