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US 11,592,458 B2Granted
Wind direction indicator
AssigneeCirrus Outdoors, LLC
InventorsJeffrey Norris, James Angelo Angott
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Abstract
A wind direction indicator includes a smoke generator, a housing, an electrical power source, an air pump and a switch all arranged such that the indicator may be actuated by a user using a single hand. The smoke generator may be a cartomizer as an example. The indicator may include a rechargeable battery, a power outlet circuit and a SD card reader and transmitter for transmitting data from the SD card to a cellphone via a wireless connection such as Wi-Fi or bluetooth.
Claims8
A wind direction indicator for indicating a direction of wind in ambient surroundings, comprising;
- a) a first housing including a top, a bottom, a first side portion, a second side portion, a front portion, and a rear portion;
- b) a smoke generator, the smoke generator including a second housing disposed in the first housing, a heating element, a fibrous mass impregnated with a smoke generating liquid, and an internal air passageway extending through the fibrous mass and having an inlet and an outlet;
- c) a switch connected to the heating element for energizing the heating element from a power source whereby smoke is discharged from the smoke generator into the ambient surroundings;
- d) an air pump for introducing air into the inlet of the air passageway, which is connected thereto by a conduit;
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- e) a SD card reader located within the bottom of the first housing, the SD card reader in communication with a transmitter located within the first housing thereby allowing images stored on a SD card inserted into the SD card reader to be available for transmission over wireless protocols.
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