Frictional gearing transmission

Claim 1

A FRICTIONAL GEARING TRANSMISSION ADAPTED TO PROVIDE VARIABLY CORRELATED ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR MORE THAN TWO SHAFTS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND SHAFT SUPPORTED FOR ROTATION ABOUT PREDETERMINED PARALLEL RESPECTIVE FIRST AND SECOND AXES, AND FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT THEREALONG FIRST AND SECOND DISC MEMBERS, EACH DISK MEMBER BEING SECURED TO A TERMINAL END OF A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHAFTS FOR ROTATION THEREWITH AND HAVING A PLANAR FRICTION FACE EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR TO SAID AXES AND SPACED FROM THE CORRESPONDING FACE OF THE OTHER OF SAID DISC MEMBERS, A THIRD SHAFT SUPPORTED FOR ROTATION ABOUT A PREDETERMINED THIRD AXIS PARALLEL TO SAID FRICTION FACES, A FRICTION ROLLER MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID THIRD SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH AND FOR TRANSLATION THEREALONG AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID FRICTION FACES OF SAID DISC MEMBERS TO CORRELATE THE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENTS OF SAID MEMBERS AND CORRESPONDING SHAFTS, TRANSLATING MEANS CONNECTED TO WITH SAID FRICTION ROLLER MEMBER FOR CONTROLLABLY TRANSLATING THE SAME TO VARY THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE SAME FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND AXES TO VARY THE CORRELATION OF THE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENTS OF SAID SHAFTS, LOADING MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHAFTS FOR APPLYING A VARIABLE RESILIENT LOADING FORCE ALONG A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID RESPECTIVE AXES TO URGE SAID DISC MEMBERS AND SAID FRICTION ROLLER MEMBER INTO CONTROLLED FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT TO ASSURE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF EACH OF SAID SHAFTS AT THE DESIRED CORRELATION, AND MEANS FOR BALANCING BENDING MOMENT FORCES ACTING ON SAID DISC MEMBERS.