Measuring device
OwnerJohn K. Karrip, Gene A. Pless JR.inventors
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Abstract
A measuring device for setting up powered wood tools and the like includes an elongated body defining a straight edge adapted to abuttingly support the measuring device on a bed of the wood forming machine adjacent the cutter head of the machine. The measuring device further includes a blade that is movably mounted to the elongated body adjacent an end thereof. The blade has a sharp edge configured to engage a cutter head. The measuring device also includes digital display operably connected to the blade and providing a visual readout corresponding to the position of the blade relative to the straight edge of the elongated body.
Claims1
measuring device for setting up powered wood tools, comprising:
- an elongated body defining a straight edge adapted to abuttingly support said measuring device on a bed of a wood forming machine adjacent a cutter head of the wood forming machine;
- a blade movably mounted to said elongated body adjacent an end thereof, said blade having a sharp edge configured to engage a blade of a cutter head;
- and
- a display operably connected to said blade and providing a visual readout corresponding to the position of said blade relative to said straight edge of said elongated body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.