Adjustable clutch brake and method of use thereof

A method of adjusting a clutch brake comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a clutch brake comprising a first member and a second member, wherein said first member and said second member are adapted to be threadedly-engaged and wherein said first member comprises tabs thereon;
• threadably engaging said first member with said second member;
• inserting a fastener radially through said first member, wherein at least a portion of said fastener at least partially extends radially into a depression in a threaded portion of said second member, and wherein rotation of said first member relative to said second member is prevented by said fastener when said fastener at least partially extends radially into said depression;
• loosening said fastener until said fastener does not extend radially into said depression;
• and
• rotating said first member relative to said second member via imparting an impact to said tabs of said first member, causing said first member to rotate relative to said second member, whereby said clutch brake is expanded.

An adjustable clutch brake comprising:

• a first member comprising a first generally disc-shaped body having a central bore disposed therethrough, external threads disposed about at least a portion of said first generally disc-shaped body, at least one detent extending radially inward from said external threads, and at least one first external tab;
• a second member comprising a second generally disc-shaped body having a central bore disposed therethrough, internal threads disposed about said central bore, at least one bore extending radially outward through said second generally disc-shaped body from said central bore, and at least one second external tab;
• and
• at least one fastener,
• wherein said internal threads of said second member are threadably engageable with said external threads of said first member, wherein rotation of said second member with respect to said first member adjusts an axial dimension of said clutch brake, and wherein said at least one first external tab is disposed at a first angular displacement from said at least one detent and wherein said at least one second external tab is disposed at a second angular displacement from said at least one radial bore, said first angular displacement being equal to said second angular displacement such that when said at least one first external tab is aligned with said at least one second external tab, said at least one radial bore is aligned with said at least one detent.

A method of adjusting a clutch brake comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a clutch brake comprising a first member and a second member, wherein said first member and said second member are adapted to be threadedly-engaged;
• installing a first frictional pad on a first surface of said clutch brake;
• installing a second frictional pad on a second surface of said clutch brake;
• threadably engaging said first member with said second member;
• inserting a fastener radially through said first member,
• wherein at least a portion of said fastener at least partially extends radially into a depression in a threaded portion of said second member, wherein rotation of said first member relative to said second member is prevented by said fastener when said fastener at least partially extends radially into said depression, and wherein said first and second frictional pads are of differing thickness.