Patent ID: 7526872

Claim:
A gage assembly for measuring a generally cylindrical workpiece defining a longitudinal axis, said gage assembly comprising: at least one non-moving support member defining a support surface; at least one gage block subassembly generally opposing said support surface and having a moveable contact located in spaced relation from said support surface so as to define a gaging space therebetween, said contact being moveable in a direction toward said support surface, said gage block assembly also including a measuring device coupled to said contact; and a part handling member coupled to an actuator, said actuator adapted to transversely move said part handling member from a position contacting the workpiece on a first side of said gaging space to a position where the workpiece is in said gaging space and to a position where the workpiece is on an opposing side of said gaging space, whereby the workpiece is transversely passed between said support member and said gage block subassembly.