Emergency antenna having balloon means to erect antenna automatically in response to impact or immersion

Claim 1

AN EMERGENCY ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A CONTAINER HAVING AN OPEN UPPER END, A REMOVABLE CAP FOR SAID OPEN UPPER END OF THE CONTAINER, A SPOOL EXTENDING UPWARD FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER TO A POINT SPACED FROM SAID CAP, A FLEXIBLE CONDUCTOR COILED UPON SAID SPOOL, ONE END OF SAID CONDUCTOR BEING FIXED TO THE CONTAINER, A COLLAPSED BALLOON, SAID BALLOON BEING LOCATED WITHIN DUCTOR, A RUBBER-LIKE CAPSULE OF COMPRESSED LIGHTER-THANAIR GAS IN SAID BALLOON, SAID BALLOON BEING LOCATED WITHIN THE CONTAINER BETWEEN THE CAP AND THE TOP OF THE SPOOL, A SPRING-BIASED PLUNGER LOCATED LONGITUDINALLY RELATIVE TO SAID SPOOL, MEANS OPERATED BY SAID PLUNGER FOR RELEASING GAS FROM SAID CAPSULE TO INFLATE THE BALLOOM WHEREBY THE INFLATED BALLOON WILL REMOVE THE CAP FROM THE CONTAINER AND WILL RISE THEREFROM UNCOILING SAID CONDUCTOR FROM SAID SPOOL, SPRING-LOADED LEVER MEANS NORMALLY HOLDING SAID SPRING-BIASED PLUNGER INOPERATIVE, A SPRING-SUSPENDED WEIGHT FOR TRIPPING SAID SPRING-LOADED LEVER MEANS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND A GAS-PRESSURE-OPERATED PISTON FOR TRIPPING SAID SPRING-LOADED LEVER MEANS UNDER CERTAIN OTHER CONDITIONS.