GB2415044A

GB2415044A - Slide gauge having rotating jaws

Info

Publication number: GB2415044A
Application number: GB0412836A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Desmond Mcclelland
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-06-09
Filing date: 2004-06-09
Publication date: 2005-12-14
Also published as: GB0412836D0

Abstract

The slide gauge includes a jaw (hand) that can rotate by 180{ degrees about an axis which passes through both of the jaws (hands). The gauge can be spring loaded. The measurement can be manually read off the connecting component, manually read off a coiled tape that extends between the jaws (hands), or recorded digitally and optionally sent electronically to a computer. The jaws (hands) can be urged together by springs. The tape can be used in a clinic or the community to measure the body parts of people requiring wheel chairs. The detailed measurements can be loaded onto a prescription form on a computer and then e-mailed to the manufacturers. Slide gauges are also called vernier callipers.

Description

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Description

THE HANDI TAPE &

MINI HANDI TAPE

The invention relates to a measuring device for people prescribing wheelchairs, the type which includes two hands mounted on a square bar one pointing upwards which is static, the other palm slides up and down the bar.

Tape measures are well know,but suffer from disadvantages that,when they are used for measuring people for wheelchairs it is difficult to know where measuring on the client starts and ends. They measure around people not giving a true accurate measurement, each wheelchair has a prescription form requiring accurate measurements in order to build the chair to the persons size.

An object of this invention is to provide a measuring device for people, it is accurate, simple to use either in a clinic, on a plinth or at home in every day furniture.

Accordingly this invention provides a measuring system with a pointing hand at zero position, another hand in the shape of open hand this has a square hole in the base allowing it to slide up, down and rotate 180 degrees.The square bar on which both imperial and metric numerals are giving an accurate start and finish measurement. Development has led to a micro processor being fitted to the palm hand, recording the information then passing it to a laptop or personal computer pre loaded with prescription details loaded.

Preferably the measuring device has two hands made of plastic, mounted on a square bar also of plastic or wood, for the clinic version The Mini version has the same smaller hands joined with numerical spring loaded steel coiled behind the open underside, to measure pull the pointing hand away from the open hand exposing the steel spring loaded coil with numerals on the underside facing the person who is measuring.

A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which; Figure 1 shows the clinic version side view, plan view and both hands.

Figure 2 shows the mini version rear view,side view, closed and open.

As shown in figure 1 the measuring device for a clinic setting with the pointing finger on the left hand side, the square bar passing through the open palm hand allowing it to slide over the numerals giving a measurement.

Figure 1.2 is a plan view showing pointing hand on the left and the open hand on the right with the bar passing through it, from this view you can see the numerals.

Figure 1.3 is the front view,only showing the pointing hand in detail.

Figure 1.4 End view the open palm hand with the square hole in the base allowing the bar to pass through it and rotate 180 degrees.

As shown in figure 2 side elevation with pointing and open mini hands with spring loaded steel device behind open hand with the tape passing through it, fixed to the pointing hand.

Figure 2.1 is a plan view of the mini hands with spring loaded device fixed to rear of open hand passing through fixed to the pointing hand.

Figure 2.2 Front view showing mini pointing hand in full with open hand behind it.

Figure 2.3 End view shows the mini hand open with the spring loaded device fitted to it.

Figure 2.4 Shows both mini hands, the pointing hand on the right pulled away from the open hand with the spring loaded device millimetre's and inches pulling the pointing hand back.

Figure 3 Shows the Handi Tape connected to a Lap top recording all

Claims

Claims,,.

1. The Handi tape is for use in a clinic environment allowing accurate measurement of people requiring a wheelchair prescription form enabling manufacturers to build individual wheelchairs.

2. The Handi tape in claim 1 uses two hands, one static one sliding on a bar to take measurements.

3. The Handi tape in claim 1 or claim 2 has a pointing hand which is static and a open hand which slide giving measurements.

4. The Handi tape in claim 3 uses Imperial and metric numerals on a square bar on which the open hand slide.

5. The Handi tape as claimed in any proceeding claims has the static hand touching one part of person, the open hand sliding over metric and imperial numbers touching another part of a person, at a given point it will show a accurate measurement of that area.

6. The Handi tape as claimed in any proceeding claims which is made of plastic, wood, perspex or a combination of these materials.

7. The Handi tape claimed in any proceeding claims also relates to the mini Handi tape.

8. The Handi tape and mini Handi tape substantially as herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.