Damped accelerometer

Claim 1

IN AN ACCELERATION SENSING DEVICE, A CHAMBER COMPRISING A BOTTOM PORTION, A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY POSITIONED END WALLS, A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY POSITIONED SIDE WALLS FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID END WALLS, SAID WALLS AND SAID BOTTOM PORTION BEING JOINED TOGETHER IN SUBSTANTIALLY AIRTIGHT RELATIONSHIP, AND A TOP PORTION INCLUDING A BAR, LEAF SPRING MEANS FOR HINGEDLY MOUNTING SAID BAR AT ONE END THEREOF FROM ONE OF SAID END WALLS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE BROAD SURFACES OF SAID BOTTOM PORTION, THE INNER SURFACE OF THE OTHER OF SAID END WALLS HAVING AN ARCUATE SHAPE FORMED ON AN ARC CENTERED AT THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID BAR, SAID TOP PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY HERMETICALLY SEALING SAID CHAMBER; SAID CHAMBER CONTAINING FLUID, WHICH MAY BE AIR; AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ARM FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID BAR; AN ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CONNECTED TO ONE END OF SAID ARM; A CONTACT MEMBER ATTACHED TO THE OTHER END OF SAID ARM; AND A RESISTANCE ELEMENT, SAID CONTACT MEMBER SLIDABLY ENGAGING SAID RESISTANCE ELEMENT, THE RESISTANCE BETWEEN SAID CONTACT MEMBER AND EITHER END OF SAID RESISTANCE ELEMENT BEING INDICATIVE OF ACCELERATIONS TO WHICH SAID BAR IS SUBJECTED.