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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1997
Frederick Van Bebber, deceased, late of Tracy, CA (US);
John F Breznock, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Terry L Calhoun, Oakley, CA (US);
Ronald E Heiskell, Tracy, CA (US);
Ezra A Theys, San Mateo, CA (US);
Clorox Company, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A container measuring device for measuring minimum and maximum diameters and the ovality of a container finish includes a seat for receiving the container finish and a gauge for measuring the minimum and maximum diameters. The measuring device is balanced on the container with the container finish received in the seat and the measuring device is then rotated to determine the dimensions of the container finish. An adjustable counterweight may be used to balance the measuring device on the container finish. Preferably, the minimum and maximum diameters are recorded by the gauge and transmitted from the gauge to a computer for a determination of whether the container finish dimensions fall within a predetermined tolerance range.