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Variable speed power transmission

Assignee: ZERO MAX CO
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Filing: 1963-03-18
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1983-03-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jerry J Lines
  • 👤 Dale D Kloss

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 07:50
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H29/00; F16H29/02; F16H29/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/15; Y10T74/1503; Y10T74/1508; Y10T74/1511; Y10T74/1513; Y10T74/1518; Y10T74/1519; Y10T74/1521; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2101; Y10T74/2107

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
IN A VARIABLE SPEED POWER TRANSMISSION HAVING A DRIVEN SHAFT, A NUMBER OF ONE WAY CLUTCHES MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT, EACH INCLUDING AN OSCILLATING LEVER, A DRIVE SHAFT SPACED FROM SAID DRIVEN SHAFT AND HAVING A CORRESPONDINGE NUMBER OF IDENTICAL CAMS THEREON ANGULARLY SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER, THE COMBINATION OF: (A) A CORRESPONDING NUMBER OF ROCKER ARMS EACH PIVOTED AT ONE END TO ONE OF EACH OSCILLATING LEVERS, (B) SAID ROCKER ARMS EACH HAVING AT THEIR OTHER ENDS CAM FOLLWERS EACH ENGAGEABLE WITH ONE OF SAID CAMS, (C) A FULCRUM SUPPORT, (B) ROTATABLE MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID FULCRUM SUPPORT FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT, (E) A PLURALITY OF FULCRUM ONE FOR EACH ROCKER ARM ARRANGED IN ALIGNMETN AND CARRIED BY SAID FULCRUM SUPPORT, (F) EACH OF SAID ROCKER ARMS HAVING AN ARCUATE WAY EXTENDING THROUGHOUT A PORTIN OF THE LENGTH THEREOF, (G) MEANS ON EACH OF SAID FULCRUMS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WAY ON THE CORRESPONDING ROCKER ARM, (H) SAID SUPPORT UPON SWINGING IN EITHER DIRECTION SIMULTANEOUSLY VARYING THE LEVER ARM OF EACH ROCKER ARM THE SAME AMOUNT AND (I) MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID CAM FOLLOWERS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CAMS AND SAID FULCRUMS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID WAYS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 197 words
IN A VARIABLE SPEED POWER TRANSMISSION HAVING A DRIVEN SHAFT, A NUMBER OF ONE WAY CLUTCHES MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT, EACH INCLUDING AN OSCILLATING LEVER, A DRIVE SHAFT SPACED FROM SAID DRIVEN SHAFT AND HAVING A CORRESPONDINGE NUMBER OF IDENTICAL CAMS THEREON ANGULARLY SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER, THE COMBINATION OF: (A) A CORRESPONDING NUMBER OF ROCKER ARMS EACH PIVOTED AT ONE END TO ONE OF EACH OSCILLATING LEVERS, (B) SAID ROCKER ARMS EACH HAVING AT THEIR OTHER ENDS CAM FOLLWERS EACH ENGAGEABLE WITH ONE OF SAID CAMS, (C) A FULCRUM SUPPORT, (B) ROTATABLE MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID FULCRUM SUPPORT FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT, (E) A PLURALITY OF FULCRUM ONE FOR EACH ROCKER ARM ARRANGED IN ALIGNMETN AND CARRIED BY SAID FULCRUM SUPPORT, (F) EACH OF SAID ROCKER ARMS HAVING AN ARCUATE WAY EXTENDING THROUGHOUT A PORTIN OF THE LENGTH THEREOF, (G) MEANS ON EACH OF SAID FULCRUMS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WAY ON THE CORRESPONDING ROCKER ARM, (H) SAID SUPPORT UPON SWINGING IN EITHER DIRECTION SIMULTANEOUSLY VARYING THE LEVER ARM OF EACH ROCKER ARM THE SAME AMOUNT AND (I) MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID CAM FOLLOWERS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CAMS AND SAID FULCRUMS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID WAYS.

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