Davis Instruments Corporation

John L Connell

Albert I Weinstein

Michael A Skeen

A portable, pocket sized instrument for measuring wind speed and indicating wind direction wherein a multiple number of vanes of varying size and spacing are radially and orthogonally fixed to a disc and wherein the force of the wind against the vanes causes the disc to rotate against the restraining torque of a spring. Wind speed is indicated by angular rotation of the disc and wind direction is indicated by the orientation of the instrument at the time of maximum reading. A foldable handle protects the mechanism and increases the convenience of positioning the instrument.

Wind speed and direction measuring instrument

In a corner cube radar reflector of the octahedral radar reflector cluster type wherein three planar radar reflecting plates are orthogonally disposed all in planes of non-coincidence to the horizon, an improved holder is disclosed. Typically first and second tapered members are conformed to the apexes of upwardly and downwardly opposed corner cubes with the upper cube in the 'catch rain' position. The tapered members are urged one towards another and fastened to a vertical support, which support can either be rigid or alternatively tensive. There results a support for the reflector in which the designed corner cubes are addressed with optimum solid angle disposed to the horizon from which radar interrogation will most probably occur.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

John L Connell