Multiple rotor induction motor unit

Claim 1

A MOTOR POWER UNIT COMPRISING, IN COOPERATIVE COMBINATION: A MAIN OUTPUT GEAR; A PLURALITY OF INTERMEDIATE GEAR SYSTEMS EACH INCLUDING AN OUTPUT GEAR DRIVINGLY MESHING WITH SAID MAIN OUTPUT GEAR, ELECTRIC MOTOR MEANS OF THE INDUCTIVE, SQUIRREL-CAGE, SHADED-POLE TYPE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF ROTORS, STATOR MEANS AND AN ENERGIZING WINDING FOR EACH SAID ROTOR; A DRIVING PINION ROTATED BY EACH ROTOR, EACH SAID PINION BEING SHIFTABLE INTO AND OUT OF DRIVING ENGAGEMENT WITH A CORRESPONDING GEAR MEANS CONSTITUTING A PART OF A CORRESPONDING ONE OF THE AFORESAID INTERMEDIATE GEAR SYSTEMS; TOGETHER WITH ELECTROMAGNETICALLY-ACTUATED MEANS INCLUDING THE APPERTAINING ROTOR ACTUATED IN A LINEAR DISPLACEMENT RESPONSIVE TO ENERGIZATION AND DEENERGIZATION OF THE APPERTAINING STATOR MEANS FOR MOVING A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID PINIONS INTO AND OUT OF DRIVING COOPERATION WITH THE CORRESPONDING INTERMEDIATE GEAR MEANS SUBSTANTIALLY IN SYNCHRONY WITH THE EXERTION AND CESSATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE ON THE APPERTAINING ROTOR RESULTING FROM ENERGIZATION AND DEENERGIZATION OF THE APPERTAINING STATOR MEANS AS AFORESAID BY THE CORRESPONDING WINDING; AND AN OPERATING CIRCUIT CONNECTING SAID WINDINGS IN A PREDETERMINED ELECTRICAL CONFIGURATION FROM A COMMON SOURCE OF SUPPLY FOR ENERGIZATION SIMULTANEOULY.