Skin fold caliper
AssigneeAmerican Hospital Supply Corporation
InventorsHugh P. Sherlock, Allan M. Golderg, Werner W. Ciupke, George Brody
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Abstract
Skin Fold Caliper having first and second relatively rigid arms which have one end of each of the first and second members connected to permit pivotal movement of the first and second arms with respect to each other so that the other ends of the first and second arms can be moved between open and closed positions. A gauge is carried by the first and second arms for giving an indication of the spacing between the other ends of the first and second arms. A spring-like member formed integral with one of the arms is utilized for applying a predetermined clamping pressure between the first and second arms to move the other ends of the first and second arms toward the closed position.
Claims8
In a skin fold caliper:
- first and second relatively rigid arms, means connecting one end of each of the first and second arms with respect to each other so that the other ends of said first and second arms can be moved between open and closed positions,
- cooperative gauge means carried by said first and second arms for giving an indication of the spacing between the other ends of said first and second arms,
- means carried by said first and second arms,
- a spring-like member associated with said last named means,
- said spring-like member having one end secured to one of said arms and having the other end free,
- a cooperative gauge means carried by said spring-like member and said one arm,
- registration arrows carried by said spring-like member and said one arm, and
- the arrow carried by said spring-like member is carried by a flag and said one arm is provided with a slot adapted to receive said flag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.