US766911A - Finger-measure. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTED AUG. 9, 1904.

E. A. STEMM. FINGER MEASURE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 1a, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

No. P(casu.

Patented August 9, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

EDWARD ALMER STEMM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FINGER-MEASURE.

SPECIFICATION I01m1'11g part of Letters 'Patent 1c c. 766,911, dated August 9, 1904.

Application filed July 13,1903. Serial No. 165,355. (No model.)

To all when@ it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD ALMnR S'rmvin, a citizen of the United States, residing in Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illineis, have invented a certain new and useful Ii`ing'c1'I\/Ieasu1'e, which is fully set forth in the following' specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The present invention relates to fingermeasures for jewelers and other like uses, and has for its object to provide a measuring appliance of a simple and economical construction adapted for ready adjustment to afford an accurate indication of the size of the finger of a person in measuring the same for either a ring or a thimble, all as will hereinafter more fully appear and be more particularly pointed out in the claims. I attain such `oloject by the structural formation of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the application of the present invention to a ring measurement of a persons finger. Fig. 2 is a similar' view illustrating the application of the same to the measurement of a persons finger for a thimble. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the measure is formed. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the lingermeasure in a partly-folded condition in full lines and in a fully-folded condition in dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the measure fully folded ready for use. Fig. 6 is a plan of a modified form of the blank. Fig. 7 is a plan view of said modified blank folded together to constitute a ring-measure.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

As represented in the drawings, the present finger-measure comprises an enlarged index member, to one end of which is attached a graduated flexible member or strip 2, and which strip is either formed integrally with said index member or as a separate portion, which is subsequently attached to said'index member in a permanent manner and as the judgment of the maker may indicate. The

iiexible member or strip 2 maybe in the form of a straight band, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7,

for use in taking ring measurements of iingers. A segmental form of member or strip 2, as shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, and ZLis, however, preferred as affording means for taking either ring or thimble measurements of the linger in that with the said segmental member or strip formed into a measuring-loop the said loop will have a funnel form adapting the same to the taking of either of said measurements, as clearly illustrated in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings.

3 and 4 are the ring and thimble g'raduations or scales, respectively, on the iiexible member or strip 2 5 is an index-slot formed transversely in the index member l for the passage of the graduated fiexible member 2 in an adjustment of the same, and 6 and 7 are marginal notches in a longitudinal wall of said slot, through which the proper index-numeral of the graduations appear, as illustrated in Figs. l and 2.

8 is a guide-slot formed in the index member and arranged in separated and oblique relation to the index-slot 5, and slot 8 also receives the flexible graduated member 2 and is adapted, in connection with the indexeslot 5, to maintain the measuring-loop formed 1n said strip in the proper funnel form during the varied adjustments of the same in use.

In the preferred form of the present invention a single piece blank of the shape shown in Fig. 8 is formed from a sheet of paper, celluloid, or other suitable flexible material and as so formed will comprise the index member 1, having side lips 9, which are adapted to be folded over upon said member to afl'ord increased strength to the edges of the same, and the flexible member 2, connected to the `index member and having rounded shoulders l() at the juncture of the two members for the purpose hereinafter set forth. In the conversion of said blank into a fingermeasure the same is folded upon itself along the dotted line l1, Fig. 3, and inline with the base of the aforesaid shoulders 10, and the iiexible member is then fully drawn through the index-slot 5 to bring the shoulders 10 down upon the side lips 9, as shown in Fig. 4, with a view to afford increased strength tothe parts at such point and enable them to better IOO withstand the strain to which they are exposed in continued use. The flexible member is then formed into the measuring-loop heretofore mentioned and its free end passed first through the index-slot 5 and next through the guide-slot 8, leaving its free end projecting at one end of the index member l for convenient manipulation by hand to increase or diminish the diameter ofthe aforesaid loop in obtaining a finger measurement.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A finger-measure, comprising an index member formed with an index-slot, a guideslot in separated relation to the index-slot, and a fiexible graduated loop connected at one end to said index member with its free end inserted through said ind ex and guide slots, the guideslot acting' to maintain graduations of the loop in proper alinement With the indexslot, substantially as set forth.

2. A finger-measure, comprising an index member formed With an index-slot and guideslot in separated and oblique relation to each other, and a flexible loop provided With duplicate graduations and connected at one end to said index member, the free end of said loop passing through the slots aforesaid which impose a funnel shape on such loop, substantially as set forth.

3. A linger-measure, comprising an index member formed with side lips and an indexslot, and a flexible graduated loop connected at one end to said index member with its free end inserted through the index-slot aforesaid, the said loop being provided with rounded shoulders at its juncture with the index-head, substantially as set forth.

4. A finger-measure, Comprising an index member formed With side lips and index and guide slots in separated and oblique relation to each other, and a' flexible loop provided with duplicate graduations and connected at one end to said index member, the said loop having rounded shoulders at its juncture With the index-head and having its free end passed through the slots aforesaid which impose a funnel shape on such loop, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing' Witnesses.

EDWARD ALMER STEMM.

Vitnesses CHAs. ZIERVOGEL, FRANK LYON.

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