Patent ID: 7770706

Claim:
An assembly for selectively coupling torque between rotating components, comprising: a pocket plate configured to be disposed about a shaft and having a plurality of pockets formed on a first side thereof; a notch plate configured to be disposed about the shaft and adjacent the pocket plate, the notch plate having a plurality of notches formed on a side of the notch plate facing the pockets of the pocket plate; a plurality struts disposed in the pockets; a first resilient member disposed within the pockets and biasing the struts towards the notches; a body disposed about the pocket plate and the notch plate; a second resilient member disposed in a second pocket formed in a second side of the pocket plate opposite the first side; and a lock plate disposed adjacent the pocket plate, the lock plate having a protrusion extending into the second pocket and configured to compress the second resilient member when rotated thereagainst; wherein one of the pocket plate or the notch plate is configured to be rotationally coupled to the shaft and the other of the pocket plate or the notch plate is rotationally coupled to the body.