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 Class   464ROTARY SHAFTS, GUDGEONS, HOUSINGS, AND FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS FOR ROTARY SHAFTS
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  1           SPEED RESPONSIVE DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING RELATIVE ROTATIONAL POSITION OF COUPLED MEMBERS
  2           . (1 indent ) Actuated by fluid or electricity
  3           . (1 indent ) Pivoted weight
  4           .. (2 indent ) Gear segment on pivoted weight
  5           .. (2 indent ) Pivotal movement opposed by compression of coil spring along its axis
  6           .. (2 indent ) Pivotal movement opposed by expansion of coil spring along its axis
  7           HAVING LUBRICATING MEANS
  8           . (1 indent ) Lubricant impregnated into material
  9           .. (2 indent ) Metallic material
  10           . (1 indent ) For overload release coupling
  11           . (1 indent ) For coupling having torque transmitted via radially directed pin received in conforming aperture
  12           .. (2 indent ) Lubricant supplied to plural pins via common ring which encapsulates pins
  13           ... (3 indent ) Pin includes longitudinally extending internal passage
  14           .. (2 indent ) Pin includes longitudinally extending internal passage
  15           . (1 indent ) For coupling having torque transmitted via a ball
  16           . (1 indent ) For coupling having torque transmitted via intermeshing teeth
  17           HAVING HEATING OR COOLING MEANS
  18           FLEXIBLE COUPLING BETWEEN FLUID-CONDUCTING ROTARY SHAFTS (E.G., COUPLING BETWEEN SECTIONS OF DRILL STRING, ETC.)
  19           . (1 indent ) Relative angular displacement of axes of shafts
  20           . (1 indent ) Including member deformable by relative movement between shafts
  21           .. (2 indent ) Member is coiled spring
  22           HAVING CLEANING MEANS
  23           WITH AUXILLIARY INDICATOR OR ALARM
  24           FLUID COUPLING
  25           . (1 indent ) For transmitting limited pulsating torque (e.g., fluid drive coupling for impulse tool)
  26           . (1 indent ) Including piston axially movable in cylinder having axis coextensive with axis of rotation of coupled members
  27           . (1 indent ) Including multiple piston-cylinder devices radially spaced from axis of rotation
  28           . (1 indent ) Fluid confined in enclosure having flexible walls
  29           ELECTRICAL OR MAGNETIC COUPLING
  30           OVERLOAD RELEASE COUPLING
  31           . (1 indent ) Including thermally responsive element
  32           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via frangible element
  33           .. (2 indent ) Axially extending pin
  34           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via radially spaced deformable roller
  35           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via a ball
  36           .. (2 indent ) Axially biased
  37           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via resiliently biased positive drive connection (e.g., cam and follower)
  38           .. (2 indent ) Axially biased
  39           ... (3 indent ) By spring coiled about axis of rotation
  40           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via frictional engagement of coil spring
  41           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via plural circumferentially spaced friction elements
  42           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via frictional engagement of conical or frustoconical surfaces
  43           .. (2 indent ) With separate resilient member for biasing surfaces into engagement
  44           ... (3 indent ) Coil spring
  45           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via frictional engagement of planar radially extending surfaces
  46           .. (2 indent ) With separate resilient member for biasing surfaces into engagement
  47           ... (3 indent ) Coil spring
  48           .... (4 indent ) Plural, circumferentially spaced coil springs
  49           COUPLING DEVICE INCLUDES ENDLESS CHAIN ENGAGED WITH CIRCUMFERENTIAL TEETH ON COUPLED MEMBERS
  50           COUPLING DEVICE INCLUDES ANGLED OR HINGED ROD HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS RELATIVELY RECIPROCABLE AXIALLY IN BORES IN SPACED COUPLED MEMBERS
  51           TORQUE TRANSMITTED VIA FLEXIBLE ELEMENT
  52           . (1 indent ) With stationary housing
  53           .. (2 indent ) And threaded annulus surrounding terminal end of housing for attachment to auxiliary housing
  54           . (1 indent ) Element coiled sinusoidally about axially spaced driving and driven members
  55           . (1 indent ) Element is flaccid and operates in tension during torque transmission (e.g., belt, cable, etc.)
  56           .. (2 indent ) Element has circular cross section
  57           . (1 indent ) Element has plural convolutions wound about rotational axis
  58           .. (2 indent ) Plural radially overlapping convoluted elements
  59           .. (2 indent ) Single element has plural radially overlapping convolutions
  60           .. (2 indent ) Convoluted element has noncircular cross section
  61.1           . (1 indent ) Coil spring
  62.1           .. (2 indent ) Plural
  64.1           ... (3 indent ) Concentric
  66.1           ... (3 indent ) Perpendicular to shaft
  68.1           .... (4 indent ) Between axially spaced plates
  68.2           .... (5 indent ) Speed responsive
  68.3           .... (5 indent ) With fluid damping
  68.4           .... (5 indent ) Interposed friction or braking element
  68.41           ..... (6 indent ) With biasing means
  68.5           .... (5 indent ) Including bearing detail
  68.6           .... (5 indent ) Specified bushing
  68.7           .... (5 indent ) Axially spaced springs
  68.8           .... (5 indent ) Radially spaced springs
  68.9           .... (5 indent ) Spring detail
  68.91           ..... (6 indent ) Non-coiled or non-metallic
  68.92           ..... (6 indent ) With particular seat
  63.1           .... (4 indent ) And springs' centerlines spaced along shaft axis
  67.1           .... (4 indent ) Along curved centerline
  65.1           ... (3 indent ) Parallel to shaft
  69           . (1 indent ) Plural flexible links connected to circumferentially spaced axially directed pins on drive and driven members
  70           . (1 indent ) Element is annular liner within radially spaced pin-receiving opening
  71           .. (2 indent ) Axially directed pin
  72           ... (3 indent ) Plural axially spaced liners
  73           . (1 indent ) Element positioned between intermeshing teeth on driving and driven members
  74           .. (2 indent ) Teeth on radially overlapping surfaces
  75           ... (3 indent ) Element is a continuous annulus extending around rotational axis
  76           .. (2 indent ) Plurality of disparate elements
  77           . (1 indent ) Element is an open loop spring curved about rotational axis
  78           . (1 indent ) Element is tube with slot through wall to provide flexibility
  79           . (1 indent ) Element includes diverging wall portions defining annular groove completely surrounding rotational axis (e.g., bellows)
  80           .. (2 indent ) Nonmetallic
  81           . (1 indent ) Plural circumferentially spaced elements
  82           .. (2 indent ) Extending between radially overlapping surfaces on driving and driven members
  83           ... (3 indent ) Nonmetallic
  84           .. (2 indent ) Elements are bowed leaf springs
  85           .. (2 indent ) Nonmetallic
  86           .. (2 indent ) Axially extending torsion bars
  87           . (1 indent ) Nonmetallic element
  88           .. (2 indent ) Element is hollow sleeve surrounding rotational axis and connected at opposite ends to axially spaced torque transmitting surfaces on driving and driven members
  89           .. (2 indent ) Extending between radially overlapping surfaces on driving and driven members
  90           ... (3 indent ) Plural elements radially overlapping
  91           ... (3 indent ) Plural elements axially spaced along rotational axis
  92           .. (2 indent ) Annular element between and coincident with drive and driven members
  93           ... (3 indent ) Including means to receive radially spaced axially extending projection on drive and driven members
  94           .... (4 indent ) Laminated element or plural elements abutting or spaced along rotational axis
  95           .... (5 indent ) With disparate spacer between plural separable elements
  96           ... (3 indent ) Laminated element or plural elements abutting or spaced along axis of rotation
  97           . (1 indent ) Element is a torsion bar having a longitudinal axis coincident with the rotational axis
  98           . (1 indent ) Element is plate with external edge completely surrounding rotational axis (e.g., disc)
  99           .. (2 indent ) Plural axially spaced plates
  100           . (1 indent ) Element is leaf spring
  101           .. (2 indent ) Bowed
  102           SEPARATE COUPLING DEVICE MOVABLE RADIALLY OF AXES OF TORQUE TRANSMITTING MEMBERS TO ACCOMMODATE PARALLEL, MISALIGNED AXES (E.G., OLDHAM COUPLING)
  103           . (1 indent ) Coupling device includes rolling body for transmitting torque
  104           . (1 indent ) Coupling device has aperture or groove for receiving complemenatry driving projection on torque transmitting members
  105           .. (2 indent ) Projection-receiving slot extends completely through thickness dimension of coupler
  106           COUPLING ACCOMMODATES DRIVE BETWEEN MEMBERS HAVING MISALIGNED OR ANGULARLY RELATED AXES
  107           . (1 indent ) Coupling between wheel and vertically oriented shaft (e.g., millstone)
  108           .. (2 indent ) Wheel mounted on rolling body
  109           . (1 indent ) Coupling includes relatively movable gear segments
  110           . (1 indent ) Coupling transmits torque via semicylindrical segments separated by pivot pin (e.g., slipper bearing)
  111           . (1 indent ) Tripod coupling
  112           . (1 indent ) Coupling transmits torque via radially directed pin
  113           .. (2 indent ) With additional axially spaced torque-transmitting coupling which facilitates relative movement between members
  114           ... (3 indent ) Radially directed pin in each coupling
  115           .... (4 indent ) Pin slidable axially in slot
  116           .... (5 indent ) Axially spaced pin-carrying parts interconnected by pivotal head and socket centering joint
  117           .... (4 indent ) Plural pins in each coupling with pin ends spaced 90 degrees apart
  118           .... (5 indent ) Axially spaced pin-carrying parts interconnected by pivotal head and socket centering joint
  119           .... (4 indent ) Pins in sequential couplings oriented at right angles to each other
  120           .. (2 indent ) Pin slidable axially in slot
  121           ... (3 indent ) Pin carried by intermediate element and slidable axially in slots in both coupled members
  122           ... (3 indent ) Pin carries disparate sleeve engaged with slot walls
  123           .... (4 indent ) Sleeve rotatable about pin axis
  124           .... (5 indent ) Sleeve has spherical or semi-spherical bearing surface
  125           .. (2 indent ) Plural pins received in conforming apertures in ring
  126           ... (3 indent ) Split ring
  127           .. (2 indent ) With particular balancing means
  128           .. (2 indent ) With particular bearing cup surrounding pin end
  129           ... (3 indent ) Spherical or semi-spherical cup
  130           ... (3 indent ) And disparate device for securing cup to pin or receiver
  131           ... (3 indent ) And flexible seal
  132           .. (2 indent ) With particular bearing or bushing mounted on pin
  133           .. (2 indent ) With particular flexible seal
  134           .. (2 indent ) With particular yoke providing pin-receiving aperture
  135           ... (3 indent ) Split yoke
  136           .. (2 indent ) Plural pins carried by intermediate member with pin ends spaced 90 degrees apart
  137           . (1 indent ) Coupling transmits torque via axially directed pin radially spaced from rotational axis
  138           .. (2 indent ) Particular pivotal mounting for pin
  139           . (1 indent ) Coupling transmits torque via radially spaced ball
  140           .. (2 indent ) With additional axially spaced torque-transmitting coupling which facilitates relative movement between members
  141           .. (2 indent ) Ball mounted in groove for relative axial movement with respect to coupled member
  142           ... (3 indent ) Mounted for relative axial movement with respect to both coupled members
  143           .... (4 indent ) Grooves formed in radially overlapping elements
  144           .... (5 indent ) Intersecting grooves
  145           .... (5 indent ) With intermediate positioning cage for ball
  146           ..... (6 indent ) Bottom wall of groove in outer member is parallel to axial centerline of outer member (e.g., internally grooved cylinder)
  147           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via intermediate element
  148           .. (2 indent ) Element carries or receives hook on opposite ends for connection to drive and driven members (e.g., link chain)
  149           .. (2 indent ) Axially intermeshing teeth
  150           .. (2 indent ) Intermediate element located between overlapping surfaces on drive and driven members
  151           ... (3 indent ) Intermediate element is externally grooved or ribbed sphere
  152           ... (3 indent ) Plural circumferentially spaced intermediate elements
  153           .. (2 indent ) Intermediate element includes internal openings at opposite ends for receiving axially spaced ends on drive and driven members
  154           ... (3 indent ) Intermeshing teeth on element and members
  155           .. (2 indent ) Intermediate element includes external surface at opposite ends received in complementary openings in axially spaced ends of driving and driven members driven members
  156           ... (3 indent ) Intermeshing teeth on element and members
  157           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via intermeshing teeth on drive and driven members
  158           .. (2 indent ) Teeth on radially overlapping surfaces
  159           ... (3 indent ) Spherical or semispherical surfaces
  160           COUPLING FACILITATES RELATIVE ROTARY DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN COUPLED MEMBERS
  161           . (1 indent ) Members coupled via axially movable, resiliently biased intermediate element
  162           COUPLING FACILITATES RELATIVE AXIAL MOTION BETWEEN COUPLED MEMBERS
  163           . (1 indent ) Coupling between rotary drive table and axially movable drill string
  164           .. (2 indent ) Coupler includes endless belt or chain run engageable with drill string and moveable in direction of axial advance
  165           .. (2 indent ) Coupler includes antifriction rolling body engageable with drill string
  166           ... (3 indent ) With screw device for adjusting radial position of rolling body
  167           . (1 indent ) Coupler includes antifriction rolling body engageable with axially moveable member
  168           .. (2 indent ) Recirculating rolling bodies
  169           . (1 indent ) Including spring to bias member in axial direction
  170           HOUSING
  171           . (1 indent ) Rigid semispherical surface on one housing part slidably engaged with surface on mating housing part
  172           . (1 indent ) Telescoping cylindrical housing members
  173           . (1 indent ) Flexible housing
  174           .. (2 indent ) Helically coiled member
  175           .. (2 indent ) Corrugated structure
  176           . (1 indent ) Pivotally mounted housing supported for movement between open and closed positions
  177           . (1 indent ) Separably connected housings for separably connected shafts
  178           . (1 indent ) With rolling body supporting shaft in housing
  179           SHAFTING
  180           . (1 indent ) Particular vibration dampening or balancing structure
  181           . (1 indent ) Nonmetalic shaft or component
  182           . (1 indent ) With disparate device for coupling shaft to additional shaft or rotary body
  183           . (1 indent ) Hollow or layered shaft
  184           GUDGEONS
  185           MISCELLANEOUS
 
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  900           ELECTRICALLY INSULATIVE MEMBER
  901           RAPID ATTACHMENT OR RELEASE
  902           PARTICULAR MATERIAL
  903           . (1 indent ) Nonmetal
  904           HOMOKINETIC COUPLING
  905           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via radially extending pin
  906           . (1 indent ) Torque transmitted via radially spaced balls
 
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