ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,951, issued on Oct. 20.
"Power takeoff assembly having a two-part shaft assembly" was invented by Brian D. Perry (Claremore, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to systems and methods of end-play adjustment in a PTO assembly utilizing a two-part shaft assembly in the PTO assembly. The two-part shaft assembly allows for the overall shaft assembly to effectively change length, allowing for the in-field adjustment of bearing end-play. The two-part shaft assembly includes a main shaft having a smaller diameter extension extending along the axis of the shaft, the extension having a face portion and a threade...