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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:
Mar. 23, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale I Havens, Addison, MI (US);
Roland L von Kaler, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Assignee:
Tecumseh Products Company, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
744115 ; 188 727 ; 188 729 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a brake lever arrangement for a small transmission. The brake mechanism is actuated by the rotational movement of the brake lever which causes friction pucks to move into the brake disc. A spring coupled to the brake lever biases the brake lever in a non-braking position and aligns the brake lever with its plane of rotation to prevent dragging of the friction pucks on the brake disc. Also, a bracket may be provided which has an elongated slot for receiving the upper portion of the brake lever. The bracket aligns the brake lever and guides the movement of the brake lever along one direction.