Patent ID: 9291254
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A gearset comprising: a gearbox; a preloaded cam assembly comprised of: a first cam body having an outer surface disposed around a first cam axis and an inner through bore disposed around a second cam axis, wherein the first and second cam axii are axially offset from one another, wherein a portion of said inner through bore is threaded; a second cam body having an outer surface disposed around the first cam axis and an inner bore disposed around the second cam axis, and a crossbar joining said first and second cam bodies; a bearing assembly extending between the cam bodies and disposed within said inner bores of said cam assemblies; a threaded fastener engaging said threaded bore and abutting said bearing assembly so as to secure and preload said bearing assembly within said inner bores of the first and second cam bodies; a first gear within the gearbox mounted on a first shaft, said first shaft defined along a first axis; a second gear within the gearbox and mounted on a second shaft, said second shaft defined along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis of the first shaft, said second shaft supported by said bearing assembly so that the second axis of the second gear and the second cam axis are co-axial, wherein said cam assembly is rotatably movable from a first position to a second position wherein said second gear engages said first gear when said cam assembly is in the first position and wherein said second gear and first gear are disengaged when said cam assembly is in the second position, wherein the inner through bore of first cam body extends between an outer end and an inner end of the first cam body, wherein the threads are disposed in the inner through bore adjacent the outer end of the first cam body, wherein the second cam body has an outer end and an inner end with the inner bore of the second cam body extending from the inner end of the second cam body, wherein the inner end of the second cam body faces the inner end of the first cam body, said second cam body further comprises an end cap extending from the outer end, said end cap having an outer surface and axially aligned with said first cam axis and further including an aperture therein axially aligned with said second cam axis such that said second shaft extends through said aperture said gearset further comprising an end collar separable from said gearbox, said end collar attached to said gearbox so as to enclose said cam assembly within said gearbox; and a handle assembly secured to said end cap of said cam assembly and adjacent said end collar, said handle assembly capable of moving said cam assembly from said first position to said second position, wherein said handle assembly comprises a handle secured to a shield plate, said shield plate having an inner side and an outer side and an aperture through said shield plate through which said second shaft extends, said gearset further comprising an o-ring disposed between said inner side of said shield plate and said end collar.