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and the latter have laterally extending rims
which extend over the outer ends of the
dogs 20'to be engaged thereby. When the
pulleys turn to the right under the influence
5 of the weighted connections 15 the dogs 20
release their grip, but when the pulleys 12
are turned to the left under the influence
of the descending weight of the floats the
dogs 20 grip the rim 23 and cause the shaft
10 10 to rotate with the pulleys. By provid-
ing a plurality of floats, pulleys and in-
termediate connections the shaft 10 has prac-
tically a continuous rotary movement im-
parted thereto, since some one or more of the
15 floats will gravitate while others are rising
on the crest -of the waves so as to descend
when the wave recedes. The springs 22 are'
expansible and of helical form and possess
sufficient tension to cause the dogs 20 to in-
20 stantly and firmly grip the rims of the
pulleys when the floats descend and to re-
lease their hold upon said rims when the
floats rise.
From the foregoing description, taken in
25 connection with the accompanying draw-
ings, the advantages of the construction and
of the method of operation will be readily
apparent to those skilled in the art to which
the invention appertains, and while I have
30 described the principle of operation of the
invention, together with the device which
I now consider to be the embodiment there-
of, I desire to have it understood that the
device shown is merely illustrative, and thatsuch changes may be made when desired as 35
are within the scope of the claim appended
hereto.
having thus described the invention what
is claimed as new, is
A wave motor comprising a framework 40
embodying spaced rows of piles, headers
connecting the upper ends of the piles, cross
pieces connecting the headers, uprights
mounted upon end portions of the cross pieces
upper cross pieces supported upon the up- 45.
rights, braces between the lower ends of the -
uprights and the upper cross pieces, tie rods
connecting end portions of the upper and
lower cross pieces and the lower ends of the
uprights, a line shafting mounted upon the 50
upper cross pieces, pulleys loosely mounted
upon the line shafting, flexible connections
secured to the pulleys and wound thereon-
in one direction, floats attached to the lower
ends of the flexible connections, other flexi- 55
ble connections attached to the pulleys and
wound thereon in an opposite direction to
the first mentioned flexible connections,
weights attached to the last mentioned flexi-
ble connections, and a ratchet connection be- 60
tween each of the pulleys and the line
shafting.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature
in presence of two witnesses.
WILLIAM W. FORD.
Witnesses:
FRANK SMART
Jos. A. SITH.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,
Washington, D. C."2
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Ford, William W. Wave Motor, patent, July 11, 1911; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth512570/m1/4/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.