Patent ID: 7874414

Claim:
An overrunning bi-directional clutch for transferring power between a first and second coaxial shaft, comprising: a cylindrical slipper ring having a first radial surface for frictional engagement with the second shaft and a second radial surface having a bearing surface thereon; a cylindrical fixed bearing surface affixable to said first shaft, said slipper ring being coaxial with said fixed bearing surface such that said bearing surface on said slipper ring radially opposes said fixed bearing surface; and an actuator assembly having a rotatable actuator pin which has a proximate end and a distal end, said proximate end being seated in a recess in said first shaft and said distal end being engageable with said slipper ring to couple and uncouple said slipper ring and said fixed bearing surface upon rotation of said pin, and said distal end having a profile for controlled locking of said clutch.