Vehicle transmission and control — Harley-Davidson patent US3226994A (1966)
PatentUS3226994A
TypeUtility patent
Filed1964-03-26
Granted1966-01-04
InventorWilliam J Harley
SystemTransmission & clutch
“2. A VARIABLE DIAMETER SPEED RESPONSIVE SHEAVE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, A SHAFT, A SHEAVE HALF FIXED ON THE SHAFT, A SHEAVE HALF AXIALLY MOVABLE ON THE SHAFT TO VARY THE SPACING BETWEEN THE HALVES, A MEMBER FIXED ON THE SHAFT AND COOPERATING WITH THE MOVABLE SHEAVE HALF TO DEFINE AN OUTWARLDY…”
Drawings (3 sheets)



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