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US 4,476,721 AGranted
Multi-purpose measuring device with a hinged display
AssigneeMetrawatt GmbH
InventorsKarl Hochreuther, Jorg Tragatschnig
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AssigneeMetrawatt GmbH
InventorsKarl Hochreuther, Jorg Tragatschnig
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Multi-purpose measuring device with a tilting display which includes a display assembly with a housing for visually indicating a measured value of a variable to be analyzed, an auxiliary assembly with another housing separate from the display assembly housing for performing measurements, a hinge interconnecting the housings permitting relative tilting of the housings in two directions into different planes at an angle relative to each other and into a common plane, and a carrying strap fastened in vicinity of the hinge, the auxiliary assembly having dimensions and weight in proportion to the display assembly causing the center of gravity of the measuring device to lie in vicinity of the auxiliary assembly and causing the auxiliary assembly to hang downward from the carrying strap with the display assembly disposed above the auxiliary assembly.
Multi-purpose measuring device with a tilting display, comprising a display assembly with a housing for visually indicating a measured value of a variable to be analyzed, an auxiliary assembly with another housing separate from said display assembly housing for performing measurements, a hinge interconnecting said housings permitting relative tilting of said housing in two directions into different places at an angle relative to each other and into a common plane, and a carrying strap fastened in vicinity of said hinge, said auxiliary assembly having dimensions and weight in proportion to said display assembly causing the center of gravity of the measuring device to lie in vicinity of said auxiliary assembly and causing said auxiliary assembly to hang downward from said carrying strap with said display assembly disposed above said auxiliary assembly.
Multi-purpose measuring device with a tilting display, comprising a display assembly with a housing for visually indicating a measured value of a variable to be analyzed, an auxiliary assembly with another housing separate from said display assembly housing for performing measurements, a hinge interconnecting said housings permitting relative tilting of said housings into different planes at an angle relative to each other and into a common plane, a measured value display disposed in a given plane in said display assembly housing, a measuring range switch built into said display assembly housing, a measuring range switch including an operating button having a measuring range indicator disposed in said given plane, and said operating button being disposed in a recess formed in said display assembly housing, being rotatable in a plane perpendicular to said given plane and being manually accessible from at least two sides of said display assembly housing.
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