Fluid transmission

Claim 1

A COMPOUNDED HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION COMPRISING A CLOSED FLUID CIRCUIT IN WHICH THE FLUID IS UNDER PRESSURE IN ONE DIRECTION, A BODY MEMBER HAVING INLET AND DISCHARGE PORTS AND A RECIPROCATING PISTON THEREIN, A HOLLOW PISTON ROD INTEGRAL WITH SAID PISTON, A FLOATING VALVE ROD HAVING A PLURALITY OF SLOSH-PREVENTING APERTURES THEREIN AND A PISTON THEREON EXTENDING THROUGH SAID PISTON AND PISTON ROD, A VALVE CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE ROD, AN ANNULAR ROW OF PORTS IN SAID VALVE AT EACH END THEREOF FOR COMMUNICATION WITH SAID INLET AND DISCHARGE PORTS, PRESSURE RESPONSIVE SPRINGS POSITIONED IN SAID BODY FORE AND AFT OF THE PISTON HEAD ON SAID VALVE ROD AND COMPRESSION SPRINGS POSITIONED IN SAID BODY FORE AND AFT OF SAID VALVE, SAID SPRINGS AIDING AND GIVING IMPETUS TO SAID PISTON AND FOR ASSISTING THE RECIPROCATION OF SAID VALVE, ANNULAR PASSAGEWAYS IN SAID BODY THAT ARE ALTERNATELY IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID VALVE DURING THE RECIPROCATION OF SAID VALVE, LONGITUDINALLY-EXTENDING PASSAGEWAYS IN SAID BODY AND SAID PASSAGEWAYS ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE PORTS IN SAID VALVE, AND POSITIONING MEANS IN SAID BODY INTERMEDIATE OF SAID PORTS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID VALVE TO RETAIN THE PORTS IN SAID VALVE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE INLET AND DISCHARGE PORTS.