Governor rotor assembly

In a governor, the combination comprising:

• a housing having an inner surface generally circular in cross-section;
• first and second counterweight members, each of said counterweight members having a pivot pin adjacent an end thereof;
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• a one-piece rotor rotatably mounted within said housing, said rotor having a shaft, a base portion generally perpendicular to said shaft, and a cross-member spaced from and generally parallel to said base portion, said base portion being provided with a pair of diametrically opposed tangentially extending generally U-shaped recesses having the open ends thereof facing in the intended direction of rotation of said rotor, said cross-member having a second pair of diametrically opposed tangentially extending U-shaped recesses with the open ends thereof facing in a direction opposite the direction of intended rotation of said rotor, said second pair of recesses being in facing relation relative to said recesses in said base portion, one pair of facing recesses being so configured and so aligned for receiving therein a pivot pin of one of said counterweights with said pivot pin aligned generally parallel relative to said shaft whereby to enable said counterweight to be pivoted radially outwardly toward the inner surfaces of said housing during rotation of said rotor.