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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Gary L. Durham, Stuart, FL (US);
H. Stephen Durham, Palm City, FL (US);
Gary L. Durham, Stuart, FL (US);
H. Stephen Durham, Palm City, FL (US);
Just the 4 of Us, LLC, Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
A system for capturing fluid energy has a blade shaft coupled to a gear assembly and a blade assembly. The blade assembly has a rod arm and a blade having a front surface and a blade plane, the blade fixedly coupled substantially normal to the rod arm. A limiter coupling has a limiter coupling axis and is coupled to the blade such that the limiter coupling axis is substantially parallel to the front surface and perpendicular to the rod arm. A horizontal limiter restricts the limiter coupling to a range of motion substantially along a first movement axis perpendicular to the limiter coupling axis and substantially perpendicular to the blade shaft. The blade assembly interacts with a fluid flow to transmit fluid energy from the fluid flow to the blade shaft to impart rotational energy to the gear assembly.