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Distance gauge

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-22
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1984-04-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Eugene J Kelly

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 20:01
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01B; G01B5/00; G01B5/14; G01B5/143

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
A HOLE CENTERS DISTANCE GUAGE FOR MEASURING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CENTERS OF PARALLEL CIRCULAR HOLES IN A WORKPIECE, COMPRISING: A LONGITUDINAL BEAM MEMBER BEARING A SCALE; INDICATOR MEANS SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BEAM MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT ALONG THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH THEREOF AND HAVING MEANS FOR REGISTRATION WITH SAID SCALE; FIRST HOLE CENTER FINDER MEANS MOUNTED ON ONE END OF SAID BEAM MEMBER AND HAVING A FIRST CENTRAL VERTICAL AXIS DISPOSED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID BEAM MEMBER; SECOND HOLE CENTER FINDER MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID INDICATOR MEANS FOR LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT THEREWITH AND HAVING A SECOND CENTRAL VERTICAL AXIS PARALLEL TO SAID FIRST CENTRAL AXIS; EACH OF SAID FINDER MEANS COMPRISING A CONICAL MEMBER; AND LOCATOR MEANS MOUNTED ON AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CONICAL MEMBERS IN SLIDAHLY RETAINED RELATIONSHIP AND CONPRISING A PLURALITY OF EQUALLY CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED MEMBERS HAVING ALTERNATING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL EXTERNAL SURFACES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 146 words
A HOLE CENTERS DISTANCE GUAGE FOR MEASURING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CENTERS OF PARALLEL CIRCULAR HOLES IN A WORKPIECE, COMPRISING: A LONGITUDINAL BEAM MEMBER BEARING A SCALE; INDICATOR MEANS SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BEAM MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT ALONG THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH THEREOF AND HAVING MEANS FOR REGISTRATION WITH SAID SCALE; FIRST HOLE CENTER FINDER MEANS MOUNTED ON ONE END OF SAID BEAM MEMBER AND HAVING A FIRST CENTRAL VERTICAL AXIS DISPOSED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID BEAM MEMBER; SECOND HOLE CENTER FINDER MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID INDICATOR MEANS FOR LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT THEREWITH AND HAVING A SECOND CENTRAL VERTICAL AXIS PARALLEL TO SAID FIRST CENTRAL AXIS; EACH OF SAID FINDER MEANS COMPRISING A CONICAL MEMBER; AND LOCATOR MEANS MOUNTED ON AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CONICAL MEMBERS IN SLIDAHLY RETAINED RELATIONSHIP AND CONPRISING A PLURALITY OF EQUALLY CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED MEMBERS HAVING ALTERNATING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL EXTERNAL SURFACES.

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