| US 7,603,790 B2 | ||
| Apparatus and method for determining whether an envelope is in or out of specification | ||
| Paul G. Jordan, Smyrna, Ga. (US); Kristen Matthew Getty, Deerfield, Ill. (US); Warren Safran, Pottstown, Pa. (US); Ryan Carl Weiss, Overland Park, Kans. (US); John Schlich, Atlanta, Ga. (US); Robert Elliot, Marietta, Ga. (US); and Patrick Brown, Marietta, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to National Envelope Corporation, Uniondale, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 11, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/760,999. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0301964 A1, Dec. 11, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01B 3/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—563 [33/562; 33/1 BB; D10/64; 235/495] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A measuring gauge for determining that a side seam envelope meets predetermined specifications comprising:
(a) a flat transparent “L” shaped body including an elongated first arm forming the long side of the “L” shaped body and a
second shorter arm disposed at ninety degrees to said first arm and at one end thereof;
(b) a notch in said second arm defining a triangle with a first leg angularly disposed with respect to the outer edge of said
second arm;
(c) a first indicia carried by said first leg for indicating an in or out of specification of a first portion of an envelope;
(d) a second indicia carried by the outer edge of said first arm for indicating an in or out of specification of a second
portion of an envelope;
(e) a third indicia carried by the inner edge of said first arm for indicating an in or out of specification of a third portion
of an envelope; and
(f) a scale carried by the outer edge of said second arm for determining in or out of specification of a window cut out in
said envelope.
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