Fluid and vehicle propelling device

Claim 1

IN A PROPELLING DEVICE, A HOUSING HAVING A CENTRAL SUPPORTING SECTION AND FORWARD AND REARWARD TRUNCATED CONVERGING HOUSING SECTIONS CONTAINING AN INTAKE OPENING AT THE FRONT END AND AN OUTLET OPENING AT THE REAR END, A TRUNCATED CONICAL ROTOR WITIN THE FORWARD HOUSING SECTION, DRIVE MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID CENTRAL SUPPORTING SECTION FOR ROTATING SAID ROTOR, VANES EXTENDING FROM SAID ROTOR FOR PROPELLING FLUID ENTERING THE INLET OPENING TO THE REAR THEREOF, SAID CENTRAL SUPPORTING SECTION HAVING AN ANNULAR PASSAGEWAY COMMUNICATING WTH THE ANNULAR PASSAGEWAY BETWEEN SAID ROTOR AND FORWARDLY EXTENDING HOUSING SECTION, A TRUNCATED CONICAL STATOR IN THE REARWARD HOUSING SECTION, VANES ON SAID TRUNCATED CONICAL SECTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM INTO A PASSAGEWAY THEREABOUT, SAID DRIVE MEANS EMBODYING TELESCOPE SHAFTS, THE OUTER SHAFT SUPPORTING AND DRIVING SAID ROTOR, THE INNER SHAFT SUPPORTING AND DRIVING SAID STATOR, AND MANS FOR RETAINING ONE OF SAID SHAFTS STATIONARY WHEN THE OTHER IS ROTATED FOR REVERSING THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE FLUID THROUGH THE DEVICE.