Patent ID: 9362803
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: F03G,H02J,H02K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A device for harvesting a back and forth linear kinetic energy and converting it to a rotational kinetic energy, the device comprising: a belt having a first belt end and a second belt end; a pilot gear having an axle, wherein the pilot gear is configured to engage a central portion of the belt and the axle is configured to be rotatably accepted within a slot; a left gear; a right gear; and a transmission mechanism which provides unidirectional rotation of the left gear and the right gear independent of the motion of the belt and the pilot gear, wherein movement of the belt to the left or right moves the pilot gear to the left or right within the slot so that the pilot gear becomes engaged alternatively with the left gear or the right gear.