Patent attributes
A caliper-like instrument for measuring tree diameters, includes a straightedge on which there is placed a first leg and a second leg. The instrument further includes a recording unit adjacent the first leg for recording and storing tree diameter measurements. The first leg is fixedly placed along the straightedge, and the second leg projects out from a slide displaceable along the straightedge, with the legs and the straightedge located in mutually the same plane. The first leg can be lowered in the plane and is pivotally fastened to an attachment on the straightedge, and the second leg can be lowered in the plane and is pivotally attached to the slide. The first leg has a first fastener intended to be hooked into the attachment and the second leg has a second fastener intended to be hooked into the slide.