Static safety and arming device

Claim 1

A MOTION TRANSDUCER FOR AN ACCELERABLE VEHICLE TO PRODUCE OUTPUTS SENSIBLY RESPONSIVE TO UNDIRECTIONAL MOTIONS OF THE VEHICLE AND COMPRISING: A FRAME FOR MOUNTING TO THE VEHICLE; A BEAM MOUNTED TO SAID FRAME AT SPACED POINTS, A LINE CONNECTING SAID POINTS BEING TRANSVERSE TO THE DIRECTION OF VEHICLE MOTION TO BE SENSED; AN INERTIA MASS; MEANS COUPLING SAID MASS TO SAID BEAM BETWEEN SAID POINTS FOR DEFLECTING SAID BEAM UPON CHANGE OF SPEED THEREOF CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE; A GUIDE MEMBER SECURED TO SAID FRAME AND HAVING MEANS THEREON ABUTTINGLY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID INERTIA MASS IN DIRECTIONS NORMAL TO THE SAID DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE MOTION TO BE SENSED, THE MEANS COUPLING SAID INERTIA MASS TO SAID BEAM BEING CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING FORCES TO SAID BEAM ONLY IN THE DIRECTION OF VEHICLE MOTION TO BE SENSED; A PLURALITY OF STRAIN GAGES ON SAID BEAM AND ELECTRICALLY COUPLED IN BRIDGE ARRANGEMENT TO PRODUCE ELECTRICAL OUTPUTS IN RESPONSE TO CHANGE OF SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IN THE SAID DIRECTION OF MOTION TO BE SENSED, SAID INERTIA MASS COMPRISING ENCAPSULATED ELECTRONIC CIRCUITARY COUPLED TO THE BRIDGE OUTPUTS FOR PROCESSING.