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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:
Nov. 12, 1985
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gordon M Sommer, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Sommer Company, Warren, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 192 8719 ; 7466 / ;
Abstract
A multiple speed drive unit that has a first input shaft driven by a motor, a plurality of secondary input shafts driven by the first input shaft, an output shaft, an oil shear brake for the output shaft, an oil shear clutch for each of the secondary input shafts adapted to be actuated to transmit rotational energy between a selected secondary input shaft and the output shaft, and a control for selectively engaging a selected clutch or brake.