Quote from: neptune on June 22, 2012, 01:27:42 PM
Not 100% certain, but I think these spacers are shown in the patent.

Definitely shown.  But described in legalease as "may or may not" be used in a given embodiment of said device. 

Man that is painful to try and type...  Need to stop reading legalease.

M.

They are certainly shown in the "how it works" diagrams posted by mrwayne of the ZED. That tells me that it would work with them. Will it work without them ? Dont know.

Quote from: mondrasek on June 22, 2012, 12:57:42 PM

Okay.  Please note that I levitated the Pod so that the gap between it's top surface and the next Riser was the same gap (.31) as all the other gaps.  Just FYI.

M.

Yes, that may be it, it does look like Fig 16, 17 and 18. Fig 15 should be the same, not sure, because the latest picture from Travis with 8 systems is like 15.

@Travis,
Please clarify this issue?

Regards, Larry

"But, It's not hanging right at the bottom, should look like Fig 14. I'll check my specifications.

Regards, Larry"

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Fig. 14 does hang different at the bottom. It also shows spacers and vents to be used during assembly. But there is a minor mistake where the vents are shown. According to the (argh!) patent description of assembly at [0095] and [0096], Vent 162 should be located not on the pod--the pod needs no vent--but instead on the inner riser where vent 188 is shown; and vent 188 should be shown at the top of the outer riser. They are depicted correctly in Fig. 15.[/size]

Quote from: LarryC on June 22, 2012, 01:49:42 PM
Yes, that may be it, it does look like Fig 16, 17 and 18. Fig 15 should be the same, not sure, because the latest picture from Travis with 8 systems is like 15.

@Travis,
Please clarify this issue?

Might have the logic. At rest, with low or no water, each Riser sits on a retainer wall, enough that would allows them to separate from the spacers. So each retainer wall from inner to outer is higher by spacer plus separation gap. Thus, when lifted and the separation gap is lost, the longer Riser walls would be the outer most. So it seems 14, 15 and the 'One Zed through complete cycle' is more likely.

Regards, Larry