.~ Torque transmitted via plural circumferentially spaced friction elements
DEFINITION
Classification: 464/41
Torque transmitted via plural circumferentially spaced friction elements:
(under subclass 30) Subject matter wherein one of said input or output members includes or carries a plurality of discrete frictional elements circumferentially spaced from each other about the axis of rotation of said one of said members, said frictional elements having surfaces engaged with a surface or surfaces on the other of said members to transmit rotation, the engaged surfaces slipping when the resistance to rotation exceeds said predetermined value.
