Patent ID: 6419061
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B61H,F16D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A fabricated gear comprising:(a) a plurality of plates disposed in series one on top of another, each of said plates including a plurality of teeth along an outer circumference thereof; (b) an aperture extending through a center portion of each of said plates, said aperture forming an inner circumference within each of said plates, said aperture capable of receiving a shaft member therethrough; (c) means for securing said plates together to form a fabricated gear; (d) at least one indentation formed within said inner circumference of at least some of said plates, said at least one indentation capable of forming an opening between said inner circumference of said plate and an outer surface of such shaft member; and (e) a cylindrical member capable of interacting with said at least one opening to cause said plates to lock up onto such shaft member upon the application of a force in a first direction and to freely rotate with respect to such shaft member upon the application of a force in a second direction.