Patent ID: 6845566
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: G01B,G01M

Abstract:
1. A combination of a feeler gage with a hatch-locking ring arrangement for a measurement therein, said combination comprising: a locking ring having a plurality of lug members projecting from an inner peripheral surface thereof, and spaced to form corresponding notched recesses therebetween; a hatch member engageable with said locking ring and having a plurality of hatch lug members projecting from an outer peripheral surface thereof, and spaced to form corresponding notched recesses therebetween, wherein rotation of said locking ring with respect to said hatch enables superposition of said locking ring lugs with corresponding ones of said hatch lugs; and a gasket seat connected to said locking ring, said hatch seated on said gasket seat; wherein an opening is defined by a space between said hatch and said locking ring when said lugs of said hatch are superposed with said lugs of said locking ring thereby allowing said feeler gage to be inserted in the opening and rotatable for the measurement therein.