General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

15.2 cm

Width

13.7 cm

Height

13.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SPAR

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

STEM TECHNOLOGY, FROM WHICH BISTEM WAS DERIVED, WAS INVENTED AT NRCC FOR MILITARY PURPOSES & WAS DEVELOPED BY CANADIAN FIRM SPAR AEROSPACE FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPAR LATER EXTENDED STEM PRINCIPLE TO DEVELOP BISTEM TECHNOLOGY.

Function

PART OF EQUIPMENT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE, ACTUATOR CONTAINS STORED TUBULAR BOOM WHICH COULD BE EXTENDED TO DEPLOY EMERGENCY SIGNAL SUCH AS LIGHT (SEE PHOTOCOPY OF PHOTO OF PARTIALLY EXTENDED LIGHTING SYSTEM ON POLICE VEHICLE IN SUPP. INFO.).

Technical

APPLICATION OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY TO GROUND BASED FUNCTIONS. STEM CONSISTS OF ROLLED PIECE OF MATERIAL WITH EDGES OVERLAPPED TO FORM TUBE, FLATTENED FOR STORAGE; BISTEM CONSISTS OF 2 PARTIAL TUBES PLACED ONEINSIDE OTHER TO FORM COMPLETE TUBE, RESULTING IN STRONGER TUBEREQUIRING LESS SPACE THAN STEM WHEN ROLLED UP.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD LETTERING ON PART CASING READS 'AMERICAN BOSCH/ 2 10 73/ MC-581471A/ 2999338'

Missing

N/A

Finish

SKY BLUE CASING/ BLACK & METALLIC PARTS/ GREEN & PURPLE WIRE COVERING/ WHITE & GREY SYNTHETIC PARTS

Decoration

N/A