Tile measuring machine

Claim 1

A MEASURING DEVICE COMPRISING A BELT CARRYING THE ARTICLES TO BE MEASURED, A PAIR OF GUIDE MEMBERS, AND A MEASURING STATION SUBSEQUENT TO SAID GUIDE MEMBERS AND THROUGH WHICH SAID BELT PASSES, SAID MEASURING STATION COMPRISING GUIDE WHEELS MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID BELT, A SIZING BAR PIVOTALLY MOUNTED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID BELT OPPOSITE SAID GUIDE WHEELS, A SPINDLE WHEEL MOUNTED ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID SIZING BAR, SAID SIZING BAR BEING SPRING-BIASED TOWARD SAID BELT SO THAT THE SPINDLE WHEEL IS CONTACTED BY SAID ARTICLES, A PLURALITY OF SWITCHES MOUNTED SO THAT SAID SIZING BAR WILL CONTACT ONE OR MORE OF THE SWITCHES WHEN IT IS URGED AWAY FROM THE BELT BY CONTACT WITH SAID ARTICLES, A PLURALITY OF MARKER ARMS ON THE SIDE OF THE BELT OPPOSITE SAID SWITCHES, EACH MARKER ARM TERMINATING IN A MARKER EXTENDING OVER THE ARTICLES, A COIL FOR EACH MARKER ARM CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID SWITCHES, AN ARM EXTENDING ACROSS SAID BELT, A BIFURCATED MEMBER ON SAID ARM, A TIMER WHEEL SUPPORTED BY SAID BIFURCATED MEMBER, CONTACT POINTS ON SAID TIMER WHEEL, AND A BREAKER SWITCH ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SIZING BAR AND ADAPTED TO BE CONTACTED BY SAID CONTACT POINTS AS SAID TIMER WHEEL IS TURNED BY MOVEMENT OF SAID ARTICLES ON THE BELT.