Patent ID: 8567270

Claim:
A transmission, comprising: an input coupled to impart forcible reciprocation of a lug along a stroke path, the lug coupled between a shuttle and a persuader; the shuttle coupled to drive an output in response to reciprocation of the shuttle along a drive path; the persuader coupled between the lug and the shuttle to change the stroke path of the lug relative to the drive path of the shuttle from an inoperative direction relative to the drive path isolating the shuttle from the forcible reciprocation of the lug to an operative direction relative to the drive path transferring the forcible reciprocation of the lug along the stroke path to the shuttle imparting reciprocation to the shuttle along the drive path, whereby power from the input is transferred to the output along an infinitely variable torque and gearing range through the transfer of the forcible reciprocation of the lug to the shuttle between the inoperative and operative directions of the stroke path of the lug relative to the drive path of the shuttle; wherein the inoperative direction of the stroke path is a transverse direction of the stroke path relative to the drive path of the shuttle, and the operative direction of the stroke path is a parallel direction of the stroke path relative to the drive path of the shuttle; wherein the shuttle is operatively coupled to the driven shaft to drive the driven shaft for rotation with a rack coupled to the shuttle geared to a clutched gear coupled to the driven shaft; the persuader is mounted for rotation between first and second positions to change the stroke path of the lug between the inoperative and operative directions, respectively; a persuader shaft mounted for rotation; and the persuader shaft operatively coupled to the persuader to rotate the persuader between the first and second positions in response to rotation of the persuader shaft.