Mounting and suspension system for sliding non-contact displacement and speed measurement
First Claim
1. A system for mounting and suspending a sliding non-contact measurement device for an object sliding on a surface of snow or ice comprising:
- (a) a linkage device to connect said non-contact measurement device to said object sliding on a surface of snow or ice;
(b) said linkage device comprising a parallel surface alignment device for maintaining a substantially parallel alignment between said sliding non-contact measurement device and said surface of snow or ice while said non-contact measurement device retracts and deploys in response to the changing of the orientation between said object sliding on a surface of snow or ice and said surface of snow or ice;
(c) a bias device to bias said sliding non-contact measurement device against said surface of snow or ice.
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Abstract
A mounting and suspension system for mounting non-contact sliding measurement devices to the side of objects that slide on snow or ice like skis, snowboards, sleds, luges, and ice skates. A base component permanently attached to the sliding object allows a quick disconnect of the rest of the device. A linkage component permits the retraction of the measurement device relative to the sliding object in such a way that the measurement device remains aligned with the surface being measured while minimizing lateral displacement and fully retracted vertical height such that accurate measurement is obtained at any angle of sliding object relative to the surface of snow or ice. A bias device keeps the measurement device in firm contact with the surface without interfering with the use of the sliding object. A safety device prevents injury to user and damage to measurement device in case of impact with an external obstacle or fall.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for mounting and suspending a sliding non-contact measurement device for an object sliding on a surface of snow or ice comprising:
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(a) a linkage device to connect said non-contact measurement device to said object sliding on a surface of snow or ice; (b) said linkage device comprising a parallel surface alignment device for maintaining a substantially parallel alignment between said sliding non-contact measurement device and said surface of snow or ice while said non-contact measurement device retracts and deploys in response to the changing of the orientation between said object sliding on a surface of snow or ice and said surface of snow or ice; (c) a bias device to bias said sliding non-contact measurement device against said surface of snow or ice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for mounting and suspending a sliding non-contact measurement device for an object sliding on a surface of snow or ice comprising:
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(a) a linkage means for connecting said non-contact measurement device to said object sliding on a surface of snow or ice; (b) said linkage means comprising an orientation alignment means for aligning said sliding non-contact measurement device to be substantially parallel with said surface of snow or ice while said non-contact measurement device retracts and deploys in response to the changing of the orientation between said object sliding on a surface of snow or ice and said surface of snow or ice; (c) a bias device to bias said sliding non-contact measurement device against said surface of snow or ice. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for mounting and suspending a sliding non-contact measurement device for an object sliding on a surface of snow or ice comprising:
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(a) linking said non-contact measurement device to said object sliding on a surface of snow or ice; (b) aligning said sliding non-contact measurement device to be substantially parallel with said surface of snow or ice while said non-contact measurement device retracts and deploys in response to the changing of the orientation between said object sliding on a surface of snow or ice and said surface of snow or ice; (c) biasing said sliding non-contact measurement device against said surface of snow or ice. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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