| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 4805489 |
Infinitely variable ratio transmission |
February 21, 1989 |
| An infinitely variable ratio transmission comprising an input sun gear, a plurality of orbiting planet gears, and an output sun gear. One of the planet gears is engaged with a nominally stationary sun gear. A disc brake retains the stationary gear in place against load forces. |
| 4601633 |
Hoist |
July 22, 1986 |
| A hoist that includes a winding drum for a load-lift cable mechanism. The um has two drum sections of slightly different diameter; end portions of the cable are wound in different directions on the drum sections, so that one cable section winds onto a drum section while the other cable s |
| 4596404 |
Outrigger power mechanism |
June 24, 1986 |
| An outrigger construction for raising and supporting selected portions of a railer or other wheeled vehicle, e.g. to provide a level stable vehicle attitude while the vehicle is located on sloping terrain. The principal feature of interest is a low-cost power mechanism for operating the |
| 4569234 |
Torque sensor |
February 11, 1986 |
| In a rotary drive system, mechanical means for sensing turning torque gented by the load forces. The sensing means is designed to operate with minimal effect on normal operation of the drive system. |
| 4531847 |
Shaft-mounted equipments |
July 30, 1985 |
| An adjustable shim structure for use between shaft-mounted equipments and aft-support bearings, whereby axial play of the equipments is prevented. The shim structure includes two collars having meshed threads enabling the collars to be rotated relative to one another for adjusting the ax |
| 4502571 |
Rod lock mechanism |
March 5, 1985 |
| Fluid pressure mechanism for locking a movable rod or similar member in scted positions of adjustment. The mechanism includes a fluid housing having at least one annular rod-gripper element encircling a movable rod. Introduction of fluid pressure into the housing causes the gripper elem |
| 4449621 |
Segmented clutch plates |
May 22, 1984 |
| A segmented annular clutch plate for use in any conventional clutch plate chanism. The segments are of equal arcuate dimension so that they are interchangeable. Each segment possesses the same annular uniformily serrated surface. Each segment may be provided with a key-slot mating co |
| 4403521 |
Continuous shaft seal |
September 13, 1983 |
| A sealing device for sealing the joint between a through shaft and a wall partition. The sealing device is comprised of a relatively thin, flexible diaphragm sandwiched between nonrotatable pressure plates which are floatably positioned between two inclined cam elements. The cam element |
| 4383697 |
Reversible kingpin for trailers |
May 17, 1983 |
| A novel adjustable skid plate assembly which permits any trailer so equip to be towed by any sufficiently-powered draft vehicle having a different lower fifth wheel height than the trailer. By rotation of the entire skid plate assembly different skid plates are presented for use wit |
| 4295750 |
Shaft-component connection means |
October 20, 1981 |
| A connection between a shaft and a component such as a gear, fan impeller, rank arm, etc, wherein the shaft is provided with axially spaced abutments to sandwich the component against axial displacement along the shaft surface. At least one of the shaft abutments is acutely angled to the |
