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US3310997A
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Power transmission assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-02-17
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Granted: 1967-03-28
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Expires: 1984-02-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul D Biddle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:08
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D41/00; F16D41/06; F16D41/064; F16D41/066; F16D41/067; F16H; F16H48/00; F16H48/12; F16H48/16; F16H48/19; F16H48/38; F16H48/40; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
IN A POWER TRANSMISSION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: TWO SEPARATE BEAM LOAD BEARING AXLES DISPOSED IN END-TO-END RELATION; A FIXED STRUCTURE; A HOUSING ROTATABLE ON SAID FIXED STRUCTURE, SAID HOUSING SURROUNDING THE MUTUALLY ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID AXLES; A PLATE BRACED IN SAID HOUSING; ALIGNMENT MEANS ON SAID PLATE EXTENDING AROUND EACH OF SAID MUTUALLY ADJACENT AXLE ENDS TO HOLD SAID ENDS THEREOF IN A POSITION SUCH THAT THE AXIS OF ONE OF SAID AXLES LIES IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE AXIS OF THE OTHER ONE THEREOF, THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN SAID MEANS AND AN AXLE BEING SUFFICIENTLY LARGE TO PERMIT SAID AXLE TO ROTATE ABOUT ITS AXIS RELATIVE TO SAID MEANS; AND CLUTCH MEANS BETWEEN SAID HOUSING AND BOTH OF SAID AXLES HOLDING THE SLOWEST ONE OF SAID AXLES STATIONARY RELATIVE TO SAID HOUSING, SAID CLUTCH MEANS INCLUDING A HOLLOW, SPLINED CLUTCH CYLINDER ON THE SAID SPLINED END ON EACH OF SAID AXLES, A CAGE AROUND EACH CYLINDER, AND A SET OF ROLLERS IN EACH CAGE TO BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN THE SLOWEST CYLINDER AND SAID HOUSING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
IN A POWER TRANSMISSION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: TWO SEPARATE BEAM LOAD BEARING AXLES DISPOSED IN END-TO-END RELATION; A FIXED STRUCTURE; A HOUSING ROTATABLE ON SAID FIXED STRUCTURE, SAID HOUSING SURROUNDING THE MUTUALLY ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID AXLES; A PLATE BRACED IN SAID HOUSING; ALIGNMENT MEANS ON SAID PLATE EXTENDING AROUND EACH OF SAID MUTUALLY ADJACENT AXLE ENDS TO HOLD SAID ENDS THEREOF IN A POSITION SUCH THAT THE AXIS OF ONE OF SAID AXLES LIES IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE AXIS OF THE OTHER ONE THEREOF, THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN SAID MEANS AND AN AXLE BEING SUFFICIENTLY LARGE TO PERMIT SAID AXLE TO ROTATE ABOUT ITS AXIS RELATIVE TO SAID MEANS; AND CLUTCH MEANS BETWEEN SAID HOUSING AND BOTH OF SAID AXLES HOLDING THE SLOWEST ONE OF SAID AXLES STATIONARY RELATIVE TO SAID HOUSING, SAID CLUTCH MEANS INCLUDING A HOLLOW, SPLINED CLUTCH CYLINDER ON THE SAID SPLINED END ON EACH OF SAID AXLES, A CAGE AROUND EACH CYLINDER, AND A SET OF ROLLERS IN EACH CAGE TO BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN THE SLOWEST CYLINDER AND SAID HOUSING.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-03-27 | 1970-09-26 | 1971-03-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-03-27 | 1974-09-26 | 1975-03-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-03-27 | 1978-09-26 | 1979-03-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |