Cosine-secant multiplier

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1. A COSINE-SECANT MULTIPLIER, COMPRISING:

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1. A COSINE-SECANT MULTIPLIER, COMPRISING:
- A FRAME;
  
  A CYLINDRICAL DRUM AXIALLY ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID FRAME;
  
  A SUBSTANTIALLY SPHERICAL BALL ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID FRAME IN DRIVING CONTACT WITH SAID DRUM AND BEING ROTATABLE ON AN AXIS PARALLEL IN ONE PLANE WITH THE AXIS OF THE DRUM;
  
  DRIVING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DRUM AND SAID BALL TO ROTATE THE SAME SELECTIVELY;
  
  CONTROL MEANS TO TILT SAID BALL ABOUT AN AXIS NORMAL TO THE ROTATIONAL AXIS THEREOF, WHEREBY THE BALL ROTATIONAL AXIS IS INCLINED AT A SELECTED ANGLE RELATIVE TO THE ROTATIONAL AXIS OF SAID DRUM;
  
  SAID DRUM BEING AXIALLY SLIDABLE;
  
  AND MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID CONTROL MEANS WITH SAID DRUM TO SLIDE THE DRUM AND MAINTAIN SLIP-FREE CONTACT OF THE BALL AND DRUM AS THE BALL IS TILTED.

2. A COSINE-SECANT MULTIPLIER, COMPRISING:
- A FRAME;
  
  A DRUM SHAFT AXIALLY ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID FRAME;
  
  A CYLINDRICAL DRUM ROTATABLE WITH AND AXIALLY SLIDABLE ON SAID DRUM SHAFT;
  
  A CAGE MOUNTED IN SAID FRAME AND BEING TILTABLE ABOUT AN AXIS NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF SAID DRUM;
  
  A SUBSTANTIALLY SPHERICAL BALL MOUNTED IN SAID CAGE AND HAVING A SUPPORT SHAFT ROTATABLE ON AN AXIS PARALLEL IN ONE PLANE TO THE AXIS OF SAID DRUM, SAID BALL BEING IN DRIVING CONTACT WITH SAID DRUM;
  
  A DRIVE SHAFT COUPLED TO ROTATE SAID BALL ABOUT THE AXIS OF SAID SUPPORT SHAFT;
  
  CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CAGE TO TILT THE ROTATIONAL AXIS OF SAID BALL RELATIVE TO THE AXIS OF SAID DRUM;
  
  AND MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID CAGE WITH SAID DRUM TO SLIDE THE DRUM AS THE ROTATIONAL AXIS OF SAID BALL IS TILTED AND MAINTAIN SLIP-FREE CONTACT BETWEEN THE BALL AND DRUM.

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