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US 9,841,433 B2Granted
Wind direction indicator
AssigneeCirrus Outdoors, LLC
InventorsJeffrey Norris, James Angelo Angott
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Abstract
A wind direction indicator for hunters includes a smoke generator, a housing, an electrical power source, an air pump and a switch all arranged such that the indicator may be actuated by a hunter using a single hand. The smoke generator may be a cartomizer as an example.
Claims7
A wind direction indicator comprising;
- a) A first housing including a top, a bottom, and two sides and a front and rear portion,
- b) a smoke generator, the smoke generator including a second housing disposed in the first housing, a heating element, a fibrous mass impregnated with a smoke generating liquid and an internal air passageway extending through the fibrous mass,
- c) an air pump having an outlet connected to the air passageway, and
- d) a switch connected to the heating element for energizing the heating element from a power source, wherein the first housing includes an inclined portion extending from the top to a first side portion, the switch being mounted on the inclined portion, and the air pump being mounted on a second side portion, whereby the wind indicator may be actuated by a user's thumb and trigger finger.
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A wind direction indicator comprising:
- a) A first housing including a top, a bottom, and two sides and a front and rear portion,
- b) a smoke generator, the smoke generator including a second housing disposed in the first housing, a heating element, a fibrous mass impregnated with a smoke generating liquid, and an internal air passageway extending through the fibrous mass and having an inlet and outlet,
- c) an air pump for introducing air into the inlet of the air passageway, and
- d) a switch connected to the heating element for energizing the heating element from a power source, wherein the first housing includes an inclined portion extending from the top to a first side portion, the switch being mounted on the inclined portion, and the air pump being mounted on a second side portion, whereby the wind indicator may be actuated by a user's thumb and trigger finger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.