Other

William C Thompson

Thomas L Wallace

George K Fisher

A bolted rail fastening system comprising a rail mounted in a recessed area of a tie plate with the tie plate being secured to a cross-tie by means of coach screws extending downwardly therethrough. The rail is maintained in the recessed area by a pair of clips positioned at each side of the rail which will remain in position even if the nuts associated therewith become loose.

Bolted rail fastening system

A boat includes a longitudinal water channel along the bottom thereof. A motor driven propeller in the channel circulates water from a forward inlet end thereof to a rear outlet end thereof to advance the boat through the water. Passages are provided which communicate with the channel and which are adapted to discharge water through front and rear openings on the port and starboard sides. Gates are provided for opening these passages. A gate actuating mechanism is provided for opening the front port and rear starboard passages to rotate the boat in one direction about its own vertical axis. Another gate actuating mechanism is provided for opening the front starboard and rear port passages to rotate the boat in the opposite direction about its own vertical axis. Upon being opened, each set of gates serves to block travel of water to the outlet of the channel, and thereby divert all water through the passages.

Boat steering mechanism

An electric power generating system in which solid material is caused to flow by gravity from an upper level to a lower level onto a wheel or a series of wheels which are caused to rotate by the weight of the material on blades spaced along the periphery of the wheels. The wheels are interconnectable and in a system which drives electrical generators to produce power.

Growing community of inventors

Omaha, NE, United States of America

William C Thompson