Mystery item

Quoted message said:

RBT posters quickly identified the mystery tool, so here's another
mystery item:
http://i10.tinypic.com/8epz135.jpg

Without a caption, I'd just have stared blankly at the contraption
without a clue.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

wheel powered pneumatic whistle with forkmounting and actuator rod.
There should be a patent somewhere with full disclosure 😉

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/Marten

info(apestaartje)m-gineering(punt)nl

M-gineering said:

Quoted message said:

RBT posters quickly identified the mystery tool, so here's another
mystery item:
http://i10.tinypic.com/8epz135.jpg

Without a caption, I'd just have stared blankly at the contraption
without a clue.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

wheel powered pneumatic whistle with forkmounting and actuator rod.
There should be a patent somewhere with full disclosure 😉

Dear Marten,

Right you are!

http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=9768&weventid=1053&weventitemid=441756&wmaingroupid=0&wcatmastid=0&inventorytype=&minyear=1990&minmonth=1&minday=1&maxyear=2050&maxmonth=12&maxday=31&keyword=&lotsortorder=timeleftasc&pagenum=6&action=

I looked for a while for it in the U.S. patent database, backtracking
from modern patents that cited old ones, but I never found anything
quite like it.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Quoted message said:

RBT posters quickly identified the mystery tool, so here's another
mystery item:
http://i10.tinypic.com/8epz135.jpg

Without a caption, I'd just have stared blankly at the contraption
without a clue.

http://www.coldbacon.com/pics/kliban/bkhumor.gif