Patent ID: 6990746
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
1. A slide caliper comprising: an elongated shaft defining a gaging surface for abutting against a first surface of an object having a length to be measured; a first jaw coupled to the shaft and defining a gaging surface for abutting against a second surface of the object; and a second jaw slidably coupled to the shaft and defining a gaging surface for abutting against a third surface or edge of the object, the second jaw being adjustable in position along the shaft between a first position where the gaging surfaces of the jaws generally abut each other to a predetermined second position where the gaging surfaces of the jaws are generally maximally spaced from each other, and wherein at least one of the jaws is adjustably pivotable relative to the shaft about a pivot axis coinciding with an intersection of the gaging surface of the shaft and another axis extending along the associated gaging surface of said one of the jaws.