Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Dec.,, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 10th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1895
I, WILLIAM FLUX, Junior, of 6 Landen Grove, Gosport, in the County of
Hants, Laundi yman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be, as
follows.
My invention relates to wind¡notois.
The main object of my said invention is to provide powerful wind motor
apparatus for driving machinery
According to one form or modification of my invention I provide a circular
hollow water-tight case, or vessel with an outside form somewhat similar to that of
an ordinary lifebuoy, to the upper side of this device, I attach, at convenient
distances, apart, a scries of vertical poles or masts, each carrying a sail of approved
form, this device is placed in a specially constructed receptacle containing water
in quantity at least.sufficient to float the aforesaid vessel.
At, or about the centre of the said water receptacle I provide a vertical spindle
or axle working.in.suitable bearings, and attach the water tight vessel by radial
arms to the said spindle, duectly or unnectly, the latter projects, through the
bottom of the water receptacle, and motion is transmitted from the vertical, shaft
to ne shafting by a driving chain, or its equivalent, or by spur-wheel or other
gear, following upon the revolutions of the vessel due to the action of the wind upon
the sails The latter will be arranged suitably to secure the best results. from
the wind blowing in any direction.
It is obvious that the size and consequent power of; my apparatus is practically
unlimited, and that the larger the same 18, the greater the power will be with a
given force of wind.
It is also obvious I can somewhat,modify the construction and arrangement of
my apparatus without departing from the nature of the invention, for instance,
instead of transmitting motion from a central vertical shaft, I may arrange for a
driving chain on belt to pass round the floating vessel, and to gear with a chain
wheel or pulley on a shaft provided on the margin of the water receptacle, an this
arrangement the central vertical shaft will not require to revolve but will serve
as.the axis about which, the vessel will revolve
I do not confine, myself to the use of a specially, constructed water receptacle
for the floating vessel to work in, but the gearing may be so arranged that the
vessel can be placed and work.on a lake or other suitable piece of water.
1 Dated this 28th day of December 1894.

page_text: A New or Improved Wind Motor.
I, William Flux, Junior, of 6 Linden Grove, Gosport, in the County of
Hants, Laundryman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
mauner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement .-
My invention relates to wind motors.
The main object of my said invention is to provide powerful wind motor
apparatus for diving machinery.
My improved wind motor is of the type in which the wind sails for receiving
the wind force are placed in vertical planes, the motor timing round, or with a
central vertical spindle being propelled by the wind acting upon the sails.
In the accompanying drawings I have shewn what I consider to be the best way
of carrying out my invention, in which,
Fig 1, is a plan view shewing the general arrangement of my apparatus.
Fig. 2, a vertical sectional clevation taken on the line a, a.
Like letters in the two views indicate corresponding paits
A is a circular hollow water tight vessel made in one complete whole, or in sections
connected together.
B, B, are poles of masts with sails attached to same, in the manner of bont
sails, the same being free to turn on the masts according to the duection of the
wind. The sails may be made of any suitable form to secure the best results and
of any suitable material, or combination of materials
C, C are radial arms, D, D, stiftening brackets or aims for same; E, 15 the
central vertical spindle around, or with which the motor revolves
The apparatus as described is placed on a water tank or receptacle F (which 1
supported on a suitable platform J at any desired height) in which it floats being
free to revolve with, or around the spindle E
Taking it that the spindle E is fixed to the radial arms so that it revolves with
the vessel A, when the latter is propelled by the wind acting on the sails, the
result will obviously be to set the tooth wheel G in motion and power can thereby
be transmitted by suitable geaning and shafting G' to any desired position for any
purposes required
It is obvious that instead of using tooth wheel geating I may use band, or chain
wheel gearing, or in fact any suitable mechanism, connected to, and driven by the
shaft E, may be used
It is also obvious I can somewhat modify the construction and arrangement of
my apparatus without departing from the nature of the invention, for instance,
instead of transmitting motion from a cential vertical shaft, I may arrange for a
driving chain or belt b, to pass 1ound the vessel A, and to gear with a chain wheel
or pulley C, on a vertical shaft d, provided outside of the watertank F, in this
ai rangement the shaft E will not require to evolve, but will serve as the axis
about which the vessel A, will revolve, and the shaft d, will actuate by suitable
gearing, such as shewn, any machinery as required
I do not confine myself to the use of a specially constineted tank as F, for the
vessel A, to work in, but the mechanism may be so arranged that the vessel can
be placed and worked on a lake, or other suitable piece of water.
In large motora I may sometimes provide a supplemental watertight vessel K, oi
vessels, as a support to the radial arms.
I may also fit suitable brake geat so as to brake or stop the motor conveniently
at will.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what] I
claim is.
1st. A wind motor of the type in which the surfaces or sails for receiving the
wind force are placed in vertical planes the motor floating in water and Lovolving
horizontally round, or with a vertical central axle as, and for the purposes above
specified.
CURAJ
2nd. In a wind motor the improved apparatus comprising the watertight
vessel A, floating and revolving in water and propelled by sails, arranged similarly
to those of boats, and other devices, all constructed and combined substantially as
described with reference to the accompanying drawings and operating as, and for
the purposes specified.
Dated this 9th day of September 1895.
WILLIAM FLUX, JUNIOR.
Herbert P. Blake, M.I.N.A.,
70 High Street, Southampton, Agent for the Applicant.