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US3198305A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

One-way clutch with lubricant containing housing

Assignee: MARLAND
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Filing: 1963-07-16
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1983-07-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph A Marland
  • 👤 Aves Washington
  • 👤 Charles W Hill

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 15:56
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D41/00; F16D41/06; F16D41/064; F16D41/066; F16D41/067

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 260 words
A ONE-WAY CLUTCH MECHANISM FOR COUPLING AN INPUT SHAFT TO AN OUTPUT SHAFT SEPARATELY JOURNALED ON A SUPPORTING BASE FOR ROTATION ABOUT A COMMON AXIS COMPRISING AN OUTPUT CLUTCH MEMBER DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, AN INPUT CLUTCH MEMBER DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SID INPUT SHAFT, AND CLUTCHING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID CLUTCH MEMBERS FOR COUPLING TOGETHER SAID CLUTCH MEMBERS ON ROTATION OF SAID INPUT SHAFT IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND FOR UNCOUPLING SAID CLUTCH MEMBERS ON ROTATION OF SAID INPUT SHAFT IN THE OPPOSED DIRECTION, A HOUSING ENCLOSING SAID CLUTCH MECHANISM HAVING A FIRST OPENING ENCOMPASSING THE FIRST SHAFT AND A SECOND OPENING ENCOMPASSING THE SECOND SHAFT, A FIRSTR BEARING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE HOUSING IN THE FIRST OPENING AND ON THE FIRST SHAFT AND A SECOND BEARING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE HOUSING IN THE SECOND OPENING AND ON THE SECOND SHAFT, SAID HOUSING BEING SUSPENDED FROM THE SUPPORT BASE AND ROTATABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHAFTS, A LUBRICATING MEANS FOR THE CLUTCH MEMBERS AND CLUTCHING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN THE HOUSING INCLUDING A BODY OF LIQUID LUBRICANT DISPOSED IN THE LOWEST PORTION OF THE HOUSING AND MEANS FOR CONVEYING PORTIONS OF SAID BODY TO THE CLUTCHING MEANS, A RIGID ARM MOUNTED ON THE HOUSING ANE EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION HAVING A COMPONENT NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF BOTH OF SAID SHAFTS, AND A RESILIENT SNUBBING MEMBER MOUNTED ON AND EXTENDING FROM THE ARM AND ADAPTED TO ABUT A STOP ON THE SUPPORTING BASE TO PREVENT THE HOUSING FROM ROTATING IN THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF THE SHAFTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 260 words
A ONE-WAY CLUTCH MECHANISM FOR COUPLING AN INPUT SHAFT TO AN OUTPUT SHAFT SEPARATELY JOURNALED ON A SUPPORTING BASE FOR ROTATION ABOUT A COMMON AXIS COMPRISING AN OUTPUT CLUTCH MEMBER DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, AN INPUT CLUTCH MEMBER DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SID INPUT SHAFT, AND CLUTCHING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID CLUTCH MEMBERS FOR COUPLING TOGETHER SAID CLUTCH MEMBERS ON ROTATION OF SAID INPUT SHAFT IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND FOR UNCOUPLING SAID CLUTCH MEMBERS ON ROTATION OF SAID INPUT SHAFT IN THE OPPOSED DIRECTION, A HOUSING ENCLOSING SAID CLUTCH MECHANISM HAVING A FIRST OPENING ENCOMPASSING THE FIRST SHAFT AND A SECOND OPENING ENCOMPASSING THE SECOND SHAFT, A FIRSTR BEARING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE HOUSING IN THE FIRST OPENING AND ON THE FIRST SHAFT AND A SECOND BEARING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE HOUSING IN THE SECOND OPENING AND ON THE SECOND SHAFT, SAID HOUSING BEING SUSPENDED FROM THE SUPPORT BASE AND ROTATABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHAFTS, A LUBRICATING MEANS FOR THE CLUTCH MEMBERS AND CLUTCHING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN THE HOUSING INCLUDING A BODY OF LIQUID LUBRICANT DISPOSED IN THE LOWEST PORTION OF THE HOUSING AND MEANS FOR CONVEYING PORTIONS OF SAID BODY TO THE CLUTCHING MEANS, A RIGID ARM MOUNTED ON THE HOUSING ANE EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION HAVING A COMPONENT NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF BOTH OF SAID SHAFTS, AND A RESILIENT SNUBBING MEMBER MOUNTED ON AND EXTENDING FROM THE ARM AND ADAPTED TO ABUT A STOP ON THE SUPPORTING BASE TO PREVENT THE HOUSING FROM ROTATING IN THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF THE SHAFTS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-08-02 1969-02-01 1969-08-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-08-02 1973-02-01 1973-08-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-08-02 1977-02-01 1977-08-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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