The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-04-21
PERPETUAL MOTION PATENTED.
The Inventor Sumter Architect, Mr..
D. 6. Zeigler-GenerateS Power
for Effective Work.
The State.

vented a machine for perpetual mo-
tion which he thinks has solved the
problem which has puzzled the world
up to this time. 1t is the first per
petual motion invention that the
United States government has allowed
a patent for in 40 years. 1t has also
been patented in every foreign coun-
try. Mr.. Zeigler would not make
his invention public until he had it
covered by patents in every country.
In the near future Mr.. Zeigler will
use this machine for practical work.
The United States patent office has
the following to say about tho ma.
chine: "This invention utilizes the
gravitative force Of travelling weight
arranged to move in a circle and dur
ing each revolution to pass towards
and from the centre OF rotation in a
path, to bring the preponderance OF
weight on the descending side Of the
rotative support, carrying the same
weight, whereby powers generated
to perform effective work.
"The invention will be more fully
understood by the following descrip-
ton: Looking at the machine from
the side you see side elevation of a
wheel or rotary support provided with
travelling weight and guides therefor
extended outward from the axis or
centre Of rotation of said wheel or
support. In the preferable construc-
tion the rotary support assumes the
form of wheel and composes an
outer rim No. l, inner rim No. 2, hub
No. 3, spokes No. 4, connecting hub
No. 3 with rim No. 2, and spokes No.
5 connecting rim No. 2 with rim No.
l. TO minimize the friction, the
wheel or rotary support is mounted
upon ball bearings. The spokes or
guides No. s have approximately tan
genital arrangements with reference
to rim No. 2 and their end portions
curve in the same direction, the outer
curves being more gradual and Of
greater length than the inner curves.
In order to more accurately define
the relation of the guides with refer
ence to radii of the support of wheel,
tho term oblique will be employed to
designate the relation of said guides
or spokes since in effect they incline
to radii of the support, as result of
the ob)iquity Of the spokes or guides.
Those upon the descending side of
the wheel incline outward and up
ward with the result that the weights
upon the outor side are at the outer
ends Of the guides and those upon
the ascending side at the ends of the
guides. This construction results in
preponderance of weight upon the
descending side, hence the wheel or
support rotates continuously in one
direction, namely toward the weighted
side. The disposition of the spokes
or guides and the curvature of their
end portions play an important part
in the successful operation of the
device.
"Within the scope of the invention
it is not essential that the guides, No.
5, be hollow or that the weights, No.
6, be ball, since the guides may be
Of any construction and the weights
have any form. The arrangement
above given is preferred since 1t
minimizes the friction and generates
a maximum per cent. OF available
energy. The parts beng set in mo-
ION the weights, No. 6, after passing
the perpendicular at the upper side
of the wheel, begin to travel outward,
whereas the weights at the lower side
rs they recede from the perpendicu.
lar and approach the horizontal be-
gin to move inward or towards the
centre Of rotation. The weights
near the rim Nc. l and outer ends of
the guides No. S exert a greater
leverage upon the support than the
weights near rim No. 2 and the inner
ends of the guides, hence the whoel
rotates in the direction of superior
leverage. As the wheel rotates and
makes complete revolution, the
weights travel outward and in
ward and the difference of leverage
between the extreme positions ie
utilized as propelling means for the
wheel, thereby generating power
which may be need in any determi