Patent ID: 8776493

Claim:
A prime mover comprising: a center hub; a center shaft rotably mounted to the center hub; one or more rotating arms mounted to the center shaft; a detonation chamber mounted to each rotating arm, positioned on the arms at a distance from the center hub which establishes a force moment about the center hub; a set of fuel passages connecting an external fuel source with the center hub; corresponding sets of fuel passages connecting the center hub to the detonation chambers; a fuel interface including a rotating hub extension at the center hub connecting the fuel passages from the external fuel source with corresponding fuel passages connecting the center hub to the detonation chambers, to deliver and maintain communication of fuel to the detonation chambers during rotation of the rotating hub extension; an ignition source timed to cause detonation of the fuel delivered to the detonation chambers; and the rotating arms mounted to the center hub in a manner that balances moments of force about the center hub exerted by the rotating arms during rotation of the swing rotating arms.