Abstract: An improved clutch basket assembly is disclosed. The improved clutch basket assembly provides improved wear resistance at the interfaces between friction discs and a clutch basket housing while allowing an operator to have improved clutch lever control and modulation when manually engaging or disengaging the clutch system. The improved clutch basket assembly includes a generally cylindrical clutch basket having a sidewall, a closed first end and an open second end. A plurality of removable pins is attached to the sidewall. A plurality of frictions disks is mounted in said clutch basket. The friction disks each have a plurality of positioning tabs extending out from a periphery of each of the friction disks. The positioning tabs are configured for engagement with at least one adjacent removable pin removably attached to the sidewall.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 30, 2020
Date of Patent:
February 6, 2024
Assignee:
Rekluse Racing LLC
Inventors:
Karl E. Jensen, Dayne Konrad, Jacob Good, Ian Shelman, Gabriel Sutherland, Christopher Bidondo, Sean G. Brown
Abstract: An improved master cylinder for use with a hydraulic clutch or hydraulic brake system. The master cylinder has a master cylinder body defining a bore. A piston is configured to slide in the bore when an actuation lever is compressed by a user. Sliding of the piston as a result of the depression of the lever causes the piston to depress a spring and to increase hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic line leading to the brake or clutch. A spring is configured to return the piston when pressure is released from the actuation lever. The master cylinder body in some embodiments is configured for lateral position adjustment relative to a mounting bracket. In some embodiments the master cylinder has a reservoir. The reservoir can be oriented at a tilted angle relative to the body of the master cylinder. In further embodiments the master cylinder has an outlet nut that is configured for attachment to the hydraulic line.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 8, 2021
Date of Patent:
June 13, 2023
Assignee:
Rekluse Racing LLC
Inventors:
Dayne H. Konrad, Ian R. Shelman, Karl E. Jensen, Sean G. Brown
Abstract: An improved adjuster for a clutch having an expanding friction disk. The improved adjuster allows desirable characteristics of a clutch pressure plate to be maintained while allowing an operator to bias the pressure plate into proper position to accommodate the function of the expanding friction disk.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 29, 2018
Date of Patent:
May 9, 2023
Assignee:
Rekluse Racing, LLC
Inventors:
Albert J. Youngwerth, Sean G. Brown, Karl E. Jensen, Logan P. Krueger, Gabe Sutherland, Sarah Haight, Dayne Konrad, Calvin Brown
Abstract: An improved clutch hub assembly is disclosed. The improved clutch hub assembly provides improved wear resistance at the interfaces between separator plates and a clutch hub while allowing an operator to have improved clutch lever control and modulation when manually engaging or disengaging the clutch system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 22, 2019
Date of Patent:
August 2, 2022
Assignee:
Rekluse Racing, LLC
Inventors:
Albert James Youngwerth, Sean G. Brown, Karl E. Jensen, Logan P. Krueger, Gabriel Sutherland, Sarah Haight, Dayne Konrad, Calvin Brown