Patent ID: 7311016

Claim:
A system for a multi-position clutch, comprising: a rotatable clutch shaft having a first end portion and a second end portion; a reverse clutch gear rotatable about said shaft and located about said first end portion of said shaft; a stationary park flange, said park flange having gear teeth extending into a first void portion defined by said reverse clutch gear and said shaft, said park flange being located about said first end portion of said shaft; a first forward clutch gear rotatable about said shaft and a second forward clutch gear rotatable about said shaft independently from said first forward clutch gear, where both clutch gears are located about said second end portion, said second forward clutch gear having gear teeth that extend into a second void portion defined by said first forward clutch gear and said shaft; and a single, shifting clutch slidable along said shaft via a plurality of splines where said shifting clutch selectively slides among a plurality of positions comprising a first position to engage said first forward clutch gear, a second position that is said second void portion to engage said second forward clutch gear, a third neutral position between said first end portion and said second end portion, a fourth position to engage said reverse clutch gear and a fifth position that is said first void portion to engage said stationary park flange to lock said shaft.