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Torque control device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-13
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Granted: 1965-12-07
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Expires: 1983-05-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Albert G Thomas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 15:03
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D43/00; F16D43/02; F16D43/20; F16D43/202

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 169 words
IN A TORQUE CONTROL DEVICE, A CYLINDRICAL CASING MEMBER, A FIRST CAP ON ONE END OF SAID CASING MEMBER AND ROTATABLE RELATIVE THERETO, AN INNER MEMBER COAXIAL WITH SAID CASING MEMBER AND ROTATABLE THROUGH A LIMITED ANGLE RELATIVE THERETO, MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID CAP TO SAID INNER MEMBER, MEANS ON SAID CASING MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING SAID INNER MEMBER SO THAT SAID CONNECTING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECT SAID CAP AND SAID INNER MEMBER, SAID CASING MEMBER HAVING OTHER SUPPORT MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID INNER MEMBER IN POSITION TO BREAK THE DRIVING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID CAP AND SAID INNER MEMBER AND OTHER CAP FOR THE OTHER END OF SAID CASING MEMBER AND ROTATABLY SETTABLE RELATIVE THERETO, MEANS FOR ATTACHING A TOOL TO SAID OTHER CAP, TORSION SPRING MEANS CONNECTING SAID INNER MEMBER AND SAID OTHER CAP, AND A ROD AXIALLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST CAP AND KEYED THERETO, SAID ROD SERVING TO APPLY TORQUE TO SAID FIRST CAP AND FOR MOVING SAID INNER MEMBER INTO POSITION TO BREAK SAID DRIVING RELATIONSHIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 169 words
IN A TORQUE CONTROL DEVICE, A CYLINDRICAL CASING MEMBER, A FIRST CAP ON ONE END OF SAID CASING MEMBER AND ROTATABLE RELATIVE THERETO, AN INNER MEMBER COAXIAL WITH SAID CASING MEMBER AND ROTATABLE THROUGH A LIMITED ANGLE RELATIVE THERETO, MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID CAP TO SAID INNER MEMBER, MEANS ON SAID CASING MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING SAID INNER MEMBER SO THAT SAID CONNECTING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECT SAID CAP AND SAID INNER MEMBER, SAID CASING MEMBER HAVING OTHER SUPPORT MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID INNER MEMBER IN POSITION TO BREAK THE DRIVING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID CAP AND SAID INNER MEMBER AND OTHER CAP FOR THE OTHER END OF SAID CASING MEMBER AND ROTATABLY SETTABLE RELATIVE THERETO, MEANS FOR ATTACHING A TOOL TO SAID OTHER CAP, TORSION SPRING MEANS CONNECTING SAID INNER MEMBER AND SAID OTHER CAP, AND A ROD AXIALLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST CAP AND KEYED THERETO, SAID ROD SERVING TO APPLY TORQUE TO SAID FIRST CAP AND FOR MOVING SAID INNER MEMBER INTO POSITION TO BREAK SAID DRIVING RELATIONSHIP.

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