Measuring tape with end hook having a laser etched high friction surface
AssigneeApex Brands, Inc.
InventorMiles Cawley
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Abstract
A measuring tape device may include a housing which may have an aperture, a reel assembly, a blade which may have a first end that may extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end wound on the reel assembly, and an end hook which may be disposed at the first end of the blade. The end hook may have a front face that faces away from the aperture and a rear face that faces toward the aperture. A high friction surface comprising laser etching may be disposed over at least a portion of a surface of the rear face.
Claims20
A measuring tape device comprising:
- a housing having an aperture;
- a reel assembly;
- 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
- an end hook disposed at the first end of the blade, the end hook having a front face that faces away from the aperture and a rear face that faces toward the aperture,
- wherein a high friction surface comprising laser etching is disposed over at least a portion of the end hook.
An end hook for a measuring tape device, the end hook comprising:
- a front face that faces away from an aperture through which a blade of the measuring tape device is extendible;
- a rear face that faces toward the aperture;
- and
- a high friction surface comprising laser etching disposed over at least a portion of the end hook.
A method of making a measuring tape device, the method comprising:
- providing the end hook for the measuring tape device;
- laser etching a high friction surface into at least a portion of a surface of a rear face of the end hook;
- applying a coating to the end hook;
- and
- attaching the end hook to a blade of the measuring tape device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.