Counteractuated articulated waterwheels

Claim 2

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the opEn ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, and which buckets are counteractuated so that, as thrusting buckets are forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action, the buckets adjacent to the thrusting buckets are forced into extended positions away from the hub.

Claim 3

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, and each of which buckets is equipped with two opposite crank arms which are counterconnected to the opposite crank arms of adjacent buckets by connecting rods, and by means of which counterconnection thrusting buckets, that have been forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action, force their adjacent buckets into extended positions away from the hub.

Claim 4

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, and each of which buckets is equipped with two opposite crank arms which are counterconnected to the opposite crank arms of adjacent buckets by connecting rods, and by means of which counterconnection thrusting buckets, that have been forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action, force their adjacent buckets into extended positions away from the hub.

Claim 5

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, and each of which buckets is equipped with two opposite crank arms which are counterconnected to the opposite crank arms of adjacent buckets by spring loaded, shock absorbing struts, and by means of which counterconnection thrusting buckets, that have been forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action, force their adjacent buckets into extended positions away from the hub.

Claim 6

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, and each of which buckets is equipped with two opposite crank arms which are counterconnected to the opposite crank arms of adjacent buckets by spring loaded, shock absorbing struts, and by means of which counterconnection thrusting buckets, that have been forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action, force their adjacent buckets into extended positions away from the hub.

Claim 7

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water, and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, and which buckets are equipped with crank arms which are connected to the hub by springs, and which springs are so tensioned that they will yield and allow thrusting buckets to be forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action and, at the same time, counteractuate the buckets adjacent to the thrusting buckets into extended positions away from the hub.

Claim 8

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water, and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, and which buckets are equipped with crank arms which are connected to the hub by springs, and which springs are so tensioned that they will yield and allow thrusting buckets to be forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action and, at the same time, counteractuate the buckets adjacent to the thrusting buckets into extended positions away from the hub.

Claim 9

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water, and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, and which buckets are eqUipped with lobes which impinge upon one or more pneumatic bladders mounted on the hub, and which pneumatic bladders are so inflated that they yield and allow thrusting buckets to be forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action and, at the same time, counteractuate the buckets adjacent to the thrusting buckets into extended positions away from the hub.

Claim 10

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water, and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, and which buckets are eqUipped with lobes which impinge upon one or more pneumatic bladders mounted on the hub, and which pneumatic bladders are so inflated that they yield and allow thrusting buckets to be forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action and, at the same time, counteractuate the buckets adjacent to the thrusting buckets into extended positions away from the hub.

Claim 11

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water, and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, which buckets are provided with a means of counteractuation, and which means of counteractuation yields and allows thrusting buckets to be forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action and, at the same time, counteractuates the buckets adjacent to the thrusting buckets into extended positions away from the hub.

Claim 12

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water, and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, which buckets are provided with a means of counteractuation, and which means of counteractuation yields and allows thrusting buckets to be forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action and, at the same time, counteractuates the buckets adjacent to the thrusting buckets into extended positions away from the hub.

Claim 13

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water, and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, said buckets being counteractuated so that, as thrusting buckets are forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action, the buckets adjacent to the thrusting buckets are forced into extended positions away from the hub, and which open-ended buckets are so configured that their after openings are smaller than their forward openings.

Claim 14

A counteractuated articulated waterwheel, driven by a conventional power source, and consisting of a hub which rotates above the surface of the water, and open-ended buckets pivoted about its periphery which enter and exit the water as the hub rotates and swing about their pivots between a thrusting position against the hub and an extended position away from the hub, said hub being equipped with nests which close the open ends of the buckets when they are in the thrusting position and act as stops which restrict the swing of the buckets at their thrusting position and at their extended position, said buckets being counteractuated so that, as thrusting buckets are forced into their thrusting position against the hub by the thrusting action, the buckets adjacent to the thrusting buckets are forced into extended positions away from the hub, and which open-ended buckets are so configured that their after openings are smaller than their forward openings.