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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Kenneth O. Johnson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth O. Johnson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H045/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transmission apparatus () is provided that is configured to transmit energy from a power source to a work device. Transmission apparatus () includes an input shaft () adapted to receive energy from the power source and an output shaft () adapted to transfer energy to the work device. Preferably, transmission apparatus () further includes a fluid coupling () configured to transfer energy from input shaft () to output shaft () and a mechanical coupling () configured to transfer energy from input shaft () to the output shaft ().