US Patent: 6,044,571 - Bore Measurement Apparatus and Method


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US Patent: 6,044,571

Bore Measurement Apparatus and Method

Patentee:

David S. Strait (exact or similar names) - Lyle, Klickitat County, WA

USPTO Classifications:

33/542, 33/555.1, 33/637, 33/832

Tool Categories:

metalworking tools : machinist tools : measuring tools : bore gages

Assignees:

Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc. - Newberg, Yamhill County, OR

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Aug. 13, 1997
Granted:	Apr. 04, 2000

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Description:

Abstract:

A bore measurement apparatus and method is provided for measuring with a single apparatus the inner diameter of a bore and the outer diameter of a cutting tool mounted on a boring bar. The apparatus comprises a set of clamping jaws secured to an elongate bar having a magnetic graduated strip positioned thereon, an indicating head slidably mounted on the elongate bar, and a measurement arm having a stylus, the measurement arm slidably mounted on the indicating head for movement between an inner measurement position wherein the stylus contacts the inner surface of a bore and an outer measurement position wherein the stylus contacts the upper surface of a cutting tool.