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Hit indicator apparatus

  • US 3,104,478 A
  • Filed: 12/05/1960
  • Issued: 09/24/1963
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1960
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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3. APPARATUS FOR INDICATING THAT A WEAPON HAVING A TRIGGER IS POINTED AT A TARGET WHEN THE TRIGGER IS ACTUATED, COMPRISING:

  • A FIRST TRANSMITTER AT THE WEAPON FOR SENDING SIGNALS, MEANS TO CAUSE SAID FIRST TRANSMITTER TO SEND AN INTERROGATION SIGNAL WHEN THE TRIGGER IS ACTUATED, A SECOND TRANSMITTER AT THE TARGET FOR SENDING AN OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANSWER SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO SAID INTERROGATION SIGNAL, DIRECTIONAL DETECTOR MEANS FOR DETECTING SAID ANSWER SIGNAL ONLY IF THE WEAPON IS POINTED AT THE TARGET, OPERABLE MEANS FOR INDICATING THAT THE WEAPON IS POINTING AT THE TARGET WHEN THE TRIGGER IS ACTUATED, AND MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID OPERABLE MEANS ONLY WHEN SAID DIRECTIONAL DETECTOR MEANS DETECTS AN ANSWER SIGNAL.

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