Navigation plotter

• US 20020166246A1
• Filed: 05/09/2001
• Published: 11/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jean Luc Ganivet
• Original Assignee: Jean Luc Ganivet
• Inventors: Ganivet, Jean Luc
• Granted Patent: US 6,658,746 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 33/1SB
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence

Abstract

A navigation plotter is made of a thin, flexible, transparent, light weight plastic with a straight-edge. The straight-edge has a distance scale. There is an reference point at the mid-point of the distance scale used to determine true course. The remainder of the periphery has angular markings in the form of a compass rose. A table gives speeds in the x axis and times in the y axis. The table is aligned with the distance scale. A compass rose and a holding pattern with entries are also depicted.

Claims

1. A navigation plotter for use with a chart having lines of latitude and longitude to determine distance, true course, speed, and fuel requirements for a trip, said plotter comprising a thin, light weight, plastic with a periphery including at least one straight-edge, said straight-edge having visible distance scales thereon, a reference point at the mid-point of said straight-edge, the remainder of said periphery having angular markings representing the degrees of a compass rose, whereby said distance scales on said straight-edge designate the distance between two points and said angular markings indicate the true course when said reference point is placed on a line of longitude on said chart.

2. A navigation plotter of claim 1 further comprising a visual table located within said periphery, said table having an x axis and a y axis, said x axis having a plurality of integers representing speed, said y axis aligned with said distance scales, said y axis having a plurality of integers representing corresponding times whereby said y axis can be read in conjunction with said distance scales as time to travel a given distance at a given speed.

3. A navigation plotter of claim 2 further comprising said plurality of integers in said x axis representing fuel burn in gallons per hour and said distance scales representing a corresponding number of gallons whereby said distance scales can be read as the number of gallons burned at a given speed during a specific time.

4. A navigation plotter of claim 1 further comprising said reference point being an indentation in said straight-edge.

5. A navigation plotter of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of apertures in said distance scales whereby said plotter can designate a measured arc about a point defined by one of said plurality of apertures.

6. A navigation plotter of claim 1 further comprising said distance scales including markings designating nautical miles kilometers and statute miles.

7. A navigation plotter of claim 1 further comprising each of said angular markings defined by inner and outer sets of numbers, said inner and outer sets of numbers defining a compass rose, said inner and outer sets of numbers being reciprocals.

8. A navigation plotter of claim 1 further comprising a compass rose with a 70 degree reference line, said compass rose adapted to visually determine proper holding pattern entry.

9. A navigation plotter of claim 1 further comprising a depiction of a holding pattern, said depiction including a holding fix, a holding course and proper maneuvering courses to enter a holding pattern, said depiction having a 70 degree reference line through said holding course and said fix whereby a proper maneuvering course may be visually selected.

10. A navigation plotter of claim 9 further comprising a compass rose with a 70 degree reference line, said compass rose adapted to visually determine proper holding pattern entry.

11. A navigation plotter of claim 2 further comprising blank spaces in said x axis and said y axis of said table for inserting corresponding information for a particular vehicle.