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US 11,360,437 B2Granted
Adjustable sundial assembly
OwnerClinton S. King, IIIinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable sundial assembly includes a base, a saddle slidably connected to the base to move in an arc, a housing adjustably coupled to the saddle, and an equatorial sundial attached to the housing. Movement of the saddle relative to the base and/or the housing relative to the saddle calibrates the sundial to a local latitude at which the sundial is positioned.
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An adjustable sundial assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a saddle slidably connected to the base and configured to move in an arc relative to the base;
- a housing adjustably coupled to the saddle;
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- an equatorial sundial attached to the housing, the equatorial sundial comprising:
- a first bow element having a first arc shape;
- a second bow element having a second arc shape, wherein the first and second bow elements are attached together at a connection portion of the housing;
- a calendar plate attached to or formed integrally with the housing;
- and
- an aperture defined through the connection portion of the housing such that light passing through the aperture is focused onto the calendar plate.
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An adjustable sundial assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a saddle slidably connected to the base and configured to move in an arc relative to the base;
- a housing adjustably coupled to the saddle;
- and
- an equatorial sundial attached to the housing, the equatorial sundial comprising:
- a first bow element having a first arc shape;
- and
- a second bow element having a second arc shape, wherein the first and second bow elements are attached together at a connection portion of the housing, and wherein the first arc shape is different than the second arc shape.
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An adjustable sundial assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a saddle slidably connected to the base and configured to move in an arc relative to the base, wherein the saddle includes a plurality of bores;
- a housing adjustably coupled to the saddle, wherein the housing includes at least one boss received within a selected one or more bores of the plurality of bores to adjustably couple the housing to the saddle;
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- an equatorial sundial attached to the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.