Reinforcement strip for roll-over resistant measuring tape
AssigneeApex Brands, Inc.
InventorRobert Osborne Struble, III
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Abstract
A blade for a measuring tape device may include a first end at which an end hook is configurable, a second end configured to be operably coupled to a reel assembly of the measuring tape device, a metallic strip of material extending between the first end and second end, and a reinforcement strip applied to a longitudinal centerline of a selected portion of the metallic strip proximate to the first end. The reinforcement strip may be applied to a top or bottom of the metallic strip. A width of the reinforcement strip may be between about 10% to about 100% of a width of the metallic strip and a thickness of the reinforcement strip may be between about 50% to about 300% a thickness of the metallic strip.
Claims20
A blade for a measuring tape device, the blade comprising:
- a first end at which an end hook is configurable;
- a second end configured to be operably coupled to a reel assembly of the measuring tape device;
- a metallic strip of material extending between the first end and second end;
- and
- a reinforcement strip applied to a longitudinal centerline of a selected portion of the metallic strip proximate to the first end,
- wherein the reinforcement strip is applied to a top or bottom of the metallic strip,
- wherein a width of the reinforcement strip is between about 10% to about 100% of a width of the metallic strip and a thickness of the reinforcement strip is between about 50% to about 300% a thickness of the metallic strip, and
- wherein the reinforcement strip is retained adjacent to the metallic strip by being encapsulated in a polymeric coating that coats both the reinforcement strip and the metallic strip.
A measuring tape device comprising:
- a housing having an aperture;
- a reel assembly enclosed within the housing;
- and
- a blade formed from a metallic strip of material 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,
- wherein the blade further comprises a reinforcement strip applied to a longitudinal centerline of a selected portion of the metallic strip proximate to the first end,
- wherein the reinforcement strip is applied to a top or bottom of the metallic strip,
- wherein a width of the reinforcement strip is between about 10% to about 100% of a width of the metallic strip and a thickness of the reinforcement strip is between about 50% to about 300% a thickness of the metallic strip, and
- wherein a seam is formed at an outer edge of the reinforcement strip, and wherein the reinforcement strip is attached to the metallic strip via a seam weld along the seam.
A blade for a measuring tape device, the blade comprising:
- a first end at which an end hook is configurable;
- a second end configured to be operably coupled to a reel assembly of the measuring tape device;
- a metallic strip of material extending between the first end and second end;
- and
- a reinforcement strip applied to a longitudinal centerline of a selected portion of the metallic strip proximate to the first end,
- wherein the reinforcement strip is applied to a top or bottom of the metallic strip,
- wherein a width of the reinforcement strip is between about 10% to about 100% of a width of the metallic strip and a thickness of the reinforcement strip is between about 50% to about 300% a thickness of the metallic strip, and
- wherein a seam is formed at an outer edge of the reinforcement strip, and wherein the reinforcement strip is attached to the metallic strip via a seam weld along the seam, extending from the first end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.