Nikola Tesla Patents
twice, once to right and once to left. Now I preferably place the handle of the switch so that when it is arrested on points tt', that is, to the right or left of the operator, he is reminded that the vessel is being deflected to the right or left from its course, by which means the control is facilitated. The normal positions of the handle are therefore at uu', when the rudder is not acted upon, and it remains on the points u u' only so long as necessary. Since, as before stated, the working of the apparatus is very sure the operator is enabled to perform any such operations as provision is made for, without even seeing the vessel. The invention which I have described will prove useful in many ways. Vessels or vehicles of any suitable kind may be used, as life, despatch, or pilot boats or the like, or for carrying letters, packages, provisions, instruments, objects or materials of any description, for establishing communi ation with inaccessible regions and exploring the conditions existing in the same, for killing or capturing whales or other animals of the sea, and for many other scientific, engineering or commercial purposes. But the greatest value of my invention will result from its effect upon warfare and armaments, for, by reason of its certain and unlimited destructiveness, it will tend to bring about and maintain permanent place among nation3. P: The manner of using the apparatus and the operation. of the several instrumentaliti es comprising the same is, in detail as follows: Normally, the plate L' is turned so that brush 2 rests upon the insulated segment 23, and brush 6 upon one of the isolated short segments in the Erased Oct. 4.1898; -22275
