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Controllable gyroscopic propulsion apparatus

  • US 5,054,331 A
  • Filed: 01/18/1990
  • Issued: 10/08/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for converting rotary motion to linear motion, said apparatus comprising:

  • a base;

    a shaft rotatably mounted on said base, said shaft having a long axis;

    a cylindrical frame attached to said shaft and rotating therewith;

    a plurality of rods slidably and horizontally carried by said cylindrical frame;

    a plurality of weights connected to with said shaft and rotating therewith;

    attaching means for attaching each one of said plurality of weights to one of said plurality of rods so that said weights move radially as said rods slide horizontally within said cylindrical frame; and

    controlling means for controlling said plurality of rods so that each of said weights is moved by one of said rods a desired distance between a first and a second position, each one of said desired distances relating to each other of said desired distances so as to form one set of a plurality of sets of related desired distances, each of said sets propelling said apparatus in one direction.

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