Flow sensor gauge
AssigneeRain Bird Corporation
InventorKirk Andrew Allen
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Abstract
Flow sensors are provided that can monitor flow conditions. The flow sensor includes a gauge that provides a first level of information about flow through the sensor, and an indicator associated with the gauge that can provided a second level of information about flow through the sensor. The indicator might be in the form of a dial that can rotate about the gauge and might include a locked position for monitoring flow and an unlocked position to rotate the dial about the gauge to reposition the dial. A twisted shaft with varying twist rate is provided to convert linear motion to rotational motion for the gauge.
Claims7
A flow sensor comprising:
- a body;
- a gauge associated with the body, the gauge including first fluid characteristic indicia and an indicator that moves relative to the first fluid characteristic indicia to indicate a current fluid characteristic;
- and
- a second fluid characteristic indicator associated with the gauge to provide further information based on the first fluid characteristic indicia and a current fluid characteristic and being moveable relative to the first fluid characteristic indicia upon disengagement of a lock intermediate the second fluid characteristic indicator and the body,
- wherein the second fluid characteristic indicator includes a dial rotatable about the gauge, and
- wherein the dial and the body being interconnected using at least one socket and at least one tab received in the at least one socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.