| Show A mechanical TRIUMPH I 1 AN INVENTION WHICH DOES AWAY I 1 WITH THE DEAD POINT IN THE CRANK crane thomas morton a member of the senior clad clam of racine college collee colle e and a resident of racine raeine has inv dinv invented anted an improvement pro upon t the he crank which is deemed by many practical engineers and scientific men likely to prove one of the most valuable and greatest inventions of the age Perso persons nf familiar with machinery are aware that there are two dead points in the crank where all the power is lost loat a balance wheel is necessary feces bary eary to carry the machinery beyond these points point the balance wheel is not able of itself to generate any force so that double the power is ia required one half to turn the machin machinery ery cry while the crank is working aud and the other half to give sufficient lelent momentum to thy the bllance wheel to carry the machinery beyond the points where the cranks cannot act fiot al mr r bortone Mor tone fould I 1 improvement m provo prove men meu t does away with the dead points entirely and keeps the power continually upon the long lever or as the engineers call it the half centre thus very nearly doubling the power and so BO saving a great amount of fuel in engines it can readily be applied to all kinds of crank machinery engines lathes sewing machines etc mr morton morion went in person to washington and procured a patent he said the men in the patent office pronounced his invention wholly new now from anything they had bad ever seen also the engineers at the capitol building gave as their opinion that it was a very excellent improvement and a perfect success not one bab has given a reason why it will not work and the only argument raised against it is ia that it has been labored at ever since feam engines were first invented many men have spent their fortunes and lives in searching after it and people cannot believe that mr morton morion being young and not a practical mEc mechanic haule hauie has really found the secret the simplicity of the invention is almost ridiculous and makes one laugh and wonder why it was never thought of before it con eon elsts of a ratchet wheel which takes the place of the crank over this ratchet wheel runs a frame in the two sides side of which are movable cogs or bawls pawls when the connecting rod drives the frame out the cogs on one side act upon the teeth of the wheel and carry it half way round while at the bame fame time the cogs on the opposite side working in a contra ry direction when touched by the teeth of the wheel are thrown out of the way and the instant they scrape tho teeth of the wheel they they the y adjust themselves by their own weight or by means of springs and so BO are ate ready to carry the wheel the remaining half revolution when the connecting rod la ia drawn in thus a revolution is obtained with every stroke of the piston and no time is lost mr morton got up the invention and demonstrated it in two days and declares that he never thought of it before in his life in fact he be never dever knew that there was anything wanting in the crank his surprise can only be imagined when he found that his bim sim simple little idea had opened a prospect for fame and wealth racine bacine Ms argus |
