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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:
May. 24, 1977
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph R Hoepfl, Greenfield, WI (US);
Gerardus M Ballendux, Waukesha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Allis-Chalmers Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 192 / ; 188 727 ;
Abstract
A clutch pedal operated mechanical transmission brake for stopping the rotating elements in a transmission during shifting to reduce shifting time. The force applying the brake is limited since it is transmitted through resilient means to avoid overheating of the brake and prevent the brake from being used to stop the vehicle.