Universal gage with tilt-out uprights

Claim 2

In a universal type gage including a base, a pair of uprights, means for positioning a test article between said uprights, and gage means carried by said uprights, the improvement of a positioning means on the base for an upright and having one of said uprights secured thereto, a shaft operatively secured to and extending from said positioning means, means journalling said shaft on said base for pivotal movement of said one upright away from said base, means for locking said positioning means in position on said base with said one upright vertically positioned, and said locking means including a lock member slidable vertically in relation to said base, and a locking device provided on said positioning means, said lock member and locking device having operative engagement when said one upright is vertically positioned.

Claim 3

A gage as in claim 1 where a lock means engages said shaft to hold it against axial movement.

Claim 4

In a universal type gage including a base defining a base plane, a pair of uprights, means for securing a test article to the base and position it between said uprights, cartridge means secured to said uprights at vertically spaced portions thereof, and gage plates slidably carried by said cartridge means and with the gage plates on one upright being movable towards the gage plates on the other of said uprights, the improvement of a positioning member for each of said uprights forming an operative portion of the base, means securing an upright to each of said members, a shaft operatively engaging each of said members and extending therefrom perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the upright secured thereto, means journalling said shafts in said base on horizontal axes for pivotal movement of said members and uprights outwardly of said base and away from each other, means on said base to limit inward pivotal movement of said positioning members to position said uprights to extend vertically with relation to said base plane, and means for locking said members to said base only when said uprights are vertically positioned so that when said locking means are released said uprights can be swung away from each other.

Claim 5

In a universal type gage including a base defining a base plane, a pair of uprights, means for securing a test article to the base and position it between said uprights, cartridge means secured to said uprights at vertically spaced portions thereof, and gage plates slidably carried by said cartridge means and with the gage plates on one upright being movable towards the gage plates on the other of said uprights, the improvement of a positioning member for each of said uprights forming an operative portion of the base, means securing an upright to each of said members, a shaft operatively engaging each of said members and extending therefrom perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the upright secured thereto, means journalling said shafts in said base on horizontal axes for pivotal movement of said members and uprights outwardly of said base and away from each other, means on said base to limit inward pivotal movement of said positioning members to position said uprights to extend vertically with relation to said base plane, and means for locking said members to said base only when said uprights are vertically positioned so that when said locking means are released said uprights can be swung away from each other.

Claim 6

A gage as in claim 3 where said locking means include a lock member slidable vertically in relation to said base, and a locking key carried on said member on an upper surface thereof, said lock member and locking key having a complementary shoulder means formed thereon for engaging when said upright is vertically positioned.

Claim 7

A gage as in claim 4 where spring means engage said lock member to urge it into engagement with said locking key.

Claim 8

A gage as in claim 3 where a stop means engages said base to limit pivotal outward movement of said uprights.