Patent ID: 8499469
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for finding an edge of an item, the apparatus comprising: a housing having a power source associated therewith; a probe extending outward from a bottom portion of the housing, the probe including a tip portion located at a distal end, a centrally-disposed spherical portion, and a columnar portion located at a proximal end; a notification element disposed within the housing, the notification element including the ability to be engaged via the power source; and a contact element disposed within the housing such that when pressure is applied to the tip portion such pressure rotates the centrally-disposed spherical portion so the columnar portion translates the pressure applied to the tip portion to an engagement surface causing the contact element to engage with the power source for activating the notification element, thereby determining a planar edge of the item along at least one of the X axis, the Y axis and the Z axis.