Patent ID: 7118502

Claim:
A drive arrangement for connection between a prime mover and a driven component, the drive arrangement including a first shaft which is connected for rotatably driving the driven component, a second shaft which is connected for rotation by the prime mover, a first variable drive member which is selected from a one-way drive mechanism and a first clutch and which is connected to one of the first and second shafts, a first fixed drive member which is connected to the other of the first and second shafts, and a first endless flexible member operable to transfer rotational drive between the first variable drive member and the first fixed drive member, a second clutch which is connected to one of the first and second shafts, a second fixed drive member which is connected to the other of the first and second shafts, and a second endless flexible member operable to transfer rotational drive between the second clutch and the second fixed drive member.