Patents Assigned to Ernest J. Sims, Jr.
  • Coupling for disconnecting a motor drive and driven accessory
    Patent number: 4184345
    Abstract: A motor drive is connected to an accessory by a splined shaft which in turn s connected to one end of a sleeve. The other end of the sleeve is threaded to a shaft associated with the accessory. The accessory shaft is also connected to the sleeve thereto by a shear pin. When the pin is sheared, the sleeve is rotated relative to the accessory shaft until the splined shaft is disconnected from the motor drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1980
    Assignees: Ernest J. Sims, Jr., Nathan M. Goodman, custodian for Michelle B. and Michael W. Goodman, Milton Tottle, Howard Rosenbloom, Robert Mooney
    Inventor: Jerome J. Cutler