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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7140475 | Brake A motor brake can be coupled to the rotatable motor drive shaft. The brake includes a shaft-mountable support that rotates uniformly with the drive shaft. One or more brake shoes, which can include flyweights or the like, are hingedly mounted to the support and incl... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6845831 | PTO shaft brake A spring loaded snubber brake is provided for a Power Take Off (PTO) shaft of a tractor. The brake is carried by the PTO shaft and utilizes the centrifugal force created by the spinning shaft to become disengaged as the shaft rotates and become engaged as the shaft ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6386344 | Braking device A braking device including a chamber rotatably mounted on an axle, the chamber defining an inner cavity, a disc mounted on the axle in the inner cavity, the disc having opposing surfaces extending away from the axle, and a pourable material disposed in th... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6374964 | Holding brake for a traction sheave elevator Holding brake for a traction sheave elevator, comprising a brake body (1), a movable frame (2) movably mounted in the brake body, a brake pad (3) attached to the movable frame, a pulling element (4) mounted on the brake body for pulling the movable frame ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6260673 | Holding brake for a traction sheave elevator Brake shoe for a traction sheave elevator, comprising a brake body (1), a brake shoe (2) attached to the brake body, a retractor (4) in the brake body for keeping the brake shoe clear of a brake wheel (5), and a mechanical pressure element (6) for pressin... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5988328 | Spring set centrifugally released brake A spring-set, centrifugally released brake for a linear actuator is provided. The brake includes a drum or ring that is disposed radially outward of a shaft extending from the actuator's motor. The brake also includes a drive plate that is mounted to the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5007505 | Elevator traction sheave brake An elevator traction sheave brake for use on a counter-balanced elevator. The brake comprises a controllable friction member which when released from its running position is compressed against the traction sheave and is capable of providing a braking torq... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4919238 | Variable centrifugal brake A variable centrifugal brake comprises a driven shaft carrying a disc with centrifugally-acting bob weights which bear against an axially displaceable bush, which in turn bears against a forked lever assembly, in turn bearing against a further lever carry... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4821873 | Brake system A brake system for braking a shaft of an apparatus subject to runaway to stop runaway. The system comprises a brake drum on the shaft, one or more brake shoe(s) engageable with and disengageable from the drum, and a control member connected to the brake s... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4410072 | Gravity controlled anti-reverse rotation device A gravity assisted anti-reverse rotation device for preventing reverse rotation of pumps and the like. A horizontally mounted pawl is disposed to mesh with a fixed ratchet preventing reverse rotation when the pawl is advanced into intercourse with the rat... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4120385 | Locking device for a mechanical antiskid regulator A mechanical antiskid regulator has a flywheel mass which is journalled for rotary movement independent of the axle and wheel and is provided with a cam received in a recess of a cam disc coupled to rotate with the wheel on the axle. Two locking elements ... | 10/17/1978 |
| 3944160 | Casting reel spool speed control device A casting reel spool speed control device comprises a disc member for rotation with a reel spool within, spaced from and relative to a cylindrical housing secured to a reel cage. Two or more pawl-shaped speed control fingers are freely, pivotally mounted ... | 03/16/1976 |
