Directional shock detector

A shock detector, comprising:

• a. housing means for housing first and second magnet means, each of said first and second magnet means producing a magnetic field, said first magnet means being fixedly coupled with said housing means, said second magnet means being movable with respect to said first magnet means;
• b. each of said first and second magnet means being disc shaped having a thickness and a diameter with the thickness being less than the diameter, each of said first and second magnet means having a polar axis through the thickness of the respective disc, said first and second magnet means being oriented such that the polar axes are parallel;
• c. said second magnet means being movable from a centered position in a direction which is transverse to the polar axis of said first magnet means when said housing means is subjected to an acceleration force, wherein said second magnet means is maintained in said center position relative to said first magnet means by the magnetic fields produced by said first and second magnet means in the absence of any accelerational force;
• d. indicating means for indicating the displacement of said second magnet means due to an accelerational force, said indicating means providing visual indication of the direction of an accelerational force;
• e. attachment means for attaching said housing means to an object which is to be monitored.

A shock detector, comprising:

• a. housing means for housing first and second magnet means, each of said first and second magnet means producing a magnetic field, said first magnet means being fixedly coupled with said housing means, said second magnet means being movable with respect to said first magnet means;
• b. each of said first and second magnet means being disc shaped having a thickness and a diameter with the thickness being less than the diameter, each of said first and second magnet means having a polar axis through the thickness of the respective disc, said first and second magnet means being oriented such that the polar axes are parallel;
• c. said housing means having a central portion and peripheral area around said central portion, said central portion being offset from said peripheral area such that said second magnet means is unable to move from said peripheral area to said central portion in the presence of said magnetic fields, said peripheral area having a circumferential element which is magnetizable, said circumferential element positioned so as to attract said second magnet means when said housing means is subjected to an accelerational force of predetermined magnitude;
• d. said second magnet means being movable from a centered position on said central portion to said peripheral area in a direction which is transverse to the polar axis of said first magnet means when said housing means is subjected to an accelerational force, wherein said second magnet means is maintained in said centered position relative to said first magnet means by the magnetic fields produced by said first and second magnet means in the absence of any accelerational force;
• e. indicating means for indicating the displacement of said second magnet means due to said predetermined accelerational force.

A shock detector, comprising:

• a. housing means for housing first and second magnet means, each of said first and second magnet means producing a magnetic field, said first magnet means being fixedly coupled with said housing means, said second magnet means being movable with respect to said first magnet means;
• b. each of said first and second magnet means being disc shaped having a thickness and a diameter with the thickness being less than the diameter, each of said first and second magnet means having a polar axis through the thickness of the respective disc, said first and second magnet means being oriented such that the polar axes are parallel;
• c. said second magnet means being movable from a centered position in a direction which is transverse to the polar axis of said first magnet means when said housing means is subjected to an acceleration force, wherein said second magnet means is maintained in said center position relative to said first magnet means by the magnetic fields produced by said first and second magnet means in the absence of any accelerational force;
• d. a circumferential element coupled to said housing means and surrounding said centered position of said second magnet means, said circumferential element being magnetizable, said circumferential element being positioned so as to attract said second magnet means when said housing means is subjected to an accelerational force of predetermined magnitude, wherein said circumferential element retains the second magnet means when said second magnet means is displaced out of said centered position to indicate the direction of said accelerational force;
• e. said housing means having a transparent cover wherein said second magnet means can be seen through said cover to determine the location of said second magnet means;
• f. attachment means for attaching said housing means to an object which is to be monitored.

A shock detector, comprising:

• a. housing means for housing first and second magnet means, each of said first and second magnet means producing a magnetic field, said first magnet means being fixedly coupled with said housing means, said second magnet means being movable with respect to said first magnet means;
• b. each of said first and second magnet means being disc shaped having a thickness and a diameter with the thickness being less than the diameter, each of said first and second magnet means having a polar axis through the thickness of the respective disc, said first and second magnet means being oriented such that the polar axes are parallel;
• c. said second magnet means being movable from a centered position in a direction which is transverse to the polar axis of said first magnet means when said housing means is subjected to an acceleration force, wherein said second magnet means is maintained in said center position relative to said first magnet means by the magnetic fields produced by said first and second magnet means in the absence of any accelerational force;
• d. electrical switch means, said switch means being actuated between open and closed states by a changing magnetic field, said switch means being coupled to said housing means such that said switch means is actuated by the changing magnetic field produced by the movement of said second magnet means from said centered position.

A shock detector, comprising:

• a. housing means for housing first and second magnet means, each of said first and second magnet means producing a magnetic field, said first magnet means being fixedly coupled with said housing means, said second magnet means being movable with respect to said first magnet means;
• b. each of said first and second magnet means being disc shaped having a thickness and a diameter with the thickness being less than the diameter, each of said first and second magnet means having a polar axis through the thickness of the respective disc, said first and second magnet means being oriented such that the polar axes are parallel;
• c. said second magnet means being movable from a centered position in a direction which is transverse to the polar axis of said first magnet means when said housing means is subjected to an acceleration force, wherein said second magnet means is maintained in said center position relative to said first magnet means by the magnetic fields produced by said first and second magnet means in the absence of any accelerational force;
• d. clock means for providing the time, said clock means being coupled to said housing means and having electrical oscillator means and display means, said oscillator means providing a reference signal for use in providing the time, said display means for displaying the time;
• e. electrical switch means coupled to said housing means, said switch means being actuated from an open state to a closed state by the movement of said second magnet means from said centered position, said switch means being connected in parallel across said oscillator means, wherein when said switch means is closed by the movement of said second magnet means from said centered position, said oscillator is shorted thereby stopping the advance of said display means.

A shock detector, comprising:

• a. housing means for housing first and second magnetic means, at least one of said first and second magnetic means producing a magnetic field, said first magnetic means being fixedly coupled with said housing means, said second magnetic means being movable with respect to said first magnetic means;
• b. said second magnetic means being located in a centered position relative to said first magnetic means in the absence of any accelerational force, said second magnetic means being movable from said centered position to an off-center position when said housing means is subjected to an accelerational force of predetermined magnitude;
• c. a magnetizable circumferential element coupled to said housing means and surrounding said centered position of said second magnetic means, said circumferential element being positioned so as to attract said second magnetic means when said housing means is subjected to an accelerational force of predetermined magnitude, wherein said circumferential element retains said second magnetic means when said second magnetic means is displaced out of said centered position;
• d. clock means for providing the time, said clock means being coupled to said housing means and having electrical oscillator means and display means, said oscillator means providing a reference signal for use in providing the time, said display means for displaying the time;
• e. electrical switch means coupled to said housing means, said switch means being actuated from an open state to a closed state by the movement of said second magnet means from said centered position, said switch means being connected in parallel across said oscillator means, wherein when said switch means is closed by the movement of said second magnet means from said centered position, said oscillator is shorted thereby stopping the advance of said display means.

A shock detector, comprising:

• a. housing means for housing first and second magnet means, each of said first and second magnet means producing a magnetic field, said first magnet means being fixedly coupled with said housing means, said second magnet means being movable with respect to said first magnet means;
• b. each of said first and second magnet means being disc shaped having a thickness and a diameter with the thickness being less than the diameter, each of said first and second magnet means having a polar axis through the thickness of the respective disc, said first and second magnet means being oriented such that the polar axes are parallel;
• c. said second magnet means being movable from a centered position in a direction which is transverse to the polar axis of said first magnet means when said housing means is subjected to an acceleration force, wherein said second magnet means is maintained in said center position relative to said first magnet means by the magnetic fields produced by said first and second magnet means in the absence of any accelerational force;
• d. indicating means for indicating the displacement of said second magnet means due to an accelerational force, said indicating means providing visual indication of the direction of an accelerational force;
• e. said housing means comprising a base and a cover, said base for receiving said first and second magnet means, said base receiving said cover so as to form a closed container, said base and said cover having locking means for lockingly coupling said base and said cover together.