Patent ID: 6926632

Claim:
A continuously variable transmission comprising: a first shaft supporting two first pulleys, said two first pulleys each comprising a fixed disk portion and a moveable disk portion whereby axial movement of said moveable disk portions along said first shaft relative to said fixed disk portions changes an effective diameter of said two first pulleys, said moveable disk portions of said two first pulleys being interposed along said first shaft between said fixed disk portions of said two first pulleys, an articulating mechanism connecting said moveable disk portions, said articulating mechanism comprising a body that is connected to said moveable disk portions; a second shaft extending generally parallel to said first shaft, two second pulleys being journaled on said second shaft, said two second pulleys each comprising a fixed disk portion and a moveable disk portion, said two fixed disk portions being rotationally connected to said second shaft through a differential; and a pair of belts connecting said two second pulleys to said two first pulleys.