Diaphragm spring for a clutch assembly

Claim 1

IN A DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DRIVE THE COMBINATION OF: (A) ROTATABLE DRIVING MEANS, (B) ROTATABLE DRIVEN MEANS, (C) A DIAPHRAGM SPRING MEMBER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON AND ROTATABLE WITH SAID DRIVING MEANS PRESTRESSED TO NORMALLY OPERATIVELY ENGAGE SAID DRIVING MEANS WITH SAID DRIVEN MEANS AND PIVOTAL TO A FINAL RELEASE POSITION TO FULLY DISENGAGE SAID DRIVING MEANS FROM SAID DRIVEN MEANS, (D) SPRING FINGERS INTEGRAL WITH SAID DIAPHRAGM SPRING MEMBER CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DISPOSED THEREABOUT AND EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM SAID DIAPHRAGM SPRING MEMBER OPERABLE TO PIVOT SAID DIAPHRAGM SPRING MEMBER TO SAID FINAL RELEASE POSITION, (E) RELEASE MEANS ADJACENT SAID SPRING FINGERS OPERATIVE TO CONTACT SAID SPRING FINGERS TO PIVOT SAID DIAPHRAGM SPRING MEMBER TO SAID FINAL RELEASE POSITION, (F) AND EACH OF SAID SPRING FINGERS HAVING A GREATER PORTION THEREOF BENT SUCH THAT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF EACH SAID SPRING FINGER IS MAINTAINED AT ONE SIDE OF THE PIVOT OF SAID DIAPHGRAM SPRING MEMBER SO AS TO PROVIDE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CENTRIFUGAL ACTION THEREON, A SUMMATIONAL CENTRIFUGAL FORCE ACTING ON SAID DIAPHRAGM SPRING MEMEBR INCLUDING SAID SPRING FINGERS TO AID IN ENGAGEMENT WHEN THE DRIVING MEANS ARE NORMALLY ENGAGED WITH SAID DRIVEN MEANS AND TO PROMOTE RE-ENGAGEMENT IN SAID FINAL RELEASE POSITION WHEN SAID DRIVING MEANS ARE FULLY DISENGAGED FROM SAID DRIVEN MEANS.