Kurtis R Gillespie

US Patent:

45676631, Feb 4, 1986

Filed:

Oct 15, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/660697

Inventors:

Kurtis R. Gillespie - Grand Haven MI

Assignee:

Dimension Products Corporation - Spring Lake MI

International Classification:

G01B 702

US Classification:

33143L

Abstract:

A device for measuring a linear dimension of an article for quality control and fabrication purposes includes an elongated, wheeled support having a stationary anvil secured adjacent an end of the support. A carriage is positionable along the longitudinal axis of the support. The carriage slides on spaced, parallel tracks and supports a movable anvil. A digital display is electrically connected to an encoder or reader mounted on the carriage which generates an output indicating the displacement of the movable carriage and anvil with respect to the fixed anvil. Support bars may be placed on the track to support the article being measured.