The combination with receptacle con
taining series spaced conductors, duct
within the receptacle having one its ends
directed toward the said conductors, means 90
for maintaining rapid movement rela
tive rotation between the said end and the
conductors and means for maintaining cir
culation conducting fluid contained in
the receptacle through the duct against the 95
conductors, the said conductors and jet con
stituting respectively the terminals ele
ments electric-circuit controller.
What claim is—
1. An
ro arm secured the armature within the
receptacle and carries its end short
tube bent, shown Fig. ■
A circuit-controller the kind described
is applicable and useful many other sys
tems and apparatus than that particularly
described herein, and may greatly modi-
SS fled construction without departure from
the invention. The combination with receptacle a
condnctor series spaced conductors, a
nozzle tube for directing jet stream 70
fluid against the same, the nozzle and conduc
tor being capable movement relatively to
each other, and means for maintaining cir
culation conducting fluid, contained the
receptacle, through the said nozzle, and de- 75
pendent for operation upon such relative
movement, set forth.a free relative rota
tion said receptacle and holder, and means
for opposing the rotation the said holder
in the direction the movement the fluid 125
while the receptacle rotated, whereby the
conducting fluid within the receptacle will be
caused flow through the duct against the
conductors. independently
of the receptacle, that when the recepta
cle rotated and the core energized the at
tractive force exerted the poles upon the
5 armature within the receptacle holds the
said armature against rotation. Secured the top plate the re
ceptacle are series conducting-plates Z
.
I aware that jet stream conduct
ing fluid has heretofore been employed a
means for completing electric circuit, and
60 not claim, broadly, the employment a
conducting fluid such form contact or
terminal; but far aware both the
purpose for which employ such form con
tact terminal and the manner which I
65 apply are wholly invention, neither
having been heretofore proposed. that one
open end tangential the receptacle-wall
and the other directed toward the center of
iS the same. The combination with receptacle for rio
containing conducting fluid and series of
spaced conductors thereon, duct having
an orifice directed toward the said conductors
and forming conduit through which the
fluid when the receptacle rotated forced 115
and thrown upon the conductors.
4.
6.
The part the top plate from which said
conducting-plates Zdepend insulated from
the receptacle proper insulating packing-
20 rings Z
, but electrically connected with the
dome and order maintain electrical
connection from external Circuit the
conductors mercury-cup set the
top the dome, into which cup extends sta-
25 tionary terminal plug small quantity
of conducting fluid, such mercury, put
into the receptacle and when the latter is
rotated the mercury centrifugal action
is forced out toward its periphery and rises
30 along its inner wall. The combination with receptacle ca
pable rotation and containing series 100
spaced conductors, duct within the recepta
cle having orifice directed toward the said
conductors, and open end position to
take conducting fluid from body the
same contained the receptacle, when the 105
latter rotated, and direct against the con
ductors, the said conductors and the fluid
constituting the terminals elements an
electric-circuit controller.
3. The combination with receptacle ca
pable rotation, and series conductors
mounted therein, duct having orifice
directed toward the conductors, holder for 120
said duct mounted bearings within the re
ceptacle which permit of.
5.
2. The combination with closed recepta
cle conductor series spaced conduc
tors, nozzle tube for directing jet 80
stream fluid against the same, and means
for forcing conducting fluid contained in
the receptacle through the said nozzle, these
parts being associated within the receptacle
and adapted operated the application 85
of single actuating power, set forth. The combination with receptacle and 130
a motor for rotating the same, magnetic
body mounted the receptacle, magnet ex
terior the receptacle for maintaining the
body stationary while the receptacle rotates,
.
From the nature the construction and
mode operation the above-described ap-
45 paratiis evident that the relative speed of
separation and approach the two elements
or terminals (the jet and the conductors Z
) may
be extremely high, while such increased speed
affects material respect the quality of
50 contact. When reaches the
level the open-mouthed tube portion is
taken the latter, which stationary,
and forced byits momentum through the tube
and discharged against the conductors Zas
35 the latter pass rapid succession the ori
fice said tube. prevent
loss from currents set the shell the
dome the latter should made German
silver other similarprecaution taken.
7.609,245 3
supported arms Fig. this way the circuit be
tween the receptacle and the conductors Zis
completed during the periods which the
stream jet mercury impinges upon any
40 the conductors Zand broken whenever the
stream discharged through the spaces be
tween the conductors
