Abstract: A synchronizing ring (1) adapted for use in a gear clutch where the ring includes an annular body (2) formed of a chip-free material, such as a metallic body of forged or sintered material or a plastic, and having a generally conical friction surface (6) with a fibrous friction lining (3) cemented thereto. The ring has one or more generally axially extending grooves (5) formed in the friction material to provide for draining of oil during operation of the ring.

Abstract: A freewheel clutch includes a ladder-like guide band, and a cage for receiving and retaining a group of wedging gripping members in an annular space between a pair of concentric races, preferably the cage is formed from a flexible flat strip having windows defined therein including supports and resilient biasing lugs formed by the edges of the windows and having radially extending supports all unitary with the strip, opposite end windows being over-lappable and interlockable with each other to form an annular cage, the guide band may be formed of a rubber-like material or a combination of a molded material and wire, or by a continuously coiled wire defining a group of adjacent coils alternately joined by their ends forming spacers for the gripper elements.

Abstract: A free-wheel clutch includes segmental cage members spaced annularly between inner and outer races of the clutch members, each segmental cage member serves as a retainer for a gripper and its associated energizing spring and in addition serves as bearing means for maintaining concentricity between the inner and outer races, various examples are shown and described.