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Breaking liquid spring support with dormant lockout

Assignee: United States Department of the Navy
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Filing: 1966-05-13
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Granted: 1968-02-06
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Expires: 1986-05-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Zenas B Andrews

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 23:40
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B39/00; F42B39/24; F41; F41F; F41F3/00; F41F3/04; F41F3/07

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 177 words
A DOUBLE ACTING SPRING COMPRISING AN OUTER CYLINDER HAVING A BORE; FIRST ATTACHING MEANS ON ONE END OF SAID CYLINDER FOR CONNECTION TO A LOAD TO BE SPRING ACTION CONTROLLED; A ROD SLIDEABLY RETAINED WITHIN SAID CYLINDER BORE; SECOND ATTACHING MEANS ON ONE END OF THE SAID ROD REMOTE FROM SAID FIRST ATTACHING MEANS; PISTON MEANS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND PISTONS EACH HAVING HEADS AND INTEGRAL PISTON SLEEVES SLIDEABLY RETAINED WITHIN SAID CYLINDER BORE, TELESCOPICALLY DISPOSED ABOUT SAID ROD AND DEFINING WITH SAID CYLINDER AND SAID ROD A CHAMBER COMPLETELY FILLED WITH FLUID; EACH PISTON HEAD HAVING AT LEAST ONE DAMPING ORIFICE THERETHROUGH; SAID CYLINDER HAVING AN OUTER FLUID CHAMBER SEPARATED FROM SAID CHAMBER BY SAID PISTON MEANS; AND HIGH PRESSURE SEALS DISPOSED ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID PISTON SLEEVES, SAID PISTON MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID ROD SUCH THAT APPLICATION OF INCREASED TENSION AND COMPRESSION FORCES WILL CAUSE MOVEMENT OF SAID PISTON MEANS INTO SAID INNER CHAMBER THEREBY DISPLACING FLUID FROM SAID INNER CHAMBER TO SAID OUTER CHAMBER THROUGH SAID ORIFICES WHEREBY A DAMPING EFFECT IS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 177 words
A DOUBLE ACTING SPRING COMPRISING AN OUTER CYLINDER HAVING A BORE; FIRST ATTACHING MEANS ON ONE END OF SAID CYLINDER FOR CONNECTION TO A LOAD TO BE SPRING ACTION CONTROLLED; A ROD SLIDEABLY RETAINED WITHIN SAID CYLINDER BORE; SECOND ATTACHING MEANS ON ONE END OF THE SAID ROD REMOTE FROM SAID FIRST ATTACHING MEANS; PISTON MEANS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND PISTONS EACH HAVING HEADS AND INTEGRAL PISTON SLEEVES SLIDEABLY RETAINED WITHIN SAID CYLINDER BORE, TELESCOPICALLY DISPOSED ABOUT SAID ROD AND DEFINING WITH SAID CYLINDER AND SAID ROD A CHAMBER COMPLETELY FILLED WITH FLUID; EACH PISTON HEAD HAVING AT LEAST ONE DAMPING ORIFICE THERETHROUGH; SAID CYLINDER HAVING AN OUTER FLUID CHAMBER SEPARATED FROM SAID CHAMBER BY SAID PISTON MEANS; AND HIGH PRESSURE SEALS DISPOSED ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID PISTON SLEEVES, SAID PISTON MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID ROD SUCH THAT APPLICATION OF INCREASED TENSION AND COMPRESSION FORCES WILL CAUSE MOVEMENT OF SAID PISTON MEANS INTO SAID INNER CHAMBER THEREBY DISPLACING FLUID FROM SAID INNER CHAMBER TO SAID OUTER CHAMBER THROUGH SAID ORIFICES WHEREBY A DAMPING EFFECT IS

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-02-05 1971-08-07 1972-02-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-02-05 1975-08-07 1976-02-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-02-05 1979-08-07 1980-02-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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