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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1976
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1974
Olav Aaen, Kenosha, WI (US);
Edgar Rose, Glencoe, IL (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a variable transmission drive pulley assembly comprising a fixed sheave connected to a drive shaft for common rotation therewith, a movable sheave carried by the drive shaft for movement axially thereof relative to a retracted position spaced from the fixed sheave, a spring urging the movable sheave toward the retracted position in the direction away from the fixed sheave, speed responsive means for displacing the movable sheave toward the fixed sheave, means for modifying the effectiveness of the speed responsive means, and selectively operable control means for controlling operation of the speed responsive means and the means for modifying the effectiveness of said speed responsive means.