US1566225A - Gauge - Google Patents

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Dec. 15 1925. I 1,566225 E. 1.. MILLS GAUGE Filed March 24, 1923 K V A v I n "In III... "M

Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMMETT L. MILLS, or JAMESTOVJN, NEW YORK.

GAUGE.

Application filed March 24, 1923. Serial No. 627,260.

'. all 107mm it'may concern." Fig. 3 is a transverse cross section of one Be it known that I, EMMn'r'r L. Minis, a embodiment of this invention.

citizen of the United States, residing at the Referring to the drawings and particucity of Jamestown, in the county of Chaularly to Figure the gauge 10, which is se tauqua and State of New York, have inlected as embodying one form of this in vented certain new and useful Improvements vention, is shown mounted upon a support in Gauges, of which the following, taken in 11 which may form a part of any suitable connection with the accompanying drawmachine. Such a support is usually proings, is a specification. vided with a fixed guide 12 in front of which 10 This invention relates to an improvement is mounted a block 13 which is not rigidly in gauges and more particularly to gauges secured to the guide 12. The body portion which have a dog normally held in operative of the gauge 10, as shown, is secured to the position. guide 12 and also functions to hold the block Under many conditions, particularly in 13 in position. v

15 wood-working machinery, it is necessary to The gauge 10 has a main portion 14 which provide a plurality of stops to hold the normally rests upon the support 11. Beau work being operated upon at different posh wardly projecting from the portion 14 is an tions. While a number of stops of this gz enarm 15, the inner end 16 of which is bent eral type have been used, it is found that downwardly and provided with a threaded 20 they require certain positive shifting of the opening 17. In this opening 17 is mounted stopping element and are normally in the the wing-bolt 23. The parts of the gauge nonfunctioning position. are so proportioned that when mounted A gauge made in accordance with this inupon the machine, as shown for example in vention avoids this objection because while Figs. 1 and 8, the bolt 23 when tightened position it can be quickly and easily deand thus clamps the block 13 in position. pressed and the work allowed to pass with- Between the uprlghts 18 of the main porout interference. Such a gauge is particution 'll is provided a dog or stop 19 which,

' larly desirable in connection with wood under the influence of the spring 20, is norworking machinery in which work of varimally in the functioning position. Obvious lengths may be employed and in which ously, however, this dog 19 can be depressed it is desired to determine the maximum against the action of the spring 20 into the length of the strip that can be cut from any pocket 21 between the uprights so that the particular material and it is further desirwork wh1ch rests against the outer faces of the stop element is normally in functioning bears against the rear face of the guide 12' 80 l 35 able where a plurality of holes at fixed digthe uprights 18 will pass the gauge without tances apart are to be bored in the work. interference.

The chief object of this invention is to Referring to Figure 2 it will be noted provide a gauge having a stop normally that a plurality of such gauges 10 may be held in operative position by yielding means provided along the path of the work at cer- 40 so that the stop can easily be depressed tain fixed positions the work being here ilwhereby a plurality of such gauges can be lustrated in the form of a beam 22 normally provided at fixed positions along the line resting against the face of the uprights 18. of travel of the work to determine accu- As the work is fed through the machine the rately the positions which the work is to leading end of the beam will strike against 45 assume under certain conditions. the dog 19 of the first gauge when, if de- Other objects reside in the details of consired, certain operations may be performed. struction disclosed in the following speci- The dog 19 of the first gauge may now be ficat-ion taken in connection with the drawdepressed and the work fed forward uning which forms a part thereof and in til it meets the dog 19 of the second 56 which gauge, where further operations may be Figure 1 is a perspective View of one emperformed. The spring 20, shown parbodiment of this device. ticularly in Fig. '3, is under slight tension Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a supporting so that the depressed dog 19 of the first table provided with a plurality of gauges; gauge offers no resistance to the movement 55 and of the work through the machine.

It will be noted that the end of the dog 19 is above the face of the support 11 so that its action will-not be impaired by any accuminulation o1 dust or dirt, a Very important consideration when used with woodworking machinery.

The number and arrangement of the gauges may, of course, be Varied as desired and while this invention has been shown as particularly adapted for use With woodworking machinery it is obvious that it is not limited thereto but may be employed in any position. where gauges are desired.

While one embodiment only is shown and described, I am not to be limited thereto since it is obvious that others may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claim.

Having thus set forth my invention What I claim as new and for which I desire protection by Letters Patent is:

A gauge adapted to be mounted adjustably on a support having a fixed guide and a block in front of said guide, said gauge comprising a main portion which rests on said support in front of said block, an arm which extends over said block and guide, a wingbolt in said arm whereby said block and guide are clamped between said Wingbolt and the main portion of the gauge, said lllfllll portion. having a pair of vertical uprights, a dog pivot-ally supported by and in the space between said uprights, and a spring normally acting to force the free end 0! said dog out of the space between said uprights.

In testimony whereof I have attired my signature.

EMMETT L. M ILLS.

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