Patent ID: 7475599

Claim:
A handheld wet slurry thickness measuring gauge comprising; a distance displacement measurement gauge comprising a case, a vertical stem, and a vertical spindle, the case comprising a case body, the stem extends from the case body, the spindle is slidably supported to move in an axial direction within the stem, the case body having a digital or analog display for indicating a moving linear displacement amount of the spindle, wherein the moving linear displacement of the spindle is indicated on the display in directly readable numerals; a skirt releasably and slidably attached to the distance displacement measurement gauge, the skirt having a central through-hole for receiving the stem of the gauge and retaining the stem in an upright position, the skirt having a lower wall below the case body; a measuring platen having a platen base and a platen shaft extending upwardly from the platen base, the platen base being below the case body, an end of the platen shaft distal to the platen base is attached to an end of the spindle distal to the case body; and support legs mounted on the skirt to extend downwardly from the skirt to be below the case body; the spindle extending downwardly below the skirt and case body.