Gravity motor and method
OwnerStanley Cieslak, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A gravity motor wherein a beam is pivotally mounted intermediate its opposite ends for oscillation in a vertical plane about a pivot point on a support structure. A moveable weight is slidably connected to the beam for reciprocal movement between the opposite ends of the beam past the pivot point. A drive unit is mounted and engaged for driving the weight back and forth between opposite ends of the beam thereby causing reciprocation of the beam about the pivot point by gravity to rotate a shaft in order to generate electricity or to provide other motor functions.
Claims8
A gravity motor comprising:
- a support structure;
- a beam pivotally mounted intermediate its opposite ends to said support structure for oscillation about a pivot point in a vertical plane;
- a moveable weight slidably connected to said beam for reciprocal movement between said opposite ends and past said pivot point;
- and
- a drive unit mounted and engaged for driving said weight back and forth between said opposite ends thereby causing reciprocation of said beam about said pivot point by gravity.
A method of producing rotational torque using gravitational pull, the method comprising:
- attaching a beam to a horizontal rotatable shaft intermediate its opposite ends;
- slidably mounting a movable weight on said beam for reciprocal movement between said opposite ends and past said shaft;
- and
- driving said weight back and forth between said opposite ends and thereby reciprocating said beam in a vertical plane for rotatably driving said shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.