Anatomical measuring tape with indicator

An anatomical measuring device for measuring brassiere sizes comprising:

• a housing, said housing having a flat wall configured such that is held in contact with an anatomical surface to be measured;
• a first measuring tape with numeric indicia thereon, and having a first reel, said first measuring tape being unwindable from said first reel to an extended position;
• a second measuring tape with alphabetic indicia thereon, and having a second reel, said second measuring tape being unwindable from said second reel to an extended position, said first and second measuring tapes and said first and second reels being disposed within said housing;
• means defining a first and second windows in said housing, said first and second windows disposed such that the numeric and alphabetic indicia appearing on said first and second measuring tape, respectively, are visible through said first and second windows, respectively;
• first locking means for independently fixing said first measuring tape in an extended position;
• whereby
• when said wall of said housing is held against a first anatomical surface to be measured at a rib cage level of a user, said first measuring tape is extended and locked in position, and a first numeric reading, corresponding to a band size of the brassiere to be worn by the user, can be taken through said first window, and
• when said wall of said housing is held against a second anatomical surface to be measured at a bust line level of the user, said second measuring tape is extended to meet said first measuring tape, and an alphabetic reading, corresponding to the difference between said first numeric reading and a bust line circumference of the user to denote a cup size of the brassiere to be worn by the user, can be taken through said second window.