US 5,101,569 A · Adjustable wheel measuring gauge

Abstract

An adjustable wheel measuring gauge is capable of use in making multiple wheel measurements for identifying wheels. The gauge includes an elongated ruler with a first mating lug and a slider with a second mating lug. The ruler is generally rectangular in cross-section and has a pair of opposite top and bottom faces. Multiple measuring scales in millimeters and inches are provided on the top face. The first mating lug is fixedly attached at one end of the ruler and projects from the bottom face of the ruler. The first lug is adapted for self-centered mating with a desired location on a wheel to be measured. The slider defines a channel open at its opposite ends for receiving the ruler and mounting the slider in a sliding relation on the ruler. The slider has base and window portions bounding opposite sides of the channel and disposed along the opposite faces of the ruler. The window portion overlies the scales on the top face of the ruler. The window portion is transparent and has markings thereon for viewing and reading measurements from the scales through the window portion. The second lug is fixedly attached to the base portion of the slider and projects therefrom so as to extend generally parallel to the first lug on the ruler. The second lug is adapted for self-centered mating with another desired location on the wheel being spaced from the one location thereon through a distance to be measured.

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Dependent claims

An adjustable wheel measuring gauge for making multiple wheel measurements to identify wheels, said adjustable gauge comprising:

(a) an elongated ruler having a pair of opposite faces and at least one measuring scale on said ruler for viewing from one of said faces;
(b) a first mating lug fixedly attached at one end of said ruler and projecting from the other of said faces thereof, at least an outer portion of said lug having a cross-sectional shape for self-centering mating with a desired location on a wheel to be measured;
(c) a slider defining a channel open at its opposite ends for receiving said ruler therethrough and mounting said slider in a sliding relation on said ruler, said slider having window and base portions bounding opposite sides of said channel and disposed along said opposite faces of said ruler, said window portion overlying said scale and being composed of transparent material and having a pair of markings thereon overlying and aligned with said scale for viewing and reading measurements from said scale through said window portion, one marking of said pair being for use when measuring wheels having even number hole patterns and the other marking of said pair being for use when measuring wheels having odd number hole patterns;
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(d) a second mating lug fixedly attached to said base portion of said slider and projecting therefrom so as to extend generally parallel to said first mating lug on said one end of said ruler, at least an outer portion of said second lug having a cross-sectional shape for self-centered mating with another desired location on the wheel being spaced from the one location thereon through a distance to be measured.

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An adjustable wheel measuring gauge for making multiple wheel measurements to identify wheels, said adjustable gauge comprising:

(a) an elongated ruler being generally rectangular in cross-section and having a pair of opposite faces and a plurality of measuring scales provided in parallel fashion to one another thereon such that they can be viewed from a top one of said faces of said ruler, on of said scales being subdivided in fractions of an inch and another of said scales being subdivided in fractions of a centimeter;
(b) a first lug fixedly attached at one end of said ruler and projecting from the other of said faces thereof, at least an outer portion of said lug having a cross-sectional shape for self-centered mating with a desired one location on a wheel to be measured;
(c) a slider defining a channel receiving said ruler therethrough and mounting said slider in a sliding relation on said ruler, said slider having base and window portions bounding opposite faces of said ruler, said window portion overlying said scale on said one face of said ruler and being composed of transparent material and having a pair of markings thereon respectively overlying and aligned with each of said scales for viewing and reading measurements from said scales through said window portion, one marking of each said pair being for use when measuring wheels having even number hole patterns and the other marking of each said pair for use when measuring wheels having odd number hole patterns;
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(d) a second lug fixedly attached to said base portion of said slider and projecting therefrom so as to extend generally parallel to said first lug on said one end of said ruler, at least an outer portion of said second lug having a cross-sectional shape for self-centered mating with another desired location on the wheel being spaced from the one desired location thereon through a distance to be measured.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Adjustable wheel measuring gauge

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