Patent · US Expired

System for centering an elongated object within a housing

US4527426A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 31, 1983
Grant dateJul 9, 1985
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/9026
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for centering an object within a housing. The apparatus comprises first and second spaced apart adjustable jaw arrangements aligned in the housing, an adjustment for adjusting the opening and closing of the jaw arrangements and first and second connecting members for connecting the first and second jaw arrangements respectively to the adjustment in a manner such that a single adjustment provides substantially simultaneous and corresponding adjustment of each of the first and second jaw arrangements.

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