Patent ID: 7942074

Claim:
A gearbox having at least two gears and comprising: a shift selector; a first gearshaft; a second gearshaft selectively engagable with the first gearshaft via the at least two gears, the at least two gears including a first gear, the second gearshaft being a power output shaft or fixed to an output gear configured to drive the power output shaft; and a first clutch mechanism located on the second gearshaft and configured to selectively engage the second gearshaft with the first gearshaft, the first clutch mechanism comprising: a clutch plate attached to the first gear on the second gearshaft; and a pressure plate directly attached to at least one of the power output shaft or the output gear; wherein the clutch plate and pressure plate are configured to selectively engage one another so that the second gearshaft engages the first gearshaft.