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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1981
Filed:
May. 27, 1980
Steven O Buchanan, Michigan City, IN (US);
James W Phillips, Michigan City, IN (US);
Dwyer Instruments, Inc., Michigan City, IN (US);
Abstract
A roll-up type U-tube manometer of the type disclosed in Dwyer U.S. Pat. No. 2,662,409, in which the manometer tubes are defined by a flexible elongate body formed from a transparent flexible plastic material that is shaped to define the basic manometer tubes the opposing side walls of which are integrally connected in spaced apart relation by a web, in which the body along the front side of same is formed adjacent the juncture of the respective tubes and the web with a pair of continuous flanges at similar flat angles relative to the web to overlie same and define along each tube an apex shaped slot, which slots and the web form a slideway between the tubes in which a scale in the form of a length of spring steel stripping of film thickness dimensions, that is arced convexly of the front surface of same, is slidably mounted with continuous engagement by the body with the scale along the scale side edges to uniformly hold the scale in its slideway along its length, for smooth rolling up of the scale with the body when the manometer is rolled up for transport and/or storage and smooth unrolling of the body when the manometer is to be set up for use.