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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:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Larry E. Wesley, Springport, IN (US);
Assignee:
Muncie Power Products, Inc., Muncie, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/700 ;
Abstract
An extended shaft for connecting a standard, transmission mounted power take-off device to an auxiliary device, which permits non-interference mounting configurations of the auxiliary device on a transmission. The extended shaft further provides mounting bracketry to prevent stresses when thermal expansion or contraction of relevant parts occurs during the operation of the motor vehicle or power take-off device.