Patent ID: 7878316

Claim:
A one-way clutch comprising, in combination, a first annulus having a first plurality of transverse grooves and a discontinuous circumferential groove on an outer surface, a plurality of struts disposed in said first plurality of transverse grooves, each of said struts including a first end portion disposed within the first plurality of grooves and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, each of said struts defining an opening disposed between and at least partially enclosed by the first end portion and the second end portion, a retaining band extending through said opening in each of said struts and about said first annulus in said circumferential groove, wherein the retaining band exerts a radially outward force on the second end portion of each of the plurality of struts, and a second annulus disposed about said first annulus and having a second plurality of transverse grooves on an inner surface, and wherein the second end portion engages the second plurality of transverse grooves and rotatably couples the first annulus with the second annulus in one rotational direction.