Patent ID: 8438748
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for mounting a sliding caliper having a movable frame with a measurement readout mounted for sliding along a scale bar, the apparatus comprising: a caliper mount adapted for mounting the sliding caliper; the caliper mount having a shallow channel for receiving the scale bar of the caliper, the channel having a width slightly greater than the width of the scale bar; one or more projections cantilevered over a first side of the channel, the one or more projections being adapted to releasably secure the scale bar of the caliper within the channel of the caliper mount; and a retainer positioned on a second side of the channel, opposite the first side of the channel, adapted to releasably secure the scale bar of the caliper within the channel of the caliper mount and bias the scale bar of the caliper toward the first side of the channel; wherein the channel has an effective width of approximately five-eighths of an inch when the retainer is positioned to bias the scale bar of the caliper toward the first side of the channel.