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US 4,055,759 AGranted
Signal device using percussive flashlamps
AssigneeGTE Sylvania Incorporated
InventorsAndre C. Bouchard, Harold H. Hall, Jr., Renaldo Mercaldi, Thomas J. Sentementes
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Abstract
A signal device comprising a partially transparent package containing a plurality of percussively-ignitable flashlamps arranged in an array with respectively associated preenergized striker springs, and a movable member for sequentially releasing the striker springs to fire respective flashlamps in response to successive indexing. The device is adapted to be hand held and the movable member is adapted to be actuated and indexed directly by hand.
Claims9
A signal device intended for hand operation comprising, in combination:
- a support member;
- a plurality of percussively-ignitable flashlamps mounted on said support member;
- a plurality of preenergized strikers mounted on said support member and releasable to fire said flashlamps;
- movable means retained in said support member in operative alignment with respect to said strikers and adapted to be directly actuated by hand;
- and,
- means provided on said movable means for sequentially releasing said preenergized strikers to fire respective ones of said flashlamps in response to successive hand indexing of said movable means.
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