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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1994
Alessandro Scotti, Modena, IT;
New Holland North America, Inc., New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle clutch assembly, particularly for tractors, is provided having a first clutch interposed between the vehicle drive shaft and transmission, and a second clutch interposed between the drive shaft and an output shaft defining the power take-off of the vehicle. The assembly further comprises an elastic device for maintaining the second clutch in the released position wherein the output shaft is operatively disconnected from the drive shaft and a manually operated activating device for exerting a force in opposition to that of the elastic device, and setting the second clutch to the engaged position wherein the two shafts are operatively interconnected.