Patent ID: 9651100
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: F16D

Claim:
1. A clutch assembly comprising a driving member that is cylindrical, a driven member that is cylindrical, coaxial with the driving member, a clutch cylinder between the driving member and the driven member and coaxial with the driving member and the driven member, with at least a portion of the clutch cylinder being radially movable between a driven member engaging position and a driven member disengaging position and spaced apart from the driven member when in a clutch assembly not engaged position, a first spring biasing the clutch cylinder portion towards the clutch cylinder central axis so that the clutch cylinder portion is spaced apart from the driven member in a clutch not engaged position, a slot in the driving member, a tab extending from the clutch cylinder and received in the slot, and a second spring located in the slot in the driving member between the driving member and the clutch cylinder for rotationally biasing the clutch cylinder relative to the driving member.