Bocce ball measurement device

A bocce ball measurement device for placing over a pallino ball to determine a distance between the pallino ball and a bocce ball, the bocce ball measurement device comprising:

• a support surface for being supported over a pallino ball;
• a generally cylindrical wall for supporting the support surface over the pallino ball, the generally cylindrical wall having an inside diameter greater than a diameter of the pallino ball for encircling the pallino ball without touching the pallino ball when placed around the pallino ball;
• a housing rotatably coupled with the support surface at a center of the support surface, the housing fixedly connected to the support surface, the housing having a first end;
• a retractable measurement ribbon stowable within the housing, the first end of the housing providing an index for reading a measurement on the retractable measurement ribbon, the index configured to generally align with the pallino ball for determining a distance from pallino ball to a bocce ball;
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• a biasing mechanism coupled with the retractable measurement ribbon for biasing the retractable measurement ribbon into a retracted orientation within the housing so that the retractable measurement ribbon can be retracted and stowed within the housing, and the bocce ball measurement device can be grasped and carried between measurements by either the generally cylindrical wall or the housing,
• the biasing mechanism having an axis of rotation about which the retractable measurement ribbon retracts, the axis of rotation of the biasing mechanism at least substantially aligned with the center of the support surface.