US3218870A
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Device for measuring accelerations and decelerations
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-12
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1982-06-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard H Baker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:44
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P15/00; G01P15/02; G01P15/03; G01P15/032; G01P1/00; G01P1/12; G01P1/127
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A DEVICE FOR MEASURING ACCELERATIONS AND DECELERATIONS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, (A) A HOUSING HAVING A TRANSPARENT TOP CLOSURE AND CONTAINING POWDER ADAPTED, UPON SHAKING OF THE HOUSING, TO ADHERE TO THE UNDER SURFACE OF SAID TOP CLOSURE FOR FORMING A COATING ON THE LATTER, VISIBLE THROUGH THE TOP, (B) A RECORDING MECHANISM INCLUDING (1) AN INERTIA BALL IN ROLLING CONTACT WITH A SUPPORTING SURFACE IN SAID HOUSING, (2) A HOLLOW CASING WITHIN WHICH SAID BALL IS DISPOSED FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID CASING WITH THE BALL, (3) A POINTER CARRIED BY SAID CASING FOR CONTACTING THE UNDER SURFACE OF THE TOP CLOSURE AND SCRIBING A LINE IN SAID COATING INDICATING THE EXTENT AND DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID RECORDING MECHANISM RELATIVE TO SAID HOUSING, AND (C) ELASTIC ELEMENTS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID HOUSING AND SAID RECORDING MECHANISM FOR YIELDABLY URGING THE LATTER TO A CENTERED POSITION WITHIN THE HOUSING SO THAT, WHEN THE LATTER IS SUBJECTED TO ACCELERATIONS AND DECELERATIONS, THE RESULTING FORCES ACTING ON SAID RECORDING MECHANISM PRODUCE MOVEMENTS OF THE LATTER FROM SAID CENTERED POSITION AND LINES ARE THUS SCRIBED IN THE COATING ON SAID TOP INDICATING THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OF THE APPLIED ACCELERATIONS AND DECELERATIONS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
197 words
A DEVICE FOR MEASURING ACCELERATIONS AND DECELERATIONS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, (A) A HOUSING HAVING A TRANSPARENT TOP CLOSURE AND CONTAINING POWDER ADAPTED, UPON SHAKING OF THE HOUSING, TO ADHERE TO THE UNDER SURFACE OF SAID TOP CLOSURE FOR FORMING A COATING ON THE LATTER, VISIBLE THROUGH THE TOP, (B) A RECORDING MECHANISM INCLUDING (1) AN INERTIA BALL IN ROLLING CONTACT WITH A SUPPORTING SURFACE IN SAID HOUSING, (2) A HOLLOW CASING WITHIN WHICH SAID BALL IS DISPOSED FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID CASING WITH THE BALL, (3) A POINTER CARRIED BY SAID CASING FOR CONTACTING THE UNDER SURFACE OF THE TOP CLOSURE AND SCRIBING A LINE IN SAID COATING INDICATING THE EXTENT AND DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID RECORDING MECHANISM RELATIVE TO SAID HOUSING, AND (C) ELASTIC ELEMENTS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID HOUSING AND SAID RECORDING MECHANISM FOR YIELDABLY URGING THE LATTER TO A CENTERED POSITION WITHIN THE HOUSING SO THAT, WHEN THE LATTER IS SUBJECTED TO ACCELERATIONS AND DECELERATIONS, THE RESULTING FORCES ACTING ON SAID RECORDING MECHANISM PRODUCE MOVEMENTS OF THE LATTER FROM SAID CENTERED POSITION AND LINES ARE THUS SCRIBED IN THE COATING ON SAID TOP INDICATING THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OF THE APPLIED ACCELERATIONS AND DECELERATIONS.
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