| US Patent: 744,678 
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| Variable-Speed Mechanism | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Nicholas D. Chard (exact or similar names) - Cincinnati, OH |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jul. 28, 1903 |  
| Granted: | Nov. 17, 1903 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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                        Joel Havens
 "Vintage Machinery" entry for Lodge & Shipley Machine Tool Co.
 
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| Description: |  | Wood & Wood - patent attorneys 
My invention relates to a speed-variator in which a plurality of different-diameter gear wheels are disposed on parallel shafts and intermeshed, means being provided for simultaneously clutching any selected pair of intermeshed gear-wheels to their two shafts, respectively. My invention particularly relates to the construction and arrangement of the keys by means of which the clutch is effected. |  |