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US 5,036,595 AGranted
Gauge holder
OwnerArpad Neveryinventor
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Abstract
A gauge holder for mounting a gauge on a machine chuck jaws and a bed is provided. The gauge holder includes a fixture which is adapted to be secured in the chuck jaws, and a pair of rods. Either one of the rods is slidably engagable in the fixture, parallel to the bed. The rods are swivelly interconnectable to each other at their ends, and a gauge can be connected to one end of each rod. This configuration allows centering of a work piece on the bed using hard to reach surface as a reference.
Claims14
A gauge holder for mounting a gauge on a machine having chuck jaws and a bed;
- said holder comprising:
- fixture means adapted to be releasably secured in said chuck jaws,
- first and second rod means,
- said fixture means including fixture-rod mounting means adapted to slidably mount said first rod means in a plane generally parallel to the bed of the machine.
- rod-connecting means to releasably connect and swivelably mount said first and second rod means together at one end of each, and
- gauge-rod mounting means adapted to releasably connect and swivelably mount a gauge at the unconnected end of said second rod means;
- wherein said fixture-rod mounting means is also adapted to slidably mount said second rod means in a plane generally parallel to the bed of the machine and said gauge-rod mounting means is also adapted to releasably connect and swivelably mount a gauge at the unconnected end of said first rod means whereby said first rod means and said second rod means are interchangeable;
- wherein said rod connecting means includes rod clamp means releasably engagable with both rod means;
- wherein said gauge-rod mounting means includes gauge clamp means which are provided to releasably connect the gauge to the rod;
- and
- wherein the gauge clamp means and the rod clamp means are interchangeable.
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A gauge holder as set forth in claim 9 wherein:
- said second end of said first rod means includes a first engaging element;
- said second end of said second rod means includes a second engaging element;
- said rod-connecting means is adapted to be engagable with said second engaging element;
- said gauge-rod mounting means is adapted to be engagable with said first engaging element;
- said rod-connecting means is also adapted to be engagable with said first engaging element and said gauge-rod mounting means is also adapted to be engagable with said second engaging element whereby said first rod means and said second rod means are interchangeable.
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A gauge holder for mounting a gauge on a machine having chuck jaws and a bed;
- said holder comprising:
- fixture means adapted to be releasably secured in said chuck jaws,
- first and second rod means,
- said fixture means including fixture-rod mounting means adapted to slidably mount said first rod means in a plane generally parallel to the bed of the machine,
- rod-connecting means to releasably connect and swivelably mount said first and second rod means together at one end of each, and
- gauge-rod mounting means adapted to releasably connect and swivelably mount a gauge at the unconnected end of said second rod means;
- wherein said fixture-rod mounting means is also adapted to slidably mount said second rod means in a plane generally parallel to the bed of the machine and said gauge-rod mounting means is also adapted to releasably connect and swivelably mount a gauge at the unconnected end of said first rod means whereby said first rod means and said second rod means are interchangeable;
- wherein said rod connecting means includes rod clamp means releasably engagable with both rod means;
- and
- wherein each of the rods means has a pivot pin at one end thereof, and wherein said pivot pin on either rod is coactable with said rod clamp means to provide the interconnection of the two rod means.
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A gauge holder for mounting a gauge on a machine having chuck jaws and a bed;
- said holder comprising:
- fixture means adapted to be releasably secured in said chuck jaws,
- first and second rod means,
- said fixture means including fixture-rod mounting means adapted to slidably mount said first rod means in a plane generally parallel to the bed of the machine,
- rod-connecting means to releasably connect and swivelably mount said first and second rod means together at one end of each, and
- gauge-rod mounting means adapted to releasably connect and swivelably mount a gauge at the unconnected end of said second rod means;
- wherein said fixture-rod mounting means is also adapted to slidably mount said second rod means in a plane generally parallel to the bed of the machine and said gauge-rod mounting means is also adapted to releasably connect and swivelably mount a gauge at the unconnected end of said first rod means whereby said first rod means and said second rod means are interchangeable;
- wherein said rod connecting means includes rod clamp means releasably engagable with both rod means;
- and
- wherein said fixture means includes aperture means positioned to releasably secure either of said rod means generally normal to the bed of the machine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.