Adjustable hydrostatic drive

Claim 1

A HYDROSTATIC-DRIVE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A HOUSING FORMING AN ENCLOSURE; A HYDROSTATIC PUMP MEMBER IN SAID ENCLOSURE HAVING AN INPUT SHAFT EXTENDING THEREFROM; A HYDROSTATIC MOTOR MEMBER IN SAID ENCLOSURE CONNECTED WITH SAID PUMP MEMBER FOR FLUID OPERATION THEREBY, SAID MOTOR MEMBER HAVING AN OUTPUT SHAFT EXTENDING FROM SAID ENCLOSURE FOR CONNECTION TO A LOAD, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID MEMBERS BEING SWINGABLY MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING FOR CONTINUOUS ADJUSTMENT OF THIS TORQUE RATIO BETWEEN SAID SHAFTS; AN AUXILIARY PUMP IN SAID ENCLOSURE FOR HYDRAULIC FLUID; AUXILIARY SHAFT MEANS JOURNALED IN SAID HOUSING AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID AUXILIARY PUMP WHILE BEING COUPLED WITH SAID INPUT SHAFT FOR DRIVING SAID AUXILIARY PUMP, SAID HOUSING HAVING AN OPENING ALIGNED WITH SAID AUXILIARY SHAFT MEANS; AND A MECHANISM EXTERNALLY OF SAID ENCLOSURE DRIVEN BY SAID AUXILIARY SHAFT MEANS THROUGH SAID OPENING OPERATING A FURTHER LOAD, SAID HOUSING COMPRISING A MAIN HOUSING PORTION AND A COVER REMOVABLY MOUNTED THEREON, SAID INPUT SHAFT AND SAID AUXILIARY SHAFT MEANS BEING JOURNALED IN A WALL OF SAID MAIN HOUSING PORTION, SAID OPENING BEING PROVIDED IN A WALL OF SAID COVER OPPOSITE SAID WALL OF SAID MAIN HOUSING PORTION, SAID MECHANISM BEING ATTACHABLE TO SAID COVER.