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US3249185A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

One way reversible clutch

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-03-19
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Granted: 1966-05-03
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Expires: 1983-03-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Walter H Moorhead

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 10:16
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H48/00; F16H48/12; F16H48/16; F16D; F16D41/00; F16D41/12; F16D41/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 187 words
A CLUTCH MECHANISM COMPRISING: (A) A SHAFT; (B) A CLUTCHED DRIVING ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE SHAFT AND COMPRISING: (I) A PAIR OF ANNULAR DRIVE PLATES; (II) A SPACER-DRIVER BETWEEN AND FIXED TO THE DRIVE PLATES; (III) A BI-DIRECTIONAL PAWL PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE DRIVE PLATES; (IV) A SHAFT PIN MOUNTED IN THE SHAFT AND PROJECTING FROM ONE SIDE THEREOF; (V) SAID SPACER-DRIVER INCLUDING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED DRIVE SURFACES ABUTTABLE WITH THE PIN; (VI) A POSITIONER TELESCOPED INTO THE PIN; AND, (VII) A SPRING AROUND THE POSITIONER AND BIASING IT AGAINST THE PAWL; (C) AXIALLY SPACED FACE PLATES ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID DRIVING ASSEMBLY; (D) A DRIVEN RING FIXED TO AND BETWEEN FACE PLATES; (E) SAID RING HAVING INWARDLY DIRECTED NOTCHES; (F) SAID POSITIONER INCLUDING A HEAD WITH A TAPERED SURFACE; (G) SAID PAWL HAVING CURVED HEAD ENGAGEABLE SURFACES DEFINING A NOTCH; AND (H) THE RELATIOSHIP OF THE POSITIONER HEAD SURFACES AND THE PAWL HEAD SURFACES BEING SUCH THAT THE POSITIONER URGES THE PAWL INTO A DRIVING POSITION WHEN THE SHAFT IS ROTATED AND INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN THE SHAFT IS NOT ROTATED AND THE RING OVERRUNS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 187 words
A CLUTCH MECHANISM COMPRISING: (A) A SHAFT; (B) A CLUTCHED DRIVING ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE SHAFT AND COMPRISING: (I) A PAIR OF ANNULAR DRIVE PLATES; (II) A SPACER-DRIVER BETWEEN AND FIXED TO THE DRIVE PLATES; (III) A BI-DIRECTIONAL PAWL PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE DRIVE PLATES; (IV) A SHAFT PIN MOUNTED IN THE SHAFT AND PROJECTING FROM ONE SIDE THEREOF; (V) SAID SPACER-DRIVER INCLUDING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED DRIVE SURFACES ABUTTABLE WITH THE PIN; (VI) A POSITIONER TELESCOPED INTO THE PIN; AND, (VII) A SPRING AROUND THE POSITIONER AND BIASING IT AGAINST THE PAWL; (C) AXIALLY SPACED FACE PLATES ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID DRIVING ASSEMBLY; (D) A DRIVEN RING FIXED TO AND BETWEEN FACE PLATES; (E) SAID RING HAVING INWARDLY DIRECTED NOTCHES; (F) SAID POSITIONER INCLUDING A HEAD WITH A TAPERED SURFACE; (G) SAID PAWL HAVING CURVED HEAD ENGAGEABLE SURFACES DEFINING A NOTCH; AND (H) THE RELATIOSHIP OF THE POSITIONER HEAD SURFACES AND THE PAWL HEAD SURFACES BEING SUCH THAT THE POSITIONER URGES THE PAWL INTO A DRIVING POSITION WHEN THE SHAFT IS ROTATED AND INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN THE SHAFT IS NOT ROTATED AND THE RING OVERRUNS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-05-02 1969-11-01 1970-05-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-05-02 1973-11-01 1974-05-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-05-02 1977-11-01 1978-05-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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