Impact indicator
First Claim
1. An impact indicator, comprising:
- a first member having a reservoir for holding an indicator fluid; and
a second member couplable to the first member over an opening of the reservoir and configured to form a capillary gap adjacent the opening and extending between opposing surfaces of the first and second members; and
wherein, responsive to receiving a predetermined level of impact, the indicator fluid moves from the reservoir to the capillary gap between the first and second members and wicks into the capillary gap via capillary action, the indicator fluid disposed within the capillary gap providing a visual indication of the received predetermined level of impact.
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for impact detection is disclosed. The impact indicator includes a first member having a reservoir for holding an indicator fluid; and a second member couplable to the first member over the reservoir and configured to form a capillary gap between at least a portion of an interface between the first and second members. Responsive to receiving a predetermined level of impact, the indicator fluid moves from the reservoir to the interface between the first and second members and wicks into the capillary gap via capillary action, the indicator fluid disposed within the capillary gap providing a visual indication of the received predetermined level of impact.
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23 Claims
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1. An impact indicator, comprising:
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a first member having a reservoir for holding an indicator fluid; and a second member couplable to the first member over an opening of the reservoir and configured to form a capillary gap adjacent the opening and extending between opposing surfaces of the first and second members; and wherein, responsive to receiving a predetermined level of impact, the indicator fluid moves from the reservoir to the capillary gap between the first and second members and wicks into the capillary gap via capillary action, the indicator fluid disposed within the capillary gap providing a visual indication of the received predetermined level of impact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An impact indicator, comprising:
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a first member having a reservoir for holding an indicator fluid therein, the reservoir having a closed end and an open end; and a second member couplable to the first member wherein at least a portion of the second member faces the open end of the reservoir; and wherein, responsive to receiving a predetermined level of impact, at least a portion of the indicator fluid moves from the reservoir and contacts a boundary of a capillary gap interface located adjacent the open end of the reservoir and extending between opposing surfaces of the first and second members, the indicator fluid wicking into the capillary gap via capillary action, the indicator fluid disposed within the capillary gap providing a visual indication of the received predetermined level of impact. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An impact indicator, comprising:
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a first member; and a second member insertable into at least a portion of the first member, the second member having a reservoir for holding an indicator fluid therein; and wherein, responsive to receiving a predetermined level of impact, the indicator fluid moves from an opening of the reservoir and wicks into a capillary gap formed and extending between opposing surfaces of the first and second members, the indicator fluid extending in at least two different directions within the capillary gap via capillary action, the indicator fluid disposed within the capillary gap providing a visual indication of the received predetermined level of impact. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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