Handheld windsock with dial indicator
OwnerRandall Gwininventor
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Abstract
A handheld windsock includes a housing with a graduated dial indicator mounted on the housing. A cord attached to the housing overlays the graduated dial indicator and a miniaturized chute is attached to an end of the cord. In response to airflow, the miniaturized chute displaces the cord in relation to the graduated dial indicator, providing a readable indication of the wind speed. Wind direction may be obtained as the direction of maximum displacement of the miniaturized chute. A data table displayed on the housing allows a user, such as a golfer, to cross-reference a measured wind speed to a quantitative adjustment, such as a numerical adjustment to the selection of a golf club.
Claims20
A handheld windsock for measuring wind speed and direction, comprising:
- a housing;
- a graduated dial indicator mounted to the housing;
- a cord attached to the housing;
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- a miniaturized chute attached to an end of the cord;
- wherein, in response to airflow, the miniaturized chute displaces the cord to a position on the dial indicator corresponding to wind speed.
A handheld windsock for predicting wind-generated displacement of an object in flight, comprising:
- a housing having a transparent surface and a back surface;
- a dial indicator mounted within the housing and having graduated markings corresponding to wind speed and visible through the transparent surface;
- a data table displayed on the back surface cross-referencing a measured wind speed to a quantitative prediction;
- a chute retraction system mounted within the housing;
- a cord attached to and extendible below the housing, the cord overlaying the dial indicator and movable between the dial indicator and the transparent surface, the cord having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end attached to the chute retraction system;
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- a miniaturized chute attached to the lower end of the cord, the chute having a conical portion and an inverted concave dome portion, the inverted concave dome portion having multiple perforations for stabilizing response of the miniaturized chute to airflow;
- wherein, with the cord extended below the housing, the miniaturized chute in response to airflow displaces the cord to a position overlaying a graduated marking that corresponds to actual wind speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.