Gasoline engine governor

Claim 1

AN AUTOMATIC GOVERNOR FOR A GASOLINE ENGINE HAVING A ROTOR WITH VANES AND A CARBURETOR WITH A ROTATABLE THROTTLE PLATE FOR CONTROLLING FLOW OF FUEL THROUGH THE CARBURETOR, COMPRISING A CONTROL MEMBER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID ENGINE AND HAVING AN AIR VANE EXTENDING TO ONE SIDE OF THE PIVOT AXIS AND EXPOSED TO THE AIR STREAM CREATED BY SAID ROTOR VANES TO PIVOT SAID CONTROL MEMBER IN ONE DIRECTION AND WITH SAID CONTROL MEMBER HAVING AN END EXTENDING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID PIVOT AXIS, A SHAFT ATTACHED TO SAID THROTTLE PLATE, A PLATE FIXEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID SHAFT, SAID END OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER AND SAID PLATE BEING IN CONTACT WITH ONLY A SLIDING CONTACT THEREBETWEEN AT A LOCATION OFFSET FROM THE AXIS OF SAID SHAFT AND WITH THE SLIDING CONTACT BEING ADAPTED TO TRANSMIT THE PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER TO SAID SHAFT AND ROTATE THE LATTER AND SAID THROTTLE PLATE, AND YIELDING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL MEMBER FOR BIASING THE LATTER IN THE PIVOTAL DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO SAID ONE DIRECTION URGED BY THE AIR STREAM.