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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Means Industries, Inc., Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven M Thomas, Saginaw, MI (US);
Joshua D Hand, Midland, MI (US);
Spencer Kane, Chesaning, MI (US);
Ali Merat, Fenton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Means Industries, Inc., Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/12 (2006.01); F16D 11/14 (2006.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/125 (2013.01); F16D 11/14 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuation mechanism for use with a coupling device. The actuation mechanism includes an assembly having a hub, a latch member, a translating member, and an indexer. The assembly includes a carrier supported on the hub that engages the indexer. The carrier moves axially relative to the hub. A return member biasing the indexer to a non-deployed position, with the translating member acting against the return member to move the indexer to the deployed position.