US 7,500,318 B2
Threaded attachment position adapter
Brian R. Dickinson, Grass Lake, Mich. (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, Ky. (US)
Filed on Dec. 08, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/608,311.
Prior Publication US 2008/0134528 A1, Jun. 12, 2008
Int. Cl. G01C 15/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 33—293  [359/515] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A threaded attachment position adapter to aid in the location measurement of a threaded hole or threaded stud in or on a component, said position adapter comprising:
an elongate rigid rod having a thread end;
an elongate rigid sleeve having an inner diameter, the inner diameter defining an aperture, the aperture affording said rod to be axially located within said sleeve;
an arm extending along a plane which extends radially outwardly from a central axis of said sleeve, said arm having a target set thereon, for providing a threaded attachment position adapter with said arm rotatable 360 degrees around said rod.