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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Samuel O Raymond, Falmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
Benthos, Inc., N. Falmouth, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7317 / ; 734252 ;
Abstract
A free-fall underwater sampler comprises a pair of jaw members and ballast supporting containers in which the jaw members and containers are operated simultaneously and independently of one another. A safety mechanism is also provided for preventing premature closing of the jaw members and release of the ballast. Other features and advantages are disclosed.