Patent ID: 6804896
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
An electronic measuring device, comprising:a housing having an exterior surface configured and arranged to be removably secured within a support member such that said housing can be removably replaced in the support member; an electrically conductive probe coupled to said housing configured and arranged to extend through the support member and move between a position in contact with a workpiece and a position out of contact with the workpiece; an indicator and a power source, both disposed within said housing; and a circuit electrically coupling said probe to said indicator and to said power source such that when said probe is out of contact with the workpiece, said circuit is open and no power is supplied from said power source to said indicator and such that when said probe contacts the workpiece, said circuit closes to supply power from said power source to said indicator to send a signal to the operator that said probe is in contact with the workpiece.