Universal instrument environmental shield
AssigneeAngus Measurement Services, LP
InventorsErik J. Brown, Douglas L. Griffin
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Abstract
Devices and methods are provided for adaptable protective covers having adaptable applicability to a different measurement instruments. Examples include a housing element having a body that at least partially surrounding an opening along a central axis and extending in a direction approximately parallel to the central axis, a cover plate attached to the housing element that is configured to at least partially cover the opening, and an attachment mechanism disposed on the body of the housing element. The attachment mechanism can provide adaptability for attaching the housing element any one of a plurality of measurement instruments of differing dimensions and sizes.
Claims23
A protective cover comprising:
- a housing element having a continuous body that at least partially surrounding an opening along a central axis, the body extending in a direction at least approximately parallel to the central axis, wherein the housing element comprises
- a first coupling member at a first end of the body, and
- a second coupling member at a second end of the body;
- a cover plate attached to the housing element, the cover plate configured to at least partially cover the opening;
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- an attachment mechanism disposed on the body of the housing element, the attachment mechanism being adaptable for attaching the housing element to a plurality of measurement instruments, wherein the attachment mechanism is coupled between the first and second coupling member and operable to change a distance between the first and second coupling members.
A protective cover comprising:
- a housing element having a continuous body that at least partially surrounding an opening along a central axis, the body extending in a direction at least approximately parallel to the central axis;
- a cover plate attached to the housing element, the cover plate configured to at least partially cover the opening;
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- an attachment mechanism disposed on the body of the housing element, the attachment mechanism being adaptable for attaching the housing element to a plurality of measurement instruments, wherein the attachment mechanism is disposed on an edge of the body of the housing element, wherein the attachment mechanism comprises one or more protrusions extending in a direction toward the central axis and wherein, the one or more protrusions interface with a measurement instrument.
A protective cover comprising:
- a housing element having a continuous body that at least partially surrounding an opening along a central axis, the body extending in a direction at least approximately parallel to the central axis;
- a cover plate attached to the housing element, the cover plate configured to at least partially cover the opening;
- one or more operation members disposed on the cover plate, the one or more operation members operable to manipulate the cover plate;
- an attachment mechanism disposed on the body of the housing element, the attachment mechanism being adaptable for attaching the housing element to a plurality of measurement instruments, wherein the attachment mechanism is disposed on an edge of the body of the housing element.
An adaptable instrument shielding device, comprising:
- a housing element having a body and an opening along a central axis, the opening extending from a first edge of the body to a second edge of the body adaptable to receive a plurality of different measurement instruments;
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- an attachment mechanism attached to the housing element, the attachment mechanism operable to change a size of the opening and hold the housing element to a measurement instrument via a tension fit;
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- a cover plate attached to the housing element and configured to cover the measurement instrument held in the opening.
An adaptable instrument shielding device, comprising:
- a housing element having a body and an opening along a central axis, the opening passing from a first edge of the body to a second edge of the body and adaptable to receive a plurality of different measurement instruments;
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- an attachment mechanism provided at least one of the first and second edge of to the housing element, the attachment mechanism configured to interface with a measurement instrument and hold the housing element to the measurement instrument via a tension fit, wherein the attachment mechanism comprises one or more protrusions on the second edge extending in a direction toward the central axis, wherein the one or more protrusions are configured to interface with a rear surface of the measurement instrument;
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- a cover plate attached to the housing element and configured to cover the measurement instrument held in the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.