Thickness gauge for meat saw

Claim 1

A THICKNESS GAUGE FOR A MEAT CUTTING MACHINE OF THE TYPE HAVING A FRAME ON WHICH ARE SUPPORTED SAW MEANS AND A TABLE FOR MEAT TO BE CUT BY SAID SAW, SAID GAUGE COMPRISING: A GAUGE PLATE NORMALLY IN A HORIZONTAL OPERATIVE POSITION ON SAID TABLE TO HOLD SAID MEAT A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE AWAY FROM SAID SAW; MEANS MOUNT ING SAID GAUGE PLATE FOR COMPOUND PIVOTAL MOTION ABOUT FIRST AND SECOND PARALLEL AXES AND FOR TRANSLATIONAL MOTION ALONG SAID AXES; MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FIRST AXIS FOR MAKING A COARSE ADJUSTMENT OF THE TRANSLATIONAL POSITION OF SAID PLATE TO CONTROL THE MAGNITUDE OF SAID PREDETERMINED DISTANCE; MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SECOND AXIS FOR MAKING A FINE VERNIER ADJUSTMENT OF THE TRANSLATIONAL POSITION OF SAID PLATE TO FURTHER CONTROL THE MAGNITUDE OF SAID PREDETERMINED DISTANCE; AND MEANS FOR LOCKING SAID PLATE IN A RETRACTED POSITION OFF OF SAID TABLE TO WHICH SAID PLATE MAY BE MOVED FROM SAID OPERATIVE POSITION BY PURELY PIVOTAL MOTION IN ANY TRANSLATIONAL POSITION OF SAID PLATE.