US3307394A
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Acceleration responsive device
Assignee: BENJAMIN W WEST
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Filing: 1963-10-16
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1983-10-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A Bilbrey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:14
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H35/00; H01H35/14; H01H35/144; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/0753
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
230 words
A DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING OR MEASURING A DYNAMIC FORCE GENERATED BY THE OPERATION OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND FOR CONTROLLING SUCH OPERATION, SUCH DEVICE COMPRISING A. A BASE STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTION TO SAID MACHINE SO AS TO MECHANICALLY RESPOND TO A DYNAMIC FORCE GENERATED BY SAID MACHINE, B. AN ELEMENT FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID MACHINE, (1) SAID ELEMENT BEING NORMALLY INACTIVE BUT BEING ADAPTED TO BE ACTIVATED SO AS TO STOP OR MODIFY SAID OPERATION, C. A ROCKER PIVOTED ON SAID STRUCTURE FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION OF REPOSE AND A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH IT ENGAGES AND ACTIVATES THE CONTROL ELEMENT, D. FIRST SPRING MEANS URGING SAID ROCKER TOWARD SAID SECOND POSITION, AND E. A SECOND SPRING MEANS HAVING A FULLY DEFLECTED AND A LESS THAN FULLY DEFLECTED CONDITION, (1) SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS BEING POSITIONED RELATIVE TO SAID ROCKER SO AS TO BE ENGAGED BY AND PRECLUDE MOVEMENT OF SAID ROCKER FROM SAID FIRST TO SAID SECOND POSITION WHEN SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS IS IN A LESS THAN FULLY DEFLECTED CONDITION, (2) SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS BEING ORIENTED RELATIVE TO SAID ROCKER SO THAT WHEN IN THE FULLY DEFLECTED CONDITION IT PERMITS MOVEMENT OF SAID ROCKER INTO SAID SECOND POSITION, (3) SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS BEING MAINTAINTED IN A REGION OF OPERATION IN WHICH IT EXHIBITS A DECREASING RESISTANCE TO DEFLECTION DURING DEFLECTION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
230 words
A DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING OR MEASURING A DYNAMIC FORCE GENERATED BY THE OPERATION OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND FOR CONTROLLING SUCH OPERATION, SUCH DEVICE COMPRISING A. A BASE STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTION TO SAID MACHINE SO AS TO MECHANICALLY RESPOND TO A DYNAMIC FORCE GENERATED BY SAID MACHINE, B. AN ELEMENT FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID MACHINE, (1) SAID ELEMENT BEING NORMALLY INACTIVE BUT BEING ADAPTED TO BE ACTIVATED SO AS TO STOP OR MODIFY SAID OPERATION, C. A ROCKER PIVOTED ON SAID STRUCTURE FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION OF REPOSE AND A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH IT ENGAGES AND ACTIVATES THE CONTROL ELEMENT, D. FIRST SPRING MEANS URGING SAID ROCKER TOWARD SAID SECOND POSITION, AND E. A SECOND SPRING MEANS HAVING A FULLY DEFLECTED AND A LESS THAN FULLY DEFLECTED CONDITION, (1) SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS BEING POSITIONED RELATIVE TO SAID ROCKER SO AS TO BE ENGAGED BY AND PRECLUDE MOVEMENT OF SAID ROCKER FROM SAID FIRST TO SAID SECOND POSITION WHEN SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS IS IN A LESS THAN FULLY DEFLECTED CONDITION, (2) SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS BEING ORIENTED RELATIVE TO SAID ROCKER SO THAT WHEN IN THE FULLY DEFLECTED CONDITION IT PERMITS MOVEMENT OF SAID ROCKER INTO SAID SECOND POSITION, (3) SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS BEING MAINTAINTED IN A REGION OF OPERATION IN WHICH IT EXHIBITS A DECREASING RESISTANCE TO DEFLECTION DURING DEFLECTION.
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