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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1983
James K Rasmusson, Midlothian, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A rotator apparatus comprising at least one channel capable of containing a flowable material and capable of assuming a first configuration and a second configuration at least one pump capable of causing the flowable material to flow in the channel; and a configuration change motor capable of moving the channel between the first configuration and the second configuration. An acceleration mode and a deceleration mode are described useful to control the direction and/or speed of rotation of the present apparatus. A further rotator apparatus is disclosed and comprises a plurality of motor/flywheel assemblies arranged so as to have at least one and preferably two assemblies per each of the three axes of rotation. This apparatus also has an acceleration mode useful to control the direction of rotation of the present apparatus.