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US3176406A
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Gage drive
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-05-23
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Granted: 1965-04-06
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Expires: 1981-05-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert F Williams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:26
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01B; G01B3/00; G01B3/30; G01B3/303
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
IN A MEASURING SYSTEM WHEREIN A MICROMETER GAGE HAVING A NORMALLY MANUALLY OPERATED, ROTATABLE SPINDLE WHOSE AXIAL EXCURSION INDICATES THE HEIGHT OF A POINT ABOVE A REFERENCE PLANE, THE COMBINATION WITH SAID MICROMETER GAGE OF A GAGE DRIVE ATTACHMENT COMPRISING: (A) A ROLLER, (B) MEANS TO DETACHABLY MOUNT SAID DRIVE ATTACHMENT ONTO SAID MICROMETER GAGE IN A POSITION SUCH THAT SAID ROLLER BEARS LIGHTLY AGAINST SAID SPINDLE AND THE AXIS OF SAID ROLLER IS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF SAID SPINDLE, (C) THE SURFACE OF SAID ROLLER THAT BEARS AGAINST SAID SPINDLE BEING OF RESILIENT MATERIAL WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID ROLLER PRODUCES ROTATION OF SAID SPINDLE WITHOUT SAID ROLLER EXERTING SUBSTANTIAL TRANSVERSE FORCE ON SAID SPINDLE, AND (D) MEANS TO ROTATE SAID ROLLER,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
IN A MEASURING SYSTEM WHEREIN A MICROMETER GAGE HAVING A NORMALLY MANUALLY OPERATED, ROTATABLE SPINDLE WHOSE AXIAL EXCURSION INDICATES THE HEIGHT OF A POINT ABOVE A REFERENCE PLANE, THE COMBINATION WITH SAID MICROMETER GAGE OF A GAGE DRIVE ATTACHMENT COMPRISING: (A) A ROLLER, (B) MEANS TO DETACHABLY MOUNT SAID DRIVE ATTACHMENT ONTO SAID MICROMETER GAGE IN A POSITION SUCH THAT SAID ROLLER BEARS LIGHTLY AGAINST SAID SPINDLE AND THE AXIS OF SAID ROLLER IS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF SAID SPINDLE, (C) THE SURFACE OF SAID ROLLER THAT BEARS AGAINST SAID SPINDLE BEING OF RESILIENT MATERIAL WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID ROLLER PRODUCES ROTATION OF SAID SPINDLE WITHOUT SAID ROLLER EXERTING SUBSTANTIAL TRANSVERSE FORCE ON SAID SPINDLE, AND (D) MEANS TO ROTATE SAID ROLLER,
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