Abstract: A wheeled land vehicle in which at least one free-running ground-engaging wheel has power take-off means connected thereto for providing power in or on the said vehicle, such power take-off means including an input shaft coaxial with and drivingly connected to said ground-engaging wheel and extending inwardly therefrom through a non-rotary hollow axle shaft, and power take-off mechanism drivingly connected to the said input shaft and mounted in cantilever fashion on an inboard termination of said axle shaft.

Abstract: A wedge actuated brake assembly has movable brake shoes adapted to engage a surrounding brake drum with a housing having first and second openings therein. A plunger assembly is guided for linear movement in each of the first and second openings and adapted when urged out of the openings to force the shoe toward the drum. A flexible sealing member surrounds each of the first and second openings and each of the plunger assemblies. The flexible sealing member has a circular metallic body to be received within the end of each of the first and second openings to a depth determined by a radially extending lip formed thereon. The flexible sealing member includes a flexible boot bonded at one end to the circular metallic body. The boot is generally in the form of a truncated cone having a radially inwardly facing lip at its end opposite the end of the boot bonded to the circular metallic body.