Contest: Snap Vent

[Kynan C.]

Contest brought to you by Craig Vetter and myself. The winner will receiver a Vetter t-shirt of your size, provided by Craig.

Here is the big question:
What is the functionality of the wire inside of this snap ring vent?

Post your answer. Craig will be watching for the correct answer.

 

[roncar]

I know the answer, but will let it go for a while to give someone else a chance.
(Starting a contest just before the superbowl!

)

 

[Kynan C.]

Is today Superbowl??

 

[roncar]

I had to look, but yes it is.

 

[Craig Vetter]

I didn't know for years and had to figure it out by myself. Your moderator probably figured it out by himself, too. That is probably why he is the moderator moderator.

 

[Kynan C.]

There is not much Ron doesn't seem to know in the Vetter world.

 

[roncar]

I have learned that you don't have to know the answer as long as you know where or how to find it.

 

[Larry Fine]

My guess: to keep the sides of the pop-out from pinching inward enough for it to pop out of the hole at speed.

 

[Craig Vetter]

OK... I posted this somewhere but don't see it. Here it is again:
No matter what the patent claims, the function of the wire, in practice, is something else. In 1977, I designed my own vents:

My "Angled Vents" were better for motorcycles (which is a clue)
My angled vents had no steel spring. They stayed in place just fine.
Think again.
No winner.
No T shirt.

 

[brianinpa]

I always thought they were for pulling the vent back flush (or closing) into the windscreen, but I guess it also helps keep the vent expanded so that it doesn't pop out of the windscreen.

 

[Craig Vetter]

Bingo. "Pulling the vent back in" You are the winner. In helicopters and in my Terraplane sidecar, you could not reach outside to push them in like on a Windjammer. Thus the wires to pull them in.

What size T shirt? Send info via our moderator. We will send your prize out.

Congratulations!

I wonder what might be harder. Does anybody know where the name of my Rainy Day Fender came from?

 

[brianinpa]

I never knew they started life in helo's

Thanks Craig!

 

[Kynan C.]

Ron did pipe in first, he wanted to give some life to the contest. However, did you have the same answer Ron?

We don't want to start a

 

[Kynan C.]

Just a FYI, I had no clue and was trying to figure it out.

 

[roncar]

Ron did pipe in first, he wanted to give some life to the contest. However, did you have the same answer Ron?

We don't want to start a

Nope and I still disagree. However not my contest.

 

[Kynan C.]

Nope and I still disagree. However not my contest.

Can you explain Ron? What do you disagree with?

 

[roncar]

Not important. I'm over it. I didn't have the answer he was looking for.

We don't want to start a

"

 

[Kynan C.]

I wonder what might be harder. Does anybody know where the name of my Rainy Day Fender came from?

Craig... Are you issuing another challenge? I have no clue, however I will put the mind forward.

 

[Larry Fine]

Does anybody know where the name of my Rainy Day Fender came from?

Dylan's Rainy Day Women?