Patent ID: 6226881
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
In a height-measuring device for measuring the height of a person, which device comprises a main frame having a first vertical wall-mounting section and a second vertical scale-section connected laterally to each other along adjacent vertical side edge-surfaces, a bracket-indicator slidably mounted to first vertical wall-mounting section for vertical movement therealong, said bracket-indicator having indicating means cooperating with said second scale-section for indicating on said second scale-section the height-measurement of a person being measured, the improvement comprising:said main frame comprising at least first and second vertical leg-sections, each of said at least first and second vertical leg-sections having an edge surface juxtapositioned next to the edge surface of the other of said first and second vertical leg-sections, whereby said at least first and second leg-sections are collapsed one upon the other for storage and shipment; andan extensible installation measuring leg for use in vertically installing said first and second sections to a wall a specified distance above the floor; said extensible measuring leg being operatively connected to at least one of said first vertical wall-mounting section and-said second scale-section for movement between a retracted state within said at least one-of said first-vertical wall-mounting section and said second scale-section for storage and shipping, and an extended state exteriorly of said at least one of said first vertical wall-mounting section and said second scale-section for use in locating the lower edge-surface of the second scale-section said specified distance above the floor;said extensible mounting leg being operatively connected to said at least one of said first vertical wall-mounting section and said second scale-section in both said erected state and said retracted state thereof;said extensible measuring leg being mounted for relative movement to said at least one of said first vertical wall-mounting section and second vertical scale-section when said wall-mounting and scale-sections are erected for use in vertical orientation, whereby, during installation of the device, the extensible measuring leg is moved downwardly from within said at least one of said first vertical wall-mounting section and said second vertical scale-section said specified distance for placing the lower edge-surface of said second scale-section said specified distance above the floor;one of said first and second sections comprising retaining means for retaining said extensible measuring leg in its extended state, and comprising a rearwardly-facing channel in which said extensible measuring leg is mounted; said retaining means retaining said extensible measuring leg in its fully-extending position at said specified distance;said second scale-section having said specified distance as the lowest scale-reading thereof.