Apparatus and method for detecting substances
AssigneeBasic Resources, Inc.
InventorsDonald G. Sanders, Gary Stephen Jennings
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Abstract
An exemplary apparatus and method for detecting substances are provided for allowing any of a variety of substances, such as natural gas, to be detected from a distance. The apparatus for detecting a substance includes a pole, a probe, and an elastic tube. The pole includes a first end, a second end, a first opening, a second opening, and a passage extending in the pole from the first opening to the second opening. The probe receives the substance and couples to the second opening of the pole, and the elastic tube is positioned within the passage of the pole and extends from the second opening of the pole to the first opening. A method for making an apparatus to detect a substance is also provided.
Claims28
An apparatus for detecting a substance from a distance comprising:
- a retractable pole having a first end, a second end, a first opening, a second opening, and a passage extending in the retractable pole from the first opening to the second opening, the retractable pole operable to be placed in a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the retractable pole may be extended at least two times its length when the retractable pole is moved from the retracted position to the extended position;
- an extendable elastic tube positioned within the passage of the retractable pole and operable to provide a path from the second opening of the retractable pole to the first opening, wherein the extendable elastic tube may be extended at least two times its length when the retractable pole is moved from the retracted position to the extended position;
- a detector coupling operable to couple with a detector and to provide a path to the extendable elastic tube through the first opening of the retractable pole;
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- a probe operable to receive the substance and to provide a path to the extendable elastic tube through the second opening of the retractable pole.
A method for making an apparatus for detecting a substance at a distance comprising:
- providing a retractable pole having a first end, a second end, a first opening, a second opening, and a passage extending in the retractable pole from the first opening to the second opening, the retractable pole operable to be placed in a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the retractable pole may be extended at least two times its length when the retractable pole is moved from the retracted position to the extended position;
- positioning an extendable elastic tube within the passage of the retractable pole to provide a path from the second opening of the retractable pole to the first opening, wherein the extendable elastic tube may be extended at least two times its length when the retractable pole is moved from the retracted position to the extended position;
- providing a detector coupling operable to couple with a detector and to provide a path to the extendable elastic tube through the first opening of the retractable pole;
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- providing a probe operable to receive the substance and to provide a path to the extendable elastic tube through the second opening of the retractable pole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.