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US 2007/0108331 A1Published application
Tape measure
OwnerHara Terutakeinventor
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Abstract
A tape measure includes a shell, a tape and a restraining device. The shell includes a slit defined therein and an opening defined therein. The tape can automatically be reeled in after it is pulled from the shell through the slit and released. The restraining device is installed in the shell for restraining the tape when a desired length of the tape is pulled from the shell and released. The restraining device includes a trigger exposed from the opening so that the trigger is operable in order to set the tape free.
Claims9
A tape measure comprising:
- a shell comprising a slit defined therein and an opening defined therein;
- a tape that can automatically be reeled in after it is pulled from the shell through the slit and released;
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- a restraining device installed in the shell for automatically restraining the tape when a desired length of the tape is pulled from the shell and released so as to retain the desired length of the tape outside the shell, the restraining device comprising a trigger exposed from the opening so that the trigger is operable in order to set the tape free.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.