Overrunning clutch and retainer and roller assembly therefor

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The overrunning clutch retainer includes circumferentially spaced crossbars extending between longitudinally spaced rims with the rims and crossbars defining pockets sufficiently large to contain a plurality of rollers such as trunnion ended rollers. A flexible spring associated with each of the crossbars is adapted to contact the nearest roller in the pocket and urge the contacted roller circumferentially so that the force exerted by the spring is transmitted to all the rollers in the pocket. The retainer and roller assembly is placed in the annular space between an outer member and an inner member of less outside diameter than the inside diameter of the outer member. The outer member is …