Patent ID: 9494406
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G01B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for measuring the distance between adjacent server rack posts, the apparatus comprising: a center spacer having a right slider opening and a left slider opening on opposite sides of the center spacer; a top panel fixed to a top surface of the center spacer; a bottom panel having a right stop opening, a left stop opening, a right fixed pin and a left fixed pin, wherein the right fixed pin and the left fixed pin are fixed to a bottom surface of the bottom panel, the right fixed pin and the left fixed pin are separated by a center-to-center distance of 18.3 inches, and a top surface of the bottom panel is fixed to the bottom surface of the center spacer; a right slider in the right slider opening, the right slider having a right panel, a right pin, a right pin holder, a right stop, and a right magnet, wherein the right pin is fixed to a right outer surface of the right pin holder, the right pin holder is fixed to a top surface of the right panel, the right outer surface of the right pin holder is coplanar with a right outer surface of the right panel, the right stop is in the right stop opening, the right stop is fixed to a bottom surface of the right panel, a left outer surface of the right stop is coplanar with a left outer surface of the right panel, the right magnet is fixed to the bottom surface of the right panel, and a right outer surface of the right magnet is coplanar with the right outer surface of the right panel; wherein the right slider is movable between a right starting position and a right extended position, wherein the left outer surface of the right stop is abutting a left edge of the right stop opening in the right starting position and a right outer surface of the right stop is abutting a right edge of the right stop opening in the right extended position; a left slider in the left slider opening, the left slider having a left panel, a left pin, a left pin holder, a left stop, and a left magnet, wherein the left pin if fixed to a left outer surface of the left pin holder, the left pin holder is fixed to a top surface of the left panel, the left outer surface of the left pin holder is coplanar with a left outer surface of the left panel, the left stop is in the left stop opening, the left stop is fixed to a bottom surface of the left panel, a right outer surface of the left stop is coplanar with a right outer surface of the left panel, the left magnet is fixed to the bottom surface of the left panel, and a left outer surface of the left magnet is coplanar with the left outer surface of the left panel; and wherein the left slider is movable between a left starting position and a left extended position, wherein the right outer surface of the left stop is abutting a right edge of the left stop opening in the left starting position and a left outer surface of the left stop is abutting a left edge of the left stop opening in the left extended position.