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US 11,378,375 B2Granted
Measuring tape with transverse locating aperture
AssigneeApex Brands, Inc.
InventorsAdam Day, Jonathan Beckwith, Adam Baxter, Vlad Patrangenaru
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Abstract
A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly defining an axis, a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and a transverse aperture extending through the housing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis.
Claims17
A measuring tape device comprising:
- a housing having an aperture;
- a reel assembly defining an axis;
- a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly;
- and
- a transverse aperture extending through the housing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis;
- wherein the transverse aperture is disposed at a heel portion of the housing;
- wherein the transverse aperture is configured to receive a fastener that passes through the transverse aperture to pivotally secure the device to a surface into which the fastener is secured;
- and
- wherein, responsive to securing the device to the surface via the fastener, the blade is extendable and configured to receive a marking device at a predetermined portion thereof to define an arc with the marking device by pivoting the device about the fastener.
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A measuring tape device comprising:
- a housing having an aperture;
- a reel assembly defining an axis;
- a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly;
- and
- a transverse aperture extending through the housing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis;
- wherein the transverse aperture is disposed at a heel portion of the housing;
- wherein the transverse aperture is configured to receive a fastener that passes through the transverse aperture to pivotally secure the device to a surface into which the fastener is secured;
- wherein the transverse aperture is configured to receive a fastener that passes through the transverse aperture to pivotally secure the device to a surface into which the fastener is secured;
- and
- wherein, responsive to securing the device to the surface via the fastener, the blade is extendable and an end hook disposed at the first end of the blade is configured to be secured to the surface to hold the device proximate to the surface with the blade extended along the surface such that an operator can make markings along the blade without holding any portion of the device.
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A measuring tape device comprising:
- a housing having an aperture;
- a reel assembly defining an axis;
- a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly;
- and
- a transverse aperture extending through the housing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis;
- wherein the transverse aperture is disposed at a heel portion of the housing;
- wherein the housing comprises a first housing portion and a second housing portion, and wherein the transverse aperture is configured to provide a clamping load to secure the first housing portion to the second housing portion at the heel portion.
4 more elements
A measuring tape device comprising:
- a housing having an aperture;
- a reel assembly defining an axis;
- a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly;
- and
- a transverse aperture extending through the housing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis;
- wherein the transverse aperture is disposed at a heel portion of the housing;
- wherein the housing comprises a first slot disposed in the heel portion extending parallel to the axis to enable a lanyard to be passed through the first slot to engage the transverse aperture;
- wherein the housing comprises a second slot disposed at the heel portion extending parallel to the axis and to the first slot to receive the lanyard.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.