Equilibrator for a gun

Claim 1

IN AN ITEM OF ORDANCE INCLUDING A GUN MOUNT ADAPTED FOR EMPLACEMENT IN A FIXED POSITION AND A GUN SUPPORTED ON SAID MOUNT IN OVERBALANCED RELATION AND BEING ADJUSTABLE ABOUT MULTIPLE AXES INCLUDING AN ELEVATION AXIS AND A CANT AXIS, SAID ELEVATION AND SAID CANT AXES BEING DISPOSED NORMAL TO EACH OTHER AND INTERSECTING, AN EQUILIBRATOR FOR SAID GUN COMPRISING COUNTERBALANCE FORCE PRODUCING MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID MOUNT, MEANS FOR PROGRESSIVELY VARYING THE FORCE IMPOSED BY SAID COUNTERBALANCE FORCE PRODUCING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID MOUNT AND ATTACHED TO SAID COUNTERBALANCE FORCE PRODUCING MEANS, AND FORCE TRANSMITTING MEANS CONNECTING SAID COUNTERBALANCE FORCE VARYING MEANS WITH SAID GUN, SAID FORCE TRANSMITTING MEANS INCLUDING DIRECTION CHANGING GUIDE MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID MOUNT AND SUPPORTING A PORTION OF SAID FORCE TRANSMITTING MEANS FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN RESPONSE TO RANDOM ORIENTATION OF SAID GUN.