Patent ID: 11866136
Assignee: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 14:
15. The pedal drive system of claim 14, wherein:
the thrust unit has a first gear that rotates about the crankshaft axis;
the coupler being selectively engaged with and disengaged from the first gear;
in the manual mode, the coupler is engaged with the first gear and connects the crankshaft to the first gear such that the first gear rotates with the crankshaft when the crankshaft is rotated in both the first and second angular directions;
in the assist mode, the coupler is disengaged from the first gear such that rotation of the crankshaft in either of the first or second angular directions does not transfer torque to the first gear through the coupler.