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US3310024A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-10-23
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Granted: 1967-03-21
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Expires: 1985-10-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert C Mcconnell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:08
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G08B5/002; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S116/00; Y10S116/09; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/3584
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
IN A SIGNAL DEVICE, AN INFLATABLE BALLOON HAVING A NECK PORTION, CLOSURE MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID NECK PORTION AND HAVING A PASSAGEWAY ADAPTED TO RECEIVE PRESSURIZED FLUID AND TO ADMIT SAID FLUID INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE BALLOON, VALVE MEANS BIASED TO CLOSED POSITION AND DISPOSED WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY, A MEMBER MOVABLY DISPOSED WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID VALVE MEANS FOR OPENING THE SAME IN AT LEAST ONE POSITION OF SAID MEMBER, SAID MEMBER HAVING A PIERCING PORTION FOR PUNCTURING A PRESSURIZED FLUID CONTAINER, ANNULAR YIELDABLE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID CLOSURE MEANS AND AT LEAST PARTIALLY PROJECTING INTO SAID PASSAGEWAY FOR SEALINGLY ENGAGING THE NECK PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER AND FOR RETAINING SAID MOVABLE MEMBER WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY, TETHER MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CLOSURE MEANS, INFLATION MEANS INCLUDING A CONTAINER HAVING A NECK PORTION AND HAVING A PRESSURIZED LIGHTER-THAN-AIR FLUID THEREIN, AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
IN A SIGNAL DEVICE, AN INFLATABLE BALLOON HAVING A NECK PORTION, CLOSURE MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID NECK PORTION AND HAVING A PASSAGEWAY ADAPTED TO RECEIVE PRESSURIZED FLUID AND TO ADMIT SAID FLUID INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE BALLOON, VALVE MEANS BIASED TO CLOSED POSITION AND DISPOSED WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY, A MEMBER MOVABLY DISPOSED WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID VALVE MEANS FOR OPENING THE SAME IN AT LEAST ONE POSITION OF SAID MEMBER, SAID MEMBER HAVING A PIERCING PORTION FOR PUNCTURING A PRESSURIZED FLUID CONTAINER, ANNULAR YIELDABLE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID CLOSURE MEANS AND AT LEAST PARTIALLY PROJECTING INTO SAID PASSAGEWAY FOR SEALINGLY ENGAGING THE NECK PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER AND FOR RETAINING SAID MOVABLE MEMBER WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY, TETHER MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CLOSURE MEANS, INFLATION MEANS INCLUDING A CONTAINER HAVING A NECK PORTION AND HAVING A PRESSURIZED LIGHTER-THAN-AIR FLUID THEREIN, AND
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