Torque limiting clutch having positionable control means

Claim 1

AN OVERLOAD CONTROL CLUTCH DEVICE COMPRISING, A DRIVEN SHAFT, A PAIR OF DRIVE MEMBERS ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT, A DRIVEN MEMBER SECURED TO THE SHAFT AND AXIALLY SPACING THE DRIVE MEMBERS THEREON, AXIALLY DISPLACEABLE LOCKING MEANS MOUNTED ON THE DRIVE MEMBERS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DRIVE MEMBER, AND SELECTIVELY POSITIONED CONTROL MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE LOCKING MEANS FOR YIELDABLY HOLDING THE LOCKING MEANS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DRIVEN MEMBER TO COUPLE ONE OF THE DRIVE MEMBERS THERETO, SAID CONTROL MEANS COMPRISING, A PAIR OF MOVABLY MOUNTED ACTUATING ELEMENTS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE LOCKING MEANS FOR DISPLACEMENT THEREOF, A CONTROL ROD, MEANS FOR HOLDING THE CONTROL IN A PLURALITY OF OPERATIVE POSITIONS ON THE CONTROL ROD FOR ALTERNATIVE ENMEANS POSITIONED ON THE CONTROL ROD FOR ALTERNATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ACTUATING ELEMENT IN THE OPERATIVE POSITIONS OF THE CONTROL ROD.