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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc, Elyria, OH (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Howe, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Lawrence F. Gilboy, Amherst, OH (US);
Assignee:
BENDIX COMMERICAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 59/00 (2006.01); F16D 63/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 59/00 (2013.01); F16D 63/006 (2013.01); F16D 65/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ratchet device for providing anti-reverse locking for a grounded slack comprises a pinwheel having flexible angled spokes circumferentially protruding therefrom and a pinion ring into which the pinwheel fits includes a plurality of angled teeth with which the angled spokes mate. The spokes flex and slide over the pinion ring teeth when the ratchet is advanced in a forward direction, and lock against the teeth when the ratchet is not being advanced.