Patent ID: 8864619

Claim:
A power take off device comprising: a housing, said housing having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface defining a central cavity, and a plurality of openings extending from said outer surface to said inner surface to provide access to said central cavity, an input gear, said input gear being disposed in one of said plurality of openings, at least a portion of said input gear being disposed within said central cavity, and at least a portion of said input gear being disposed outside said central cavity outwardly of said outer surface, an output device, said output device being disposed in another one of said plurality of openings, and at least a portion of said output device being disposed outside said central cavity outwardly of said outer surface, and an intermediate gear set disposed entirely within said central cavity and mechanically connecting said input gear and said output device, said intermediate gear set including a planetary gear set, said planetary gear set including a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears carried by a planet carrier, and a ring gear; a first clutch for connecting a first one of sun gear and said planet carrier and said ring gear with said input gear, and a second clutch for connecting a second one of said sun gear and said planet carrier and ring gear to said housing, wherein the output device is driven in a first direction when the first clutch is engaged, and the output device is driven in the first direction when the second clutch is engaged.