Patent ID: 7168290

Claim:
A measuring system for calibrating a machine, the measuring system having at least two housings, comprising: a base attachable to a first surface of the machine on which a first housing may be mounted; a second housing attachable to a second surface of the machine, said first and second surfaces of the machine being moveable relative to one another; said first and second housings each being provided with a complementary part of a first mounting device, such that when the two parts of the first mounting device are connected together, the housings are mutually aligned; and wherein at least one surface of the base and at least one surface of the first housing are each provided with a complementary part of a second mounting device, such that when the two parts of the second mounting device are connected together, the first and second housings may be aligned in any of a plurality of predetermined directions without requiring realignment of the first and second housings.