Anatomical measuring tape with indicator

An anatomical device for determining the brassiere size for a user, said brassiere size being defined by a band size and a cup size, said device comprising:

• a housing having first lateral dimension and a second longitudinal dimension substantially perpendicular to said first dimension;
• reel means rotatably disposed in said housing;
• measuring tape means disposed on said reel means and having at least one free end, said tape means being arranged and constructed to be paid off to a first and a second length, said first length being defined by said tape means being deployed from said housing in a substantially longitudinal direction about the user's rib cage;
• said second length being defined by said tape means being deployed from said housing in a substantially longitudinal direction about said person's bust, wherein said tape means is deployed from a substantially common lateral location along said housing for defining either said first or second lengths;
• conversion means for converting said first length and second length to a specific band and cup size, respectively;
• and
• display means for displaying said band and cup size.

An electronic device for measuring the brassiere size of a person, said brassiere size including a band size and a cup size, said device comprising:

• a housing;
• tape dispensing means disposed in said housing for dispensing a single tape from said housing to a first position wherein tape is disposed about said person's rib cage to define a first tape length, and to a second position wherein tape is disposed about said person's bust to define a second tape length;
• electronic measuring means disposed in said housing for measuring said first and second tape length to obtain a first and a second measurement signals, respectively;
• conversion means for converting said measurement signals into a specific band and cup size parameter;
• and
• display means for displaying said specific band and cup size parameters.