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Horizontal wind detector
Assignee: Kennecott Corp
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Filing: 1964-09-17
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Granted: 1967-09-26
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Expires: 1984-09-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Allison B Stout
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:23
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P13/00; G01P13/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A HORIZONTAL WIND DETECTOR, COMPRISING A WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR INCLUDING AN ELONGATE FREELY ROTATABLE MEMBER WEIGHTED AT ONE END AND SUPPORTED FOR ROTATION, SO AS TO ASSUME POSITIONS INDICATIVE OF WIND DIRECTION; A PAIR OF TAIL VANES AT THE OTHER END OF THE ROTATABLE MEMBER; MEANS MOUNTING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TAIL VANES FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER; MEANS FOR RESILIENTLY RESTRAINING SAID PIVOTAL MOVEMENT; AND SENSING MEANS POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID TAIL VANES TO DETECT RELATIVE MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN OCCURRING IN RESPONSE TO WIND CONDITIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A HORIZONTAL WIND DETECTOR, COMPRISING A WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR INCLUDING AN ELONGATE FREELY ROTATABLE MEMBER WEIGHTED AT ONE END AND SUPPORTED FOR ROTATION, SO AS TO ASSUME POSITIONS INDICATIVE OF WIND DIRECTION; A PAIR OF TAIL VANES AT THE OTHER END OF THE ROTATABLE MEMBER; MEANS MOUNTING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TAIL VANES FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER; MEANS FOR RESILIENTLY RESTRAINING SAID PIVOTAL MOVEMENT; AND SENSING MEANS POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID TAIL VANES TO DETECT RELATIVE MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN OCCURRING IN RESPONSE TO WIND CONDITIONS.
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