Centrifugal propulsion drive and steering mechanism

Claim 1

A centrifugal propulsion drive and steerable mechanism comprising a power-rotated drive shaft, a base plate structure centrally connected to the drive shaft to be rotated thereby, gyratory power work arms respectively pivotally connected at their inner ends to the rotatable base plate structure on the respective opposite sides of the drive shaft evenly radiallyspaced therefrom and along a diameter taken through the shaft axis, flyweights with arms respectively pivotally connected to the outer free ends of the respective flyweights power arms and extending in a restrictive manner from the leading edges thereof, a thrust-producing weight arm fixedly carried upon the base plate to be rotated therewith and extending in radially alignment with the shaft axis and outwardly from the base plate, said thrust weight arm extending at an angle generally normal to the diameter alignment of the pivotally connected inner ends of the gyratory power work arms with the base plate, a corresponding reversely driven thrust-producing weight arm rotatably connected to the power-rotated drive shaft to be turned thereabout independently of the base plate, said driven thrust-producing weight arm extending radially outwardly from the drive shaft to the same extent that the fixed thrust weight extends so that their weights will superimpose one another at times of rotation of and in the direction of movement of the mechanism, a counter shaft geared to the power-rotated drive shaft for revese rotation thereof and to the corresponding of the reversely driven thrust producing weight arm to reversely drive the same in union with and in opposition to the base plate fixed thrust-producing weight arm, said thrust producing weight arms superimposing on the line of directed movement of the mechanism both forwardly and rearwardly thereof and their thrust strokes or impulses being made with their rearward Movement, power arm stops carried upon the base plate structure respectively to allow the respective gyratory power arms to be normally urged in a position thereon out of alignment with the diameter through the drive shaft axis and the pivots of the power arms and in the direction of movement of the mechanism, a pulley lever-like device offset from the drive shaft and free of the base plate and including an extensible cable connected between the gyratory power arms to normally urge them against the forwardly disposed spring biased stops periodically to lessen the effective length of the flyweight gyratory work arms and thereby relax the flyweight gyratory work arms at the time the reverselyoperated thrust weight arms are making their effective thrust stroke rearward movements to cause the direction movement of the mechanism, said pulley lever-like device permitting a shortening of its extensible cable and the releasing of the gyratory power work arms and flyweights for maximum power effect with returning of the thrust-producing weights preparatory to their forward superimposed positions for further rearward thrust strokes, whereby power will be supplied to cause directional movement of the mechanism and a vehicle attached thereto.