Patent ID: 11865380
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the apparatus is configured so that when the pawl is in a disengaged position, no portion of the pawl is in contact with the buttress; and,
wherein the apparatus is further configured so that when the leading end of the pawl engages a tooth of the ratchet upon rotation of the drum above a predetermined rotational velocity, the pawl is urged circumferentially rearward relative to the pawl-support plate causing at least a portion of the trailing end of the pawl to contact the buttress so that the buttress bears at least a portion of a force that is applied to the pawl upon the engaging of the pawl with the tooth of the ratchet.