Centrifugally-controlled, helicallysplined dentil overrunning clutch

Claim 1

A CLUTCH FOR DRIVINGLY CONNECTING AXIALLY-ALIGNED DRIVING AND DRIVEN SHAFTS COMPRISING: A COLLAR MEMBER SECURED TO THE DRIVING SHAFT, SAID COLLAR MEMBER HAVING A FIRST HELICAL SPLINE FORMED ON ONE END THEREOF; A DRIVING CLUTCH MEMBER HAVING A SECOND HELICAL SPLINE FORMED THEREON ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID FIRST HELICAL SPLINE, SAID DRIVING CLUTCH HAVING FIRST CLUTCH TEETH FORMED ON ONE END THEREOF, SAID DRIVING CLUTCH MEMBER HAVING A FIRST OBLIQUE OUTER SURFACE; A DRIVEN CLUTCH MEMBER HAVING SECOND CLUTCH TEETH FORMED THEREON ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID FIRST CLUTCH TEETH; A PLURALITY OF GROOVED SEGMENTAL CENTRIFUGAL WEIGHT MEMBERS HAVING A SECOND OBLIQUE SURFACE IN CONTACT WITH SAID FIRST OBLIQUE SURFACE; AN ANNULAR CENTRIFUGAL WEIGHT RETAINER MEMBER HAVING A RADIALLY-INWARDLY-EXTENDING PROJECTION ON ONE END THEREOF AND SECURED TO SAID DRIVEN CLUTCH MEMBER; SAID CENTRIFUGAL WEIGHT RETAINER MEMBER HAVING RADIALLY-INWARDLY-PROJECTING LUGS DRIVING SAID CENTRIFUGAL WEIGHTS WITH SAID DRIVEN CLUTCH MEMBER AND PERMITTING SAID CENTRIFUGAL WEIGHTS TO MOVE RADIALLY RESPONSIVE TO THE ANGULAR VELOCITY OF SAID DRIVEN CLUTCH MEMBER; A RING-SHAPED SPRING MEMBER FITTED TO SAID GROOVES OF SAID CENTRIFUGAL WEIGHTS, BIASING SAID WEIGHTS AGAINST SAID DRIVING CLUTCH MEMBER; AN AXIAL PROJECTION FORMED ON THE OTHER END OF THE DRIVING CLUTCH MEMBER; A RETARDER RING HAVING RADIALLY-INWARDLY-EXTENDING DEPENDING FINGERS SECURED TO SAID AZIAL PROJECTION; AND SAID FINGERS ADAPTED FOR FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING SAID COLLAR MEMBER TO RESIST THE ROTATION OF SAID DRIVING CLUTCH MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID COLLAR MEMBER.