Fluid pressure gauge
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1. A DEVICE FOR MEASURING FLUID PRESSURE IN A FLEXIBLE THIN WALL TUBE COMPRISING A RELATIVELY INFLEXIBLE LATERALLY SLOTTED RING MEMBER, SAID MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO PASS OVER, SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSE, AND TIGHTLY CONTACT A LENGTH OF SAID TUBE WHEREBY TO ALLOW SAID PRESSURE TO EXPAND SAID WALL AND STRESS AND SLIGHTLY DEFLECT SAID MEMBER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMOUNT OF SAID PRESSURE, STRESS DETECTING MEANS BONDED TO SAID MEMBER SO AS TO BE SUBJECTED TO SAID STRESS AND OF THE TYPE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC THAT VARIES WITH SAID STRESS AND ELECTRICAL INDICATING MEANS DEPENDENT ON SAID CHARACTERISTIC.
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1. A DEVICE FOR MEASURING FLUID PRESSURE IN A FLEXIBLE THIN WALL TUBE COMPRISING A RELATIVELY INFLEXIBLE LATERALLY SLOTTED RING MEMBER, SAID MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO PASS OVER, SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSE, AND TIGHTLY CONTACT A LENGTH OF SAID TUBE WHEREBY TO ALLOW SAID PRESSURE TO EXPAND SAID WALL AND STRESS AND SLIGHTLY DEFLECT SAID MEMBER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMOUNT OF SAID PRESSURE, STRESS DETECTING MEANS BONDED TO SAID MEMBER SO AS TO BE SUBJECTED TO SAID STRESS AND OF THE TYPE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC THAT VARIES WITH SAID STRESS AND ELECTRICAL INDICATING MEANS DEPENDENT ON SAID CHARACTERISTIC.
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