Motion converter

Claim 1

Apparatus for converting reciprocating or oscillating motion to uni-directional motion including: a frame; first and second coaxial shafts rotatably mounted in said frame; drive means mounted on one end of said first shaft and means on one end of said second shaft in juxtaposition to said drive means operable to partake of driving forces generated by said drive means; said drive means cooperating with a plurality of rotatable stub shafts, journalled in said frame for limited pivotal movement about one end and having a driving member on the opposite end thereof, wherein such cooperation between said first shaft and said stub shafts, imparts proportional rotation to said stub shafts upon rotation of said first shaft in either direction; said driving members on said stub shafts cooperating with said means on said second shaft to impart driving forces thereto; and shifting means cooperating with said stub shafts to cause said stub shafts to pivot from a first position to a second position as said first shaft changes direction of rotation; whereby, rotation of said first shaft in either direction will impart uni-directional motion to said second shaft; means on said second shaft compromising a hollow torroidal body slotted on a surface opposite said first shaft and wherein said driving means on said stub shafts comprise spherical ends faced with frictional materials.