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Static balancing method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-03-01
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Granted: 1967-11-14
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Expires: 1985-03-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wayne B Darr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:19
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M1/00; G01M1/12; B; B29; B29D; B29D30/00; B29D30/06; B29D30/0601; B29D30/0633; B29D2030/0634; B29D2030/0635
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
THE METHOD OF BALANCING A TUBULAR, FLEXIBLE, UNBALANCED MEMBER HAVING A PAIR F SPACED ENDS AND A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING CENTER STRETCH BETWEEN SAID ENDS, SAID METHOD COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: SUPPORTING THE MEMBER WITH THE ENDS THEREOF IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER; MOUNTING THE SUPPORTED MEMBER FOR FREE MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS PASSING THERETHROUGH TO ERMIT THE MEMBER TO ATTAN STATIC EQUILIBRIUM, WHEREBY THE MEMBER SHIFTS TO A DISPOSITION WHERE THE HEAVY PORTION THEREOF CONTRIBUTING TO THE UNBALANCED CONDITION PRESENTS THE LOWERMOST EXTREMITY OF THE MEMBER; AND COUNTERBALANCING SAID HEAVY PORTION BY SECURING A WEIGHT ON THE MEMBER ADJACENT ONE OF SAID ENDS, REMOTE FROM SAID CENTER STRETCH AND LOCATED IN GENERALLY OPPOSED RELATIONSHIP TO SAID EXTREMITY.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
THE METHOD OF BALANCING A TUBULAR, FLEXIBLE, UNBALANCED MEMBER HAVING A PAIR F SPACED ENDS AND A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EXTENDING CENTER STRETCH BETWEEN SAID ENDS, SAID METHOD COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: SUPPORTING THE MEMBER WITH THE ENDS THEREOF IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER; MOUNTING THE SUPPORTED MEMBER FOR FREE MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS PASSING THERETHROUGH TO ERMIT THE MEMBER TO ATTAN STATIC EQUILIBRIUM, WHEREBY THE MEMBER SHIFTS TO A DISPOSITION WHERE THE HEAVY PORTION THEREOF CONTRIBUTING TO THE UNBALANCED CONDITION PRESENTS THE LOWERMOST EXTREMITY OF THE MEMBER; AND COUNTERBALANCING SAID HEAVY PORTION BY SECURING A WEIGHT ON THE MEMBER ADJACENT ONE OF SAID ENDS, REMOTE FROM SAID CENTER STRETCH AND LOCATED IN GENERALLY OPPOSED RELATIONSHIP TO SAID EXTREMITY.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-11-13 | 1971-05-15 | 1971-11-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-11-13 | 1975-05-15 | 1975-11-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-11-13 | 1979-05-15 | 1979-11-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |