Patent ID: 7880598
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: G01C,G08B

Abstract:
1. An orientation apparatus comprising: an outer casing; an orientation device within the outer casing, wherein the orientation device comprises six chambers, each chamber having a wide end and a chamber tip, twelve chamber connecting tunnels, each chamber connecting tunnel making a connection between two adjacent chambers, each chamber connecting tunnel having an elbow at the midpoint of the chamber connecting tunnel, a ball sensor in each chamber tip, and a ball; and wherein the wide end of each chamber contains openings in a solid material to four of the twelve chamber connecting tunnels for connecting the wide end of each chamber to four adjacent chambers, and wherein each of the six chambers are conically or pyramid shaped, and the six chambers have a taper of 5 to 15 degrees; and wherein the ball moves freely through each of the chamber connecting tunnels to the openings of adjacent chambers; a data recorder for recording an event history; and a communicator for conveying the event history.