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

Claim 0:
1. 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, wherein the shaft sleeve includes opposing first and second ends;
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; and
wherein the biasing mechanism includes a first component positioned between the first end and first wall and a second component positioned between the second end and the second wall.