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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2005
Applicants:

Jack Eric Pederson, Saline, MI (US);

John Thomas Haddon, Brighton, MI (US);

Amy Lynn Chan, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Michael Paul Travis, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jack Eric Pederson, Saline, MI (US);

John Thomas Haddon, Brighton, MI (US);

Amy Lynn Chan, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Michael Paul Travis, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 51/00 (2006.01); B23P 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention relates to a drive assembly including an adapter that enables the use of a lightweight backstopping clutch with a driven shaft. The adapter is coupled to the driven shaft for rotation therewith and forms a stub shaft smaller than the driven shaft. The clutch has an inner race that is disposed about the stub shaft and an outer race fixed against rotation so as to allow rotation of the stub shaft and driven shaft in one direction and inhibit rotation in an opposition direction.


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