Patent ID: 8851262

Claim:
A coupling device actuated by centrifugal force, the coupling device comprising: a holder; at least one flyweight supported on said holder so as to be moveable in a radial direction relative to an axis of rotation about which the coupling device is rotatable, wherein said at least one flyweight is movable between an inner radial position and an outer radial position; at least one spring acting on said at least one flyweight so as to force said at least one flyweight into said inner radial position; at least one securing element securing said at least one spring in an axial direction of said axis of rotation; wherein said at least one securing element is monolithically formed on said at least one flyweight; wherein said at least one securing element secures said at least one spring, when said at least one spring breaks, on the centrifugal clutch and prevents lateral deflection of said at least one spring in said axial direction; wherein said at least one flyweight has a receptacle and wherein said at least one spring is arranged about at least a portion of a length thereof in said receptacle; wherein said receptacle has a first one of said at least one securing element arranged on a radially inwardly positioned side of said receptacle and a second one of said at least one securing element arranged on a radially outwardly positioned side of said receptacle for securing said at least one spring.