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US 5,174,032 AGranted
Universal wheel gauge
OwnerGeorge W. Beckinventor
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Abstract
A gauge for measuring the spacing and configuration of the lug holes of vehicle wheels. A portable plate having a series of slots containing movable wing nut bolts for measuring and recording the spacing and configuration of lug holes is disclosed.
Claims6
A gauge for measuring the lug hole pattern of a vehicle wheel, comprising
- a plate having a center;
- a first series of slots in said plate;
- a second series of slots in said plate;
- and
- a multitude of positionable markers;
- wherein said first series of slots in said plate are equiangularly positioned about the center of said plate, each having a proximal end and a distal end to said center, and each extending radially of said center;
- wherein each slot of said second series of slots in said plate has a proximal end and a distal end and extends radially of the center of said plate;
- wherein each marker of said multitude of positionable markers is movably engaged in one of said slots of said first and second series of slots in said plate;
- and
- wherein a first slot of said second series of slots is positioned at a 180 degree angle from a second slot of said second series of slots, and a third slot of said second series of slots is positioned at a 162 degree angle from said first slot of said second series of slots.
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A gauge for measuring the lug hole pattern of a vehicle wheel, comprising
- a substantially round and substantially flat plate having a center;
- a first series of three slots in said plate;
- a second series of three slots in said plate;
- a multitude of wing nut bolts;
- wherein said first series of three slots in said plate are equiangularly positioned about the center of said plate, each having a proximal end and a distal end to said center, and each extending radially of said center;
- wherein each slot of said second series of three slots in said plate has a proximal end and a distal end and extends radially of the center of said plate;
- wherein each wing nut bolt is movably engaged in one of said slots of said first and second series of slots in said plate;
- wherein a first slot of said second series of three slots is positioned at a 180 degree angle from a second slot of said second series of three slots, and a third slot of said second series of three slots is positioned at a 162 degree angle from said first slot of said second series of three slots;
- and
- wherein said second and third slots of said second series of three slots are connected.
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