Saw chain finder kiosk

Abstract

A retail display kiosk for identifying a saw chain includes a panel, a plurality of slots associated with a plurality of values for a first mechanical parameter of the saw chain, and a plurality of receptacles coupled to the panel and associated with a plurality of values for a second mechanical parameter of the saw chain. A drive link counter includes a hanger and a slider repositionable relative to the hanger, where the hanger and the slider are configured to engage a saw chain, the slider is moveable to a position away from the hanger and the slider that maximizes a distance between the hanger and the slider constrained by engagement of the hanger and the slider with the saw chain, and the drive link counter also includes markings associating different positions of the slider with different numbers of drive links.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for identifying a saw chain, comprising:
 a plurality of slots associated with a plurality of values for a first mechanical parameter of the saw chain;   a plurality of receptacles associated with a plurality of values for a second mechanical parameter of the saw chain.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of receptacles comprises:
 a body comprising a plurality of knobs arranged along a curved side of the body;   a back panel extending from the body along a backside of the plurality of knobs and comprising an upper lip, such that a negative space is partially bounded by the plurality of knobs, the upper lip, and the back panel and is configured to receive saw chain having a particular pitch.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a peg or hanger and configured to at least partially support the saw chain to facilitate determination of a third mechanical parameter of the saw chain. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a panel, wherein the plurality of receptacles and the plurality of slots are coupled to the panel. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , comprising a bracket coupled to the panel, wherein the slots are formed in a member of the bracket protruding from the panel. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of receptacles are spatially grouped on the panel to correspond to different slots of the plurality of slots such that the system provides a kiosk guiding a user through a decision tree comprising the plurality of slots and the plurality of receptacles. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , further comprising a binder ring coupled to the panel and a product guide held by the binder ring. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a drive link counter comprising a hanger, a slider moveable relative to the hanger, and a plurality of markings indicating numbers of drive links, wherein:
 the hanger and the slider are configured to engage the saw chain;   the slider is moveable to a position away from the hanger and the slider that maximizes a distance between the hanger and the slider constrained by engagement of the hanger and the slider with the saw chain; and   a marking of the plurality of markings associated with the position of the slider indicates the number of drive links of the saw chain.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of receptacles comprises:
 a body comprising a plurality of knobs arranged along a curved side of the body; and   a back panel extending from the body along a backside of the plurality of knobs and comprising an upper lip, such that a negative space is partially bounded by the plurality of knobs, the upper lip, and the back panel;   wherein spacing between the plurality of knobs differs across the receptacles such that each mechanical interface is adapted to receive saw chain having a particular pitch in the negative space.   
     
     
         10 . A system for determining pitch of saw chain, comprising:
 a set of mechanical interfaces configured for receiving the saw chain, each mechanical interface comprising:
 a body comprising a plurality of knobs arranged along a curved side of the body; and 
 a back panel extending from the body along a backside of the plurality of knobs and comprising an upper lip, such that a negative space is partially bounded by the plurality of knobs, the upper lip, and the back panel; 
   wherein spacing between the plurality of knobs differs across the plurality of mechanical interfaces such that each mechanical interface is adapted to receive saw chain having a particular pitch in the negative space.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein at least one knob of the plurality of knobs is a hexagonal prism. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein a curvature of the curved side of the body is concentric with a curvature of the negative space. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein a depth of the body is greater than a depth of the upper lip such that the upper lip protrudes only partially over the plurality of knobs so as to indicate a profile of the saw chain based on whether the saw chain fits under the upper lip or aligns with upper lip. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the system is further comprising a plurality of slots associated with a plurality of gauges for saw chain. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising a drive link counter comprising:
 a hanger; and   a slider repositionable relative to the hanger;   wherein:
 the hanger and the slider are configured to engage a saw chain; 
 the slider is moveable to a position away from the hanger and the slider that maximizes a distance between the hanger and the slider constrained by engagement of the hanger and the slider with the saw chain; and 
   the drive link counter further comprises markings associating different positions of the slider with different numbers of drive links.   
     
     
         16 . A drive link counter, comprising:
 a hanger; and   a slider repositionable relative to the hanger;   wherein:
 the hanger and the slider are configured to engage a saw chain; 
 the slider is moveable to a position away from the hanger and the slider that maximizes a distance between the hanger and the slider constrained by engagement of the hanger and the slider with the saw chain; and 
 the drive link counter further comprises markings associating different positions of the slider with different numbers of drive links. 
   
     
     
         17 . The drive link counter of  claim 16 , wherein the hanger comprises a disk comprising a groove configured to receive one or more drive links of the saw chain. 
     
     
         18 . The drive link counter of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the drive link counter further comprises a first panel and a second panel;   the first panel is moveable relative to the second panel; and   the markings comprise first markings on the first panel and second markings on the second panel.   
     
     
         19 . The drive link counter of  claim 16 , wherein the slider comprises a spring providing a biasing force resisting movement of the slider along the drive link counter. 
     
     
         20 . The drive link counter of  claim 16 , wherein the markings comprise first markings associated with a first type of saw chain and the second markings are associated with a second type of saw chain.