Feeler gage alignment tool
US6298568A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1454
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus holds a feeler gage. The apparatus includes a shaft having an end to which the feeler gage is attached. A fixture aligns the shaft with an opening into which the feeler gage is inserted. The opening may be a gap of a connector. A portion of the shaft is a measuring section having a plurality of markers. The markers are stripes, grooves, or lands on a portion of the shaft. The fixture comprises a channel, sleeve or bearing that guides the shaft onto the fixture. The fixture includes a ridge for insertion of the fixture onto a track. The fixture may have an alignment arm that engages a side surface of the connector. The fixture has a latch that attaches the fixture to the track. The latch of the fixture comprises two substantially parallel elongate members separated by a distance approximately equal to a width of the track. The feeler gage may be attached to the shaft by a clamp that allows any of a plurality of feeler gages to be detachably mounted, the plurality of feeler gages including gages having respectively different shapes and sizes. Alternatively, the assembly may include a plurality of shafts, each shaft attached to a respective feeler gage having a respective…
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