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Countershaft transmission

CA 1231556 A · Owner: Caterpillar Inc. · Inventors: Krause, Michael W.; Windish, Willis E.

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Countershaft Transmission A countershaft transmission provides at least three forward and three reverse speeds and includes a first countershaft having a second gear secured thereto, a third gear rotatable thereon and a first, clutch for connecting the third gear thereto. A second countershaft has a fourth gear secured thereto which is intermeshed with the second gear, a fifth gear rotatable thereon, a sixth gear rotatable thereon a, seventh gear secured thereto, a second clutch for connecting the fifth gear thereto, and a third clutch for connecting the sixth gear thereto. A first gear is adapted to drive one of the side-by-side third and fifth gears, and a third countershaft is disposed …

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  • Granted January 19, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 19, 2005.
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FiledApril 29, 1985
GrantedJanuary 19, 1988
Term endedJanuary 19, 2005
Patent numberCA 1231556 A
Classification (IPC)F16H3/08

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedApril 29, 1985Patent grantedJan 19, 1988Term endedJan 19, 2005

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