US Patent: 68,674
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| Wind Wheel
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Patentee:
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| Leonard H. Wheeler (exact or similar names) - Beloit, Rock County, WI |
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Patent Dates:
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| Granted: |
Sep. 10, 1867 |
| Reissue Information: |
| Reissued as RE5,531 (Aug. 12, 1873) |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Eclipse Windmill Co.
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Description: |
| Abstract:
The object of my invention is to provide a vane which will more effectually regulate and control the motion of the common windmill, thereby preventing the inconvenience arising from irregularity of motion and the danger of breakage, as in the case of high winds, &c. and its nature consists, firstly, in the use of a substantial frame having an upper and lower part made of light material, and of such height as will give a suitable support to the double attachment of the tail of the vane, and so arranging said attachments as to swing on the frame and throw the tail of the vane more or less in or out of the wind, as the case may re- quire, and in the use of weights and pulleys which are operated in combination with a side wing for throwing the wind-wheel into or out of the wind, according to its velocity, and, further, in arranging locks at the tail of the vane to prevent its being thrown out of position; secondly, in the use of a cylindrical pivot, through which the pulley-cords and connecting-rods are made to pass, and in providing guides for the support of said cords and rod, and also suitable bearings in the stock supporting the pivot to revolve in.
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