Measuring instrument for measuring discontinuous surfaces and transducer therefor

Claim 1

IN A MEASURING INSTRUMENT OF THE DIRECT FEELING TYPE FOR TAKING A MEASUREMENT OF PORTIONS OF A MOVING SURFACE, AND WHICH INCLUDES: A FEELER MEANS MOVABLE IN OPPOSED DIRECTIONS TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM SAID PORTIONS AND FOR REMAINING IN CONTACT AGAINST SAID PORTIONS AS THEY MOVE PAST SAID FEELER MEANS, SAID MEANS NORMALLY TENDING TO MOVE IN A ONE OF SAID DIRECTIONS TOWARDS SAID PORTIONS, AND WHICH FURTHER INCLUDES A MEANS TO PREVENT SAID FEELER MEANS FROM BOUNCING IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID SURFACE PORTIONS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING THE FACT THAT THE BOUNCING PREVENTING MEANS COMPRISES: AN ENERGY DISSIPATING MEANS FOR ABSORBING AND DISSIPATING ANY BOUNCING FORCES INDUCED IN SAID FEELER MEANS BY THE MOVEMENT OF SAID SURFACE, THE IMPROVEMENT FURTHER COMPRISING THE FACT THAT SAID ENERGY DISSIPATING MEANS ONLY ABSORBS AND DISSPIATES ENERGY WITHOUT EXERTING ANY RETURN FORCES UPON SAID FEELER MEANS.