At least GM and Snecma motors think it was a good idea.
But they haven't jumped onto the Pogo Stick application yet.
Fred
4,247,044 & 4,306,680 General Motors (1981)
6,644,031 SNECMA Moteurs (Paris, FR) (2003)
that generated more laughs than lift. :-)
Fred
3,782,352 PRESSURE SENSITIVE FLUID INJECTOR AND POGO STICK UTILIZING SAME
"Pogo sticks have been widely enjoyed by both young and old, and are presently still of widespread popularity. In general, pogo sticks include a stick or shaft having two outstanding platform members near the bottom upon which the user may stand. Commonly, pogo sticks also have a telescoping shaft which is usually spring biased outwardly from the bottom so that when the user jumps upon the platform members of the stick, the telescoping shaft is pushed into the stick and the spring compressed. The spring then resiliently recoils to impart upward force upon the stick and the user to enable the user to continue to jump or hop upon the stick along a cycloid or other desired path. "
"For example, there are numerous devices in which it is desirable to cause fuel or other fluid to be fed from a reservoir or fluid containing tank into a space having a higher pressure than that of the fluid reservoir, for instance, in ordinary internal combustion engines, pneumatic cylinders and other such applications having a pulsating pressure volume. To date, fluid injectors generally in use require many moving parts to inject the desired amount of fluid. Additionally, the fluid injectors heretofore advanced are mechanically sensitive rather than being pressure sensitive. For example, in an internal combustion engine application, frequently the fuel injectors are sensitive to a mechanical stimulus such as a camshaft or the like, rather than being responsive to the pressure of the chamber into which the fluid is to be injected. "
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> Put a drop of the "activated" water in the small bore quartz tube,
> insert quartz rod attached to pre-compressed coil spring
> and pull the trigger.
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> The hot compressed air should cause a flash,
> if the water-vapor is activated.
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> Send us the pictures. :-)
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> Fred
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