Patent ID: 8286362

Claim:
A device for measuring an associated seal gap created between an associated moving part and an associated mounting part of an associated vehicle body, the device comprising: a base member; a scale member mounted to the base member and moveable between an extended position and a retracted measured position; an indicator provided on the base member for reading the scale member; and a retaining member coupled to the base member and engaging the scale member for retaining the scale member in both the extended and measured positions relative to the base member, wherein the base member is configured to be installed in the associated seal gap and removably connected to one of the associated vehicle body parts and the scale member is moved to the extended position, the associated moving part is then closed relative to the associated mounting part, the other of the associated vehicle body parts engaging the scale member and moves the scale member to the measured position, the indicator together with the scale member providing a dimension of the associated seal gap, wherein the base member includes a slide groove, the scale member being slidably connected with the slide groove via the retaining member, the slide groove guiding the scale member between the extended position and the measured position, wherein a front surface of the base member includes at least one inwardly extending shelf, a top surface of the shelf being perpendicular to the front surface, parallel to a top surface of the base member, and at least partially defining the indicator.