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US 2026/0043643 A1Published application
Tape Measure with Reinforced Tape Blade
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsAbhijeet A. Khangar, Jacob Feuerstein, Patrick W. McCarthy, Collin D. Roesser
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Abstract
A tape measure including a reinforced or coated tape measure blade is provided. The reinforcement layer is thicker than the metal inner layer of the tape blade. The reinforcement layer provides a reinforced tape blade such that the elongate tape blade may have a pinch load threshold of greater than 30 lbs. and/or a pinch height at break of less than 1.5 mm.
Claims20
A tape measure comprising:
- a housing;
- a reel rotatably mounted within the housing;
- a retraction mechanism coupled to the reel;
- an elongate blade wound around the reel, the elongate blade comprising:
- an elongate metal core comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a lower surface;
- and
- a first thickness defined between the upper surface and the lower surface;
- and
- a polymer reinforcement layer coupled to at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the elongate metal core;
- and
- wherein the elongate blade has a pinch load threshold of greater than 30 lbs.
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A tape measure comprising:
- a housing;
- a reel rotatably mounted within the housing;
- a retraction mechanism coupled to the reel;
- an elongate blade wound around the reel, the elongate blade comprising:
- an elongate metal core comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a lower surface;
- a first thickness measured between the upper surface and the lower surface;
- a first edge surface;
- and
- a second edge surface opposite the first edge surface;
- and
- a polymer reinforcement layer coupled to at least a portion of the upper surface or the lower surface of the elongate metal core;
- wherein the first edge surface and the second edge surface of the elongate metal core are uncovered;
- and
- wherein the elongate blade has a pinch load threshold of greater than 30 lbs.
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A tape measure comprising:
- a housing;
- a reel rotatably mounted within the housing;
- a retraction mechanism coupled to the reel;
- an elongate blade wound around the reel comprising:
- an upper surface;
- and
- a lower surface;
- and
- a polymer reinforcement layer coupled to at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface, the polymer reinforcement layer extending contiguously lengthwise for at least 6 ft. along a length of the elongate blade;
- wherein the elongate blade has a pinch load threshold of greater than 30 lbs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.