Patent ID: 6253459
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
A device for measuring at least one geometrical parameter of an object, the device comprising:an elongate housing having a hollow interior;a first measurement scale located along a length of the housing;an indicator slidably mounted on the housing for movement along the measurement scale, at least a portion of the indicator extending into the hollow interior; anda flexible measuring band having a first end connected to an end portion of the housing and a second end connected to the indicator portion within the housing, the flexible measuring band forming a measuring loop outside of the housing, the measuring loop including an inner surface and a groove formed in the inner surface for holding an object during measurement, wherein movement of the indicator along the housing causes expansion and contraction of the measuring loop to thereby adjust for the size of an object to be measured;wherein the relative position of the indicator with respect to the first measurement scale is indicative of the at least one geometrical parameter when at least a portion of the object is located within the measuring loop.