.~ Brake or clutch on surface of helically coiled member
DEFINITION
Classification: 475/301
Brake or clutch on surface of helically coiled member:
(under subclass 269) Subject matter wherein a helically coiled resilient device has a frictional surface which expands or contracts into engagement with two relatively movable members to function as a clutch*, or which expand or contracts into engagement with a moveable and stationary member to function as a brake*.