Patent ID: 6026685
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
An adjustable measuring device comprising, in combination, a base member having two ends with a wall adjacent one of said ends, said wall having an oblate flexible sealing element extending around its perimeter, and an oblate cylindrical sleeve, said sleeve having an external surface and an internal surface, said internal surface having a cross-sectional shape matching that of said sealing element, said internal surface having dimensions larger than the dimensions of said base member but smaller than those of said sealing element so that said sleeve can slide longitudinally over said base member in contact with said sealing element, and said internal surface of said sleeve and said wall of said base member together form a container of adjustable capacity, said measuring device having indicia thereon to indicate the capacity of said container at each of a plurality of different longitudinal positions of said sleeve relative to said wall for measuring variable quantities of material in said container, said sealing element having a thin, extending outwardly and upwardly therefrom flexible wiper element to wipe against said internal surface of said sleeve.