Torque transmitting mechanism

Claim 1

ION A TRANSMISSION, A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL HOUSING HAVING A CENTRAL AXIS; A DRIVE MEMBER AND DRIVEN MEMBER LOCATED COAXIALLY ON SAID ASIX IN SAID HOUSING; A PLANETARY GEAR UNIT CONNECTING SAID DRIVE AND DRIVEN MEMBERS HAVING GEARING AND FIRST AND SECOND RATIO ESTABLISHING MEANS RESPECTIVELY OPERATIVE TO ESTABLISH A FIRST RATIO OF LOW TORQUE AND TO ESTABLISH A SECOND RATIO OF HIGH TORQUE; SAID GEARING OF SAID GEAR UNIT HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL COAXIAL ENVELOPE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND RATIO ESTABLISHING MEANS INCLUDING RESPECTIVELY FIRST AND SECOND ANNULAR FRICTION DISC MEANS LOCATED CONCENTRICALLY BETWEEN SAID HOUSING AND SAID GEARING; FIRST AND SECOND ANNULAR FRICTION MEANS OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SIZE MOUNTED CONCENTRICALLY TO FIT BETWEEN SAID GEARING AND SAID HOUSING OPERATIVE TO RESPECTIVELY ENGAGE SAID FIRST AND SECOND DISC MEANS; A FIRST ANNULAR FLUID MOTOR LOCATED CONCENTRICALLY BETWEEN SAID GEARING AND SAID HOUSING HAVING A SMALL AREA PROVIDING A SMALL FORCE FOR ENGAGING SAID FIRST FRICTION MEANS TO PROVIDE A LOW TORQUE; ONE OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING A PORTION OF SMALL DIAMETER COMPARED TO THE DIAMETER OF SAID GEARING AND LOCATED NEXT TO SAID GEARING; A SECOND ANNULAR FLUID MOTOR LOCATED IN SAID HOUSING NEXT TO SAID GEAR UNIT AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY BETWEEN SAID SMALL DIAMETER PORTION OF A MEMBER AND SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A LARGE AREA TO PROVIDE A HIGH FORCE FOR ENGAGING AND SECOND FRICTION MEANS TO PROVIDE A LARGE TORQUE.