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US 5,430,952 AGranted
Tape measure and accessory combinations
AssigneeS. Betts & Sons Limited
InventorDavid Betts
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Abstract
A tape measure and accessory combination comprises a housing (10), with a retractable tape measure (12) housed therein, which can be extended through a slot (13) in the housing, a blade (15) mounted adjacent the slot so that said blade can use the tape (12) as a straight edge for cutting and scoring. A flashlight bulb (16) is mounted so as to shine along the tape measure when extended, and other accessories can be provided, such as a note surface (21) or pad (120), a pencil (22) or (121), and an angle finder (115) incorporating a bubble vial (116).
Claims5
A tape measure and accessory combination comprising:
- a housing having two opposite sides, a top, a bottom a front and a back;
- an extensible and retractable tape measure having two opposite ends and contained in said housing;
- an orifice formed in the front of said housing to permit one end of said tape measure to extend therefrom;
- and,
- a blade having a cutting edge and mounted in said housing, said blade extending alongside said tape measure such that said cutting edge extends parallel to and at the same level of said tape measure when said tape measure is extended.
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