Patent ID: 9400333
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A61B,G01T

Claim Text:
1. A survey meter comprising: an intermediate portion which has a shape extended in a front-back direction and a right-left direction and a display section provided on a top surface thereof; a tip portion which has a shape extended in the right-left direction, connects to a front side of the intermediate portion via a bent portion, and contains a radiation detection section; and a grip portion which has a flat shape extended in the front-back direction and the right-left direction and connects to a rear side of the intermediate portion, wherein the tip portion is rearwardly inclined from the bent portion toward a bottom surface side of said intermediate portion, the tip portion is rigidly and non-movably fixed to said intermediate portion via said bent portion with said bent portion rigidly maintaining a constant rearwardly inclined angle between said tip portion and said intermediate portion, the grip portion is rigidly and non-movably fixed to said intermediate portion, the intermediate portion has a virtual first central axis passing through the intermediate portion in the front-back direction; the tip portion has a virtual second central axis that is identical to a main measurement direction; the first central axis and the second central axis intersect in the bent portion; and an intersection angle between the first central axis and the second central axis defines said rearwardly inclined angle and is set at a non-movable fixed angle that is within a range of 15 to 45 degrees.