Bayonet clutch

See Clutch.
(Mach.) a clutch in which connection is made by means of bayonets attached to arms sliding on a feathered shaft. The bayonets slide through holes in a crosshead fastened on the shaft.

See also: Bayonet, Clutch

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.