(under subclass 116.5) Stop mechanisms in which some part of the power or power and current connection is automatically disengaged upon occurrences of an overload.
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56.1+, for clutches which release upon overload.
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81, Tools,
467+, for wrenches or screwdrivers which yield upon a selected torque being reached.
241, Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration, 32, for overload release devices associated with comminutors.
318, Electricity: Motive Power Systems,
434, for electric motor systems including a yieldable member in the mechanical output of the motor with means actuated by the yieldable member for controlling the motor other than by deenergization to limit the motor load, current or torque, and subclasses 474+, for electric motor systems including a yieldable member in the output of the motor with means actuated by the yieldable member for deenergizing the motor.
