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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
May. 20, 1999
Michael D. Lattner, Dubuque, IA (US);
Adam J. Koehler, Dubuque, IA (US);
Morrison Bros. Company, Dubuque, IA (US);
Abstract
A gauge assembly for use in measuring the level of a liquid in a storage tank is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing having an interior and having a lower opening communicating with that interior. A flanged spool is rotatably mounted within the housing and has wound thereabout a filament extending through the opening with its free end attached to a float element within the tank. A spring is connected to the spool and exerts a rotating force for winding the filament under the spool, and a removable strip of adhesive tape has opposite end portions adhering to the housing and a central portion adhering to the spool for locking for releasably securing the spool against rotation. A second strip of adhesive tape may also be used for detachably securing the filament to the housing.