Variable Delay splitter 1 and 2

# 1. System overview:

This document summarizes essential details for materials, setup, and operation. This is for transcription, archival, and research purposes only. It is based on an old patent and is not intended as a finished product.
Operating conditions described require specialized handling and safety precautions, and the descriptions outlined here do not constitute a recommendation or endorsement to build or operate the device. Attempts to replicate or build upon these models are entirely at your own risk.

**Source patent:**
- **Shoulders, Kenneth R.** _U.S. Patent No. 5,123,039_. Issued June 16, 1992.
- Image: Figure 33 and 34
- Text: **FROM** Column 30 line 45 **UNTIL** Column 33 line 10

Both variable delay splitters illustrated are contained in this document given their similarities and references in the latter to the former.

## 1.1. Purpose

**Basic Function:**
A splitter is followed by two paths to two launchers, one path of fixed length and one which can be exte