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US6161259A
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Measuring instrument with a holder
Assignee: Draeger Safety AG and Co KGaA
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Filing: 1999-01-07
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Granted: 2000-12-19
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Expires: 2019-01-07
Abstract
Abstract A mobile measuring instrument that can be worn on the body of persons with a springless holder (1) for detachable fastening to pieces of clothing, with the following features: a plate (8) has a recess (9) with a cutout on one of two shorter sides; a flat slide element has a guide element (12) and is displaceably connected with same to the plate (8) via the cutout (10); both the plate (8) and the slide element (11) are provided with mutually parallel pins (2, 3; 4, 5) on the opposite, longer sides of the plate (8); the pins (2, 3) of the plate (8) are held stationarily rotatably in the housing (6) of the measuring instrument (7); and the pins (4, 5) of the slide element (11), which are arranged in two guides (17) in the housing (6) of the measuring instrument (7), are displaced between a maximum and a minimum distance from the pins (2, 3) of the plate (8), depending on the path of displacement of the slide element (11).
Inventors
- 👤 Horst Rabenecker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 15:26
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01D; G01D11/00; G01D11/30; A; A45; A45F; A45F5/00; A45F5/02; A45F5/021; A45F5/1516; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/13; Y10T24/1391; Y10T24/1394
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A fabric attachment device comprising: a housing; a plate including two pins rotatably connected to said housing, said plate including a recess and defining a slide cutout; a slide element with guide element for slidably connecting to said plate through said cutout, said slide element including two pins held slidably displaceable in said housing between a maximum and minimum distance from said pins on said plate depending on a path of displacement of said slide element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A fabric attachment device comprising: a housing; a plate including two pins rotatably connected to said housing, said plate including a recess and defining a slide cutout; a slide element with guide element for slidably connecting to said plate through said cutout, said slide element including two pins held slidably displaceable in said housing between a maximum and minimum distance from said pins on said plate depending on a path of displacement of said slide element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
104 words
A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said plate has first and second sides, said first sides are shorter than said second sides, said slide cutout is positioned adjacent one of said first sides, each of said two pins of said plate are positioned on opposite said second sides of said plate, said slide element has first and second sides, said first sides of said slide element are shorter than said second sides of said slide element, each of said two pins of said slide element are positioned on opposite said second sides of said slide element; said housing includes a measuring instrument.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device in accordance with claim 2, wherein: said measuring instrument is a mobile gas-measuring instrument with a warning function means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said slide element and said plate have adjacent sides when said pins of said plate are at said minimum distance from said pins of said slide element, said adjacent sides are shaped substantially complementarily to create a substantially flush surface over said plate and slide element when said pins are at said minimum distance.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device in accordance with claim 4, wherein: said adjacent sides are one of circular and arc shaped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said plate and said slide element are formed of one of a glass fiber- and carbon fiber-reinforced plastic.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said plate and said slide element are formed of a glass fiber-reinforced polyamide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said slide element includes an end section diametrically opposite to said plate, said end section is bent at an acute angle toward said housing from a plane of a remainder of said slide element for contact with said housing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said plate includes a reinforcement positioned diametrically opposite said slide element, said reinforcement having a thickness approximately corresponding to a thickness of said plate in a direction of said housing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said plate defines a knob cutout; a knob strip made of one of silicone rubber and plastic is detachably fastened to said knob cutout.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said slide element and said plate are slidably connected in a plane substantially parallel to said plate and said slide element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The device in accordance with claim 1, wherein: said pins of said slide slide in a guide groove of said housing, said guide groove having a shape to lock said plate against said housing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
105 words
A fabric attachment device comprising: a housing; a plate rotatably connected to said housing at one end of said plate between a first position and a second position, another end of said plate being positioned further away from said housing in said first position than in said second position; a slide element slidably connecting to said plate between a first position and a second position, said slide element having one end extending from said one end of said plate in said second position; bias means for biasing said plate toward said second position of said plate when said slide element is in said first position.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
105 words
A fabric attachment device comprising: a housing; a plate rotatably connected to said housing at one end of said plate between a first position and a second position, another end of said plate being positioned further away from said housing in said first position than in said second position; a slide element slidably connecting to said plate between a first position and a second position, said slide element having one end extending from said one end of said plate in said second position; bias means for biasing said plate toward said second position of said plate when said slide element is in said first position.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
48 words
A device in accordance with claim 13, wherein: said bias means includes said housing and said one end of said slide element having a shape to contact each other in said first position of said slide element and force said plate into said second position of said plate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
A device in accordance with claim 14, wherein: said shape of said housing and said one end of said slide element allowing rotation of said plate between said first and second positions of said plate when said slide element is in said second position.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device in accordance with claim 15, wherein: said shape of said housing and said one end of said slide element are spaced from each other when said slide element and said plate is in said second position.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
44 words
A device in accordance with claim 14, wherein: said shape of said housing and said one end of said slide element are in contact with each other when said slide element is in said second position and said plate is in said first position.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device in accordance with claim 13, wherein: said slide element and said plate are slidably connected in a plane substantially parallel to said plate and said slide element.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device in accordance with claim 13, wherein: said slide element includes pins slidable in a guide groove of said housing, said guide groove having a shape to lock said plate in said second position.
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