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One member of the clutch is mounted to slide on a feathered shaft, and the other member which is connected with the machinery is normally stationary on this shaft. When the slidable member is moved forward the teeth on its forward edge intermesh with the teeth of the other member, setting the machinery in motion. The slidable member is moved forward by means of a forked lever which is hinged to a split collar mounted loosely between flanges on the clutch member.
The slidable member of the clutch consists of a body portion with two claw arms which, when moved forward, are adapted to engage opposite sides of a bar on the other member of the clutch.
The slidable member is provided with a lever loosely hinged to its forward end. The other member of the clutch consists of a disk formed with ratchet teeth on its face. These are engaged by the hinged arm when the shaft rotates in one direction, but the arm moves freely over them when rotated in the opposite direction.
A crank arm is attached to the slidable member of the clutch, and engages a pin on an arm loosely hinged to the opposite member of the clutch.
The clutch members are formed with ratchet teeth, so that when the motion of the driving shaft is reversed, the members will be disengaged.
The slidable member is provided with radial arms formed with pins at their outer ends which are adapted to enter sockets formed along the periphery of a disk on the opposite member of the clutch.
The two clutch members are each formed with disks preferably faced with rubber 6r leather, so that when pressed together their frictional engagement will cause a transmission of motion from the rotating disk to the other.
One of the clutch members is formed with a groove in its face to receive the lip of the other member which is cup-shaped. Both the lip and the side walls of the groove are slightly tapered to insure a close fit, even after the parts have been partly worn away by friction.
Engagement between the two members of the clutch is effected by means of a stud on each disk adapted to enter a notch formed in the periphery of the opposing disk.
One member of the clutch consists of a pulley provided with a steel band which encircles and fits tightly on its periphery. The other member of the clutch consists of a lever provided with pins at its outer ends, which are adapted to engage the steel band. Since this band is not fastened to the pulley, any shock due to suddenly throwing the clutch members into engagement will be taken up by the steel band slipping on the face of the pulley.
The clutch is made up of two cones, one adapted to fit into the other. The frictional engagement causes one to drive the other.
The clutch disks are provided with inclined teeth, so that in case the resistance to the driven shaft in-

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One of the members is cup shaped, and within this the other member operates. The latter comprises a number of cam-shaped arms hinged to a body portion, and so arranged that when moved in one direction they will bind against the inner wall of the drum, but when moved in the opposite direction they will be automatically disengaged therefrom.
The clutch disks are formed with annular V-grooves adapted to fit into each other, and thus increase the friction surface of the clutch members.
The slidable member is provided with a number of movable ring segments connected by radial arms to the main body of the clutch and adapted to bear against the inner surface of the drum or cup which constitutes the other member of the clutch. When the slidable member is moved forward, by reason of the toggle action of the radial arms, the segments are brought into frictional engagement with the other member of the clutch.
The movable member of the clutch is formed with a number of coils of steel in which there is a central conical opening. This is moved over the cone which constitutes the opposite member of the clutch, producing the required frictional engagement of the two members.
 
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