Patent ID: 11953083
Assignee: MUNCIE POWER PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC F

Claim 3:
4. A gear system for a power takeoff, comprising:
a PTO housing including a first wall opposing and spaced apart from a second wall;
a shaft extending between the first wall and the second wall;
a shaft sleeve carried on the shaft;
an input gear carried on the shaft sleeve; and
a biasing mechanism positioned between the shaft sleeve and at least one of the first wall and the second wall, wherein the biasing mechanism biases the shaft sleeve away from the at least one of the first wall and the second wall;
wherein the shaft sleeve is axially moveable along the shaft between the first wall and the second wall;
wherein at least one of the shaft sleeve and the PTO housing include a cavity, and wherein the biasing mechanism is positioned at least partially within the cavity.