Power take off gear box

Claim 1

A power take off gear box assembly for transmitting power between a drive source and a driven source and comprising rotatable input shaft means, clutch means operably connected between the drive source and input shaft means for transmitting rotation to the input shaft means, rotatable permanent output shaft means having the longitudinal axis thereof disposed in substantial vertical planar alignment with the longitudinal axis of the input shaft means, gear train means interposed between the input shaft means and output shaft means for transmitting rotation to the output shaft means, the relative position between the input shaft means and output shaft means providing for ease of forward and reverse directions of rotation for the output shaft means, housing means encasing the gear train means, independent self-contained lubricating means operably secured to the output shaft means and in communication with the interior of the housing means for providing internal lubrication surrounding the gear train means for facilitating maintenance of the gear box assembly, and wherein the housing means encasing the gear train means includes drop box means having mounting pad means carried thereby and disposed in substantial horizontal planar alignment with the longitudinal axis of the output shaft means to compensate for side loading forces during operation of the power take off gear box assembly.