Patent ID: 6508009
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: G01B,G01N

Abstract:
A gemstone measuring apparatus for measuring a gemstone along selected axes comprising:(a) a housing and a first measurement flange secured to the housing, said first measurement flange being defined by a first longitudinal axis and including a planar surface perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; (b) a second measurement flange coupled to the housing linearly moveable relative to and axially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the first measurement flange, said second measurement flange including a planar surface perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said first measurement flange; (c) rotatable support means coupled to said housing intermediate said first and second measurement flanges, for rotatably supporting and orienting a selected axis of the gemstone relative to the aligned first and second measurement flanges; and (d) measurement means coupled to said first and second measurement flanges for providing indicia responsive to the linear distance between said first and second measurement flanges.