Impact indicator
First Claim
1. An impact indicator, comprising:
- a housing;
a mass member located within the housing, the housing configured to enable movement of the mass member from a first position to a second position within the housing in response to receipt by the housing of an acceleration event; and
first and second biasing members disposed within the housing and biased toward each other to retain the mass member in the first position, and wherein, in response to receipt by the housing of the acceleration event, the mass member is configured to overcome the biasing force of the first biasing member and move from the first position to the second position, and wherein the first and second biasing members each comprises a leaf spring member having a length greater than a width of the mass member and disposed transversely to a direction of movement of the mass member.
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Abstract
A device and technique for impact detection and indication includes a housing; a mass member located within the housing, the housing configured to enable movement of the mass member from a first position to a second position within the housing in response to receipt by the housing of an acceleration event; and first and second biasing members disposed within the housing and biased toward each other to retain the mass member in the first position. In response to receipt by the housing of the acceleration event, the mass member is configured to overcome the biasing force of the first biasing member and move from the first position to the second position, and wherein the first and second biasing members each comprises a leaf spring member having a length greater than a width of the mass member and disposed transversely to a direction of movement of the mass member.
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1. An impact indicator, comprising:
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a housing; a mass member located within the housing, the housing configured to enable movement of the mass member from a first position to a second position within the housing in response to receipt by the housing of an acceleration event; and first and second biasing members disposed within the housing and biased toward each other to retain the mass member in the first position, and wherein, in response to receipt by the housing of the acceleration event, the mass member is configured to overcome the biasing force of the first biasing member and move from the first position to the second position, and wherein the first and second biasing members each comprises a leaf spring member having a length greater than a width of the mass member and disposed transversely to a direction of movement of the mass member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An impact indicator, comprising:
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a housing; a mass member located within the housing, the housing configured to enable movement of the mass member from a first position to a second position within the housing in response to receipt by the housing of an acceleration event; and first and second biasing members disposed within the housing and biased toward each other to retain the mass member in the first position, and wherein, in response to receipt by the housing of the acceleration event, the mass member is configured to overcome the biasing force of the first biasing member and move from the first position to the second position; and wherein the housing comprises a plurality of sidewalls forming a translation path for movement of the mass member from the first position to the second position, and wherein each end of the first and second biasing members is disposed in a respective seat located in the sidewalls when the mass member is in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An impact indicator, comprising:
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a housing; a mass member located within the housing, the housing configured to enable movement of the mass member from a first position to a second position within the housing in response to receipt by the housing of an acceleration event; and first and second biasing members disposed within the housing and biased toward each other to retain the mass member in the first position, and wherein, in response to receipt by the housing of the acceleration event, the mass member is configured to overcome the biasing force of the first biasing member and move from the first position to the second position, and in response to receipt by the housing of the acceleration event, the first and second biasing members are biased in a same direction to bear upon the mass member to retain the mass member in the second position, and wherein, in response to receipt by the housing of another acceleration event that causes the mass member to overcome the bias of the first and second biasing members, the first and second biasing members are configured to cause the mass member to move from the second position, past the first position, to a third position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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