Patent ID: 7802657

Claim:
A gravity actuated torque generator comprising: a support assembly; a drive assembly being supported by said support assembly, said drive assembly including a drive shaft being rotatably depending from said support assembly, said drive assembly also including a track securely attached to and depending from said support assembly and being spaced about and away from said drive shaft; and a weight assembly being engageable to said drive assembly for generating torque, said weight assembly including a plurality of weight members being rollably, separately, and spatially placed upon said track at a top thereof and being removably and securely disposed about said drive shaft and being urged downwardly upon said track by gravity, said weight assembly further including a plurality of rollers being mounted to said weight members and being movably and removably positioned upon said track at said top thereof, and also including a plurality of wheels being mounted to said weight members and being engageable to said drive shaft to rotate said drive shaft as said weight members move downwardly upon said track and about said drive shaft.