Tool for measuring distance
AssigneeSea Ray Construction LLC
InventorRaymond Guzman
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Abstract
Embodiments of tools for measuring a vertical height are provided herein. In some embodiments, a tool for measuring a vertical height includes: a first elongate member having a measurement tape; a handle coupled to the first elongate member; and a second elongate member slidingly coupled to the first elongate member, wherein the second elongate member includes a measurement window configured to facilitate reading of the measurement tape to indicate a length of the tool between an upper end of the first elongate member and a lower end of the second elongate member, wherein the handle is disposed between the measurement window and the lower end of the second elongate member when the tool is in a retracted position and configured to move the first elongate member with respect to the second elongate member.
Claims18
A tool for measuring a length, comprising:
- a first elongate member having a measurement tape;
- a second elongate member slidingly coupled to the first elongate member via one or more channels interfacing with one or more protrusions, wherein the second elongate member includes a measurement window configured to facilitate reading of the measurement tape to indicate a length of the tool between opposing ends of the first elongate member and the second elongate member;
- and at least one of:
- a handle coupled to the first elongate member, wherein the handle is adjustable along the first elongate member, or
- an insert having a shape corresponding with the one or more protrusions disposed in each of the one or more channels and configured to facilitate smoother gliding between the first elongate member and the second elongate member.
A tool for measuring a length, comprising:
- a first elongate member having one or more channels along an elongate axis;
- and
- a second elongate member slidingly coupled to the first elongate member via one or more protrusions that extend through the one or more channels, wherein the second elongate member includes a measurement window on a front side of the second elongate member configured to facilitate reading of a measurement tape to indicate a length of the tool between opposing ends of the first elongate member and the second elongate member and a clamp to selectively lock or unlock the second elongate member with respect to the first elongate member, wherein the second elongate member includes a first hole and a second hole on a side of the second elongate member opposite the first hole, wherein the first hole and the second hole are selectively configured to receive the clamp for right-hand use or left-hand use.
A tool for measuring a length, comprising:
- a first elongate member having one or more channels along an elongate axis;
- a handle coupled to the first elongate member;
- and
- a second elongate member slidingly coupled to the first elongate member via the one or more channels, wherein the second elongate member includes a measurement window disposed about 4.0 to about 7.5 feet from an end of the second elongate member and configured to facilitate reading of a measurement tape to indicate a length of the tool between opposing ends of the first elongate member and the second elongate member and a clamp to selectively lock or unlock the second elongate member with respect to the first elongate member, wherein the handle is disposed between the measurement window and a lower end of the second elongate member and configured to move the first elongate member with respect to the second elongate member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.