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This invention relates to a new and useful improvement of an earlier scheme patented by this inventor (Canadian Patent No.1,245, 992, issued December 6, 1988) for generating electricity using gravitational energy. The improved scheme uses a set of massive underground spinning wheels, wherein each wheel is geared to a large driving wheel requiring a lower input torque , which wheel is then fitted with a mechanism to receive and transmit gravitational torque pulses from a passing vehicle to keep the wheels in motion. The above transmission mechanism consists of a stepping board, a cylindrical rod and a movable striking head with a toothed jaw attached to the lower end of the cylindrical rod by a hinge fitted with a torsional spring. The upper end of the cylindrical rod which protrudes above the ground surface is rigidly connected to the moving end of the stepping board and both are kept in their initial upward position by means of a "recocking" compression spring. Also, the upper jaw of the striking head which initially remains closed and attached with the cylindrical rod due to the spring pressure, is designed to rest on a set of matching teeth. The electricity is generated by using each spinning wheel in combination with an appropriate gear system to act as the prime mover of an alternator.
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