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in the bracket to swing on an-axis transverse
to the base, a motor in connection with the
support and having its shaft at the center
thereof, and arranged in vertical position, a
5 pair of superposed rings connected with the
support at the top thereof and spaced apart
from each other, a pair of disks secured to-
gether in spaced relation and connected to
the shaft of the motor to rotate therewith,
1o said disks having a central magazine be-
tween the same, and a spiral passage lead-
ing from the magazine to the periphery of
the disks and opening at the periphery with
a portion radial to. the disks, said diskshav-
15 ing extensions at opposite sides of the said
opening extending across the space between
the rings and the disks, the rearmost exten-
sions having reduced portions moving be-
tween the rings, said rings having coacting
20 grooves tangential to the.disks and forming
a barrel, and having deflecting fingers at
the inner end of the barrel for engaging be-
tween a ball between the extensions of the
disks and a ball in the radial portion of the
25 passage, and means for feeding balls to the
magazine, said feeding means comprising an
elbow connected with the ring and having a
depending portion extending into the maga-
zine, a hopper having a chute fitting loosely
30 into the outer end of the elbow, and a con-
nection between the hopper and the support
for swinging the hopper in the opposite
direction to the swinging of the support.
2. A centrifugal gun comprising a base, a
35 bracket mounted to rotate on a vertical axis
on the base, a motor shaft journaled in the
bracket to swing on an' axis transverse to
the base, a motor connected with the sup-
port and having its shaft at the center there-
40 of and arranged in vertical position,. a pgir
of superposed rings connected with the sup-
port at the top thereof and spaced apart
from each other, a pair of disks secured to-
gether in spaced relation and connected to
45 the shaft of the motor, to rotate therewith,
said disks having a magazine between the
same, and a spiral passage leading from the
magazine to the periphery of the disks and
opening at the periphery with A portion ra-
50 dial to the disks, said disks having exten-
sions at opposite sides of the said opening
extending across the space between the rings
and the disks, the rearmost extensions hav-
ing' reduced portions moving between the
55 rings, said rings having coacting grooves
tangential to the disks forming a barrel, and
having deflecting fingers at the inner end
of the barrel for engaging between a ball
between the extensions of the disks and a
so ball in the radial portion of the passage,
and means for feeding balls to the magazine.
3. A centrifugal gun comprising a ring, a
motor supported by the ring and rigidly
connected therewith, a bracket in which the
65 support is journaled to swing on an axistransverse to the shaft of the motor, a base
on which the bracket is mounted to swing
on a vertical axis, a rotatable member con-
nected with the motor shaft and arranged
to rotate within the ring and spaced apart 70
from the ring, said- rotatable member hav-
ing a central magazine and a spiral passage,
and the ring having a passage tangential.
to the periphery of the rotatable member,
said rotatable member having extensions at 75
opposite sides of the outlet of the spiral
passage and extending across the space be-
tween the ring and the rotatable member,
the rotatable member having deflecting fin-
gers for engaging a ball held between the 80
extensions.
4. A centrifugal gun comprising a base,
a bracket rotatable on the base, a motor sup-
port mounted to swing on the bracket and
carrying a motor, a rotating member se- 85
cured to the motor shaft and having a cen-
tral magazine and a spiral passage leading
from the magazine to the periphery of the
member, the support carrying a ring en-
circling the rotating member and having a 90
bore substantially tangential to the said
member, said rotating member having
.means at the opposite sides of the outlet of
the passage for holding a ball between the
ring and the.member, and the ring having 95
means for deflecting a ball so held into the
bore, and means for swinging the support
on the bracket.
5. A centrifugal gun comprising a base, a
bracket rotatable on the base, a motor sup- ioo
port mounted to swing on the bracket and
carrying a motor, a rotating member se-
cured to the motor shaft and having a cen-
tral magazine and a spiral passage leading
from the magazine to the periphery of the 105
member, -the support carrying a ring en-
circling the rotating member and having a
bore tangential to the said member, and
means in connection with the ring and the
rotating member for guiding a ball into 11o
the bore at each complete revolution of the
member, said passage and bore having open-
ings to permit the circulation of air, and
means for feeding the balls to the magazine.
6. A centrifugal gun comprising a base, a 115
bracket rotatable on the base, a motor sup-
port mounted to swing on the bracket and
carrying a motor, a rotating member se-
cured to the motor shaft and having a cen-
tral magazine and a spiral passage leading 120
from the magazine to the periphery of the
member, the support carrying a ring en-
circling the rotating member and having a
bore substantially tangential to the said
member, and means in connection with the 125
ring and the rotating member for guiding a
ball into the bore at each complete revolu-
tion of the member.
7. A centrifugal gun comprising a sup-
port carrying a motor, a rotating member 130
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Brown, Archie Edwards. Centrifugal Gun., patent, September 25, 1917; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853799/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.