Fluid motor or pump

Claim 1

A FLUID TORQUE-TRANSMITTING MACHINE COMPRISING A STATIONARY SUPPORTING MEMBER, A SPINDLE, A DRIVE FLANGE RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON SAID SPINDLE AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE SOCKET, SAID SPINDLE BEING MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER, A YOKE, PIVOT PINS ON WHICH SAID YOKE IS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER, SAID PIVOT PINS BEING ALIGNED ON AN AXIS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE AXIS OF SAID SPINDLE SO THAT THE CENTER LINE OF THE YOKE CAN BE INCLINED WITH RESPECT TO THE SPINDLE AXIS, A CYLINDER BARREL MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN SAID YOKE AND HAVING ITS ROTARY AXIS AT RIGHT ANGLE TO SAID PIN AXIS, AT LEAST ONE HOLLOW CONNECTING ROD TERMINATING ON ONE END IN A HOLLOW PISTON AND TERMINATING WITH ITS OTHER END IN A BALL RECEIVED FOR CONNECTION IN SAID SOCKET OF SAID DRIVE FLANGE FOR UNIVERSALLY ARTICULATEDLY CONNECTING SAID PISTON TO SAID FLANGE, A TUBE HAVING A CYLINDER AND BOTTOM, SAID PISTON BEING DISPLACEABLY DISPOSED IN SAID CYLINDER IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE PISTON AND CYLINDER TO EACH OTHER DURING OPERATION OF SAID PUMP OR MOTOR IS ALONG A COMMON AXIS, SAID TUBE BEING MOUNTED WITH ITS BOTTOM ON SAID CYLINDER BARREL SO THAT UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID PISTON INTO SAID CYLINDER, THE FORCE EXERTED UPON SAID CYLINDER TRAVERSES SAID CYLINDER BARREL, AND RESILIENT MEANS FOR ARTICULATEDLY CONNECTING THE BOTTOM OF SAID TUBE HAVING A CYLINDER TO SAID CYLINDER BARREL TO TAKE UP THE SUCTION FORCE DURING THE SUCTION STOKE OF SAID PISTON IN SAID CYLINDER.