US2164791A - Apparatus for taking soundings - Google Patents
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UNITED STATES rA'rENToFFicE 2,164,791 APPARATUS FOR TAKING SOUNDINGS Fred Waller, Huntington, N. Y. Application May 29, 1937, Serial No. 145,453 4 Claims. (Cl. 7S-300) This invention relates to apparatus for taking as to cause the pointer to be frictionally held in soundings. the position to which it is moved by the bellows. lt is an object of the invention to provide a The edge of the arm I5 which engages the cross device which is responsive to hydrostatic presrod 9 is so designed that when the pointer I4- 5 sure, and which when lowered into the water in reaches the right hand end of the scale I6, the 5 the usual manner of taking soundings, will regcross rod rides over the corner Il, and further ister the depth thereof. collapse of the bellows has no effect on the point- Other objects and advantages of the invention er I4. However, a second bell crank 29 is pivotalwill appear hereinafter. ly mounted on pin ZI between the plates 5 and 6,
10 A preferred embodiment of the invention sehaving an arm 22 serving as an indicator arm 10 lected for purposes of lllustration is shown in the or pointer, and an arm 23 the upper edge of which accompanying drawings, in which, is engaged by the cross rod 9 at the point in its Figure 1 is a front elevation with the cover travel where it rides over the corner I1. Further plate removed. collapse of the bellows 1, therefore causes the bell 1.5 Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 crank 20 to move in counterclockwise direction, 15 of Figure 1. causing the pointer 22 to move along the scale 24. Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line 'Ihus if the depth of the water is such as to 3-3 of Figure 1. cause the bellows 1 to collapse beyond the point Figure 4 is a front elevation showing the belwhere the pointer I4 is affected thereby, further lows collapsed as when under pressure, and motion is transmitted to the pointer 22 and the 20 Figure 5 is a vertical section on the line 5--5 depth may be read directly from the calibrated of Figure 4. scale 24.
Referring to the drawings, the apparatus com- Preferably the lever arm 23 is somewhat shortprises a shell I formed to provide a cylindrical er than the lever arm I5 in order that relatively recess 2 therein. Extending upwardly from shell short increments of travel of the bellows 'I may 25 I is a plate 5 having a iiange 4 projecting forbe multiplied to cause relatively long correspondwardly therefrom. ing movements of the pointer 22.
Seated against the iiange and secured thereto The use of two pointers operating successively is a plate 6 extending parallel to the plate 5 but in opposite directions from a single bellows perspaced therefrom to provide room for the parts mits the use of relatively long scales, with con- 30 hereinafter described. sequent increase in accuracy of readings, without Mounted in the recess 2 is a collapsible metal the use of an excessively large, and hence cumbellows 1, the lower end of which is fixed to the bersome scale plate.
It is also desirable to counterbalance the bell cranks I3 and 20 in order to prevent inaccuracies. This may be done by Weighting the arms I5 and 23 as shown at 34 and 35 respectively to cause said bell cranks to balance on their pivots.
If desired, a recess 36 may be formed in the bottom of the casing I to permit arming with grease to obtain samples of the bottom.
It will b'e understood that the invention may be variously modied and embodied within the scope of the subjoined claims.
I claim as my invention:
1. Apparatus for taking soundings comprising, in combination, a frame, a plurality of pointers pivoted thereon, a collapsible metal bellows mounted thereon, and. means connected to the free end of said bellows to engage and move said pointers successively as said bellows is collapsing.
2. Apparatus for taking soundings, comprising, in combination, a frame, a pair of bell cranks pivotally mounted thereon, each of said bell cranks comprising a pointer arm and an actuating lever arm, a collapsible metal bellows mounted on said frame, and means connected to the free end of said bellows to engage and move said actuating lever arms successively as said bellows is collapsing to thereby move said pointers successively.
3. Apparatus for taking soundings, comprising, in combination, a frame, a pair of bell cranks pivotally mounted thereon, each of said bell cranks comprising a pointer arm and an actuating lever arm, one of said lever arms being shorter than the other, a collapsible metal bellows mounted o-n said frame, and means connected to the free end of said bellows to engage and move said actuating lever arms successively as said bellows is collapsing to thereby move said pointers successively.
ll. Apparatus for taking soundings, comprising, in combination, a frame, a pointer pivoted thereon, a collapsible metal bellows mounted thereon, means connected to the free end of said bellows to engage and move said pointer when said bellows is collapsing, but to disengage said pointer when said bellows is expanding, and means to counterbalance said collapsible metal bellows and said connected means to prevent overthrow due to inertia.
FRED WALLER.
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