Patent ID: 8613235

Claim:
A continuously variable transmission comprising: an input movement; a control system; said input movement defines a continuously variable reciprocating movement with said control system; a first holder and a second holder; said holders having said reciprocating movement; each of said holders having a plurality of linearly movable teeth; said plurality of movable teeth are perpendicularly movable to said reciprocating movement; each of said movable teeth having an internal end and an exposed end; each of said plurality of movable teeth having a spring on said internal end; said exposed end having a first slope and a second slope; said first slope having a greater slope than said second slope; a chain driving an output sprocket and a freely rotatable sprocket; a stationary supports are located symmetrically between said output sprocket and said freely rotatable sprocket on both sides of said chain; said first holder and said second holder are facing said stationary supports; said chain having a plurality of outwardly extending teeth and a plurality of outwardly extending connectors; each of said plurality of teeth is uniformly distributed along said chain; each of said plurality of connectors is located between said chain and each of said plurality of teeth; each of said plurality of teeth having said first slope and said second slope; some of said plurality of teeth are facing and contacting said plurality of movable teeth on said stationary supports; said plurality of movable teeth are configured and positioned within said holders, for said reciprocating movement, at least one of said plurality of movable teeth is frictionally engaged with at least one of said plurality of teeth; one of said holders and said chain having a relative movement when at least one of said plurality of movable teeth having an inwardly movement within said holder contacting some of said plurality of teeth; and wherein one of said holders and said chain having an interlocking feature when at least one of said plurality of movable teeth having a frictional engagement contacting some of said plurality of teeth, and said chain having an output movement.