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Abstract:
My invention relates to certain improvements in what are known as, gas or explosive engines.
Claim:
In a gas-engine, a cylinder with a piston reciprocating therein and a means for supplying gas or explosive vapor to the interior of the cylinder, with inlet-valve, governor, and exhaust-valve, as shown, in combination with a spring-arm projecting into the cylinder and forming one electrode, a horizontal rotary shaft extending through the side of the cylinder explosion-chamber to form the other electrode and having its inner end slotted, a radial arm f, fitted to the slot, and a set-screw by which the arm is secured and its radial length is regulated with reference to the elastic electrode. |
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