NEW MOTIVE POWER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1849, 5 February 1889, Page 2

NEW MOTIVE POWER.

Mr W. Reeves, of Rangiora, in conjunction with Messrs E. Reece and Sons, has taken out a patent for a new motive power, the invention of Mr Reeves, who has spent a life-time in perfecting it, and is confident of its success. Me A. H. Hart, of Colombo street, patent agent, has tbe plans and specifications of the invention, which is called, (( The Desideratum Automatic Motive Power." Tbia invention is an automatic machine for creating motive power, and consists of a framework of wood braced at the angles with strong cast iron plates. Attached to this framework, on each side, are two continuous wrought iron guide-rails held in position by cast iron brackets, which are connected at tbe top by wrought ire n straps. A number of runners work In these guide-rails round the framewrajr, each runner consisting of two cog wheels attached to a spindle, having a drum or barrel in the centre with flanged ends j this spindle is bored out at each end to receive a casting, having a ring at each end on which two email metal rollers revolve, tanning between the guide-rails before mentioned. Tbe runners are connected by means of strong belting or a /suitable chain, fastened to the drum or barrel of each runner; the spindle of each runner is turned round, winding up each length of belting or chain, until the runners close np to each other. Two endless chains, bearing hooks, work over two sets of sprocket wheels, and the runners in descending hang on to these, thus giving motion to the driving shaft. The rnnners, on arriving at the bottom of the vertical portion of the framework, become disconnected with tbe chain, and run along the horizontal portion, unwind-, ing the canvass belting as they travel. On arriving at the end of the horizontal portion the belting begins to ascend the inclined portion of tbe framework, a contrivance relieving it from pressure. Two rows of metal cogging engage the wheels of the, runners, and thus the canvass belting or chain is wound up until it reaches the point from which it originally started, when the process begins again. This power, which requires no attention, could be used to pump water when it was not used for other purposes; the water thus raised could be applied to assist ip raising the runners by attaching a lArjtfer wheel to the top shaft, which carries large sprocket wheels, such wheel having a belting and pockets to receive the water. The patentee does not confine himself to any shape, size or materials in the construction of his invention. —-Lyttelton Times,