One-way clutch
Patent 5088581 Issued on February 18, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 30, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 30, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 366288 1615534 3200918 3486597 3589486 3831401 One-way clutch for auger agitator Ratchet mechanism Fibrous material-based friction member Clutch apparatus Patent #: 5000721 InventorApplicationNo. 647947 filed on 01/30/1991US Classes:192/46, Positive192/107M, Material192/107TTransversely engagingExaminersPrimary: Bonck, Rodney H.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesF16D 041/18F16D 041/00 AbstractA one-way ratcheting clutch having a primary annular driving member with a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially inwardly extending lugs and a secondary annular member mounted on a common shaft has a plurality of resilient circumferentially spaced outwardly extending fingers for engaging the lugs configured to be compression loaded. At any relative rotational position at least one, and less than half, of the fingers is in the relaxed or undeflected state to minimize the effects of permanent set where both members are formed of plastic and exposed to service temperatures up to 85° C. | |
