Ignition distributor with wide rotor registration angle

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A distributor for use in the electrical system of an internal combustion engine, providing an increased angle of registration between a rotor element and each spark plug contact within the distributor. The rotor element is provided with a plurality of conductive rotor arms which upon rotation, alter-, nately register with spark plug contacts circumferentially disposed about the rotor element, wherein each spark plug contact is associated with one of the plurality of rotor arms. In one embodiment, each rotor arm includes a plurality of blades which are disposed to rotate into simultaneous registration with a single high voltage supply contact and a spark plug contact. In a second embodiment …