Centrifugally operated fluid clutch

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION (A) A DRIVEN LOAD HAVING A NORMAL OPERATING RATED POWER LOAD, A PRIME MOVER HAVING A NORMAL OPERATING SPEED RANGE FOR DRIVING SAID DRIVEN LOAD AND A STARTER FOR STARTING SAID PRIME MOVER, (B) DRIVE MEANS OPERABLE TO CONNECT SAID STARTER TO SAID PRIME MOVER TO START SAID PRIME MOVER AND TO DISCONNECT SAID STARTER FROM SAID PRIME MOVER AFTER SAID PRIME MOVER IS STARTED AND ACCELERATING TOWARD SAID NORMAL OPERATING SPEED RANGE, (C) AND DRIVE TRANSMITTING MEANS OPERABLE TO CONNECT AND DISCONNECT SAID PRIME MOVER AND SAID DRIVEN LOAD INCLUDING CLUTCH MEANS AND ONLY FLUID MOTOR MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID CLUTCH MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE SPEED OF SAID PRIME MOVER TO PROVIDE A FLUID PRESSURE CLUTCH ENGAGING FORCE TO INITIALLY ENGAGE SAID CLUTCH MEANS AT A SPEED BELOW SAID NORMAL OPERATING SPEED RANGE AND PROVIDE SAID CLUTCH MEANS WITH A POWER CAPACITY SUFFICIENT TO INITALLY ACCELERATE SAID DRIVEN LOAD, SAID MOTOR MEANS BEING FURTHER RESPONSIVE TO THE SPEED OF SAID DRIVEN LOAD TO INCREASE SAID FLUID PRESSURE CLUTCH ENGAGING FORCE PROPORTIONAL TO THE SQUARE OF THE SPEED OF SAID DRIVEN LOAD TO PROVIDE SAID CLUTCH MEANS WITH AN INCREASING POWER CAPACITY TO ACCELERATE SAID DRIVEN LOAD WITH SAID PRIME MOVER AND COMPLETE FULL CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT TO PROVIDE CLUTCH LOCKUP AND A DIRECT DRIVE THROUGH SAID CLUTCH MEANS AT A SPEED APPROACHING SAID NORMAL OPERATING SPEED RANGE.