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US 6,499,226 B1Granted
Measuring tape
AssigneeThe Stanley Works
InventorsJoe Reda, Joe DeCarolis
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Abstract
A measuring tape comprises an elongated blade of a plastic material reinforced by a transverse array of longitudinally extending continuous filaments. The array of continuous filaments includes grouped carbon filaments of a volume constituting 0 to 90% of the total volume of filaments, steel filaments of a volume constituting 0 to 90% of the total volume of filaments and fiberglass filaments of a volume constituting 0 to 90% of the total volume of filaments.
Claims44
A measuring tape comprising:
- an elongated blade of a plastic material reinforced by a transverse array of longitudinally extending continuous filaments,
- said elongated blade having measurement markings on at least one side thereof,
- said array of continuous filaments including at least one bundle of grouped carbon filaments, and at least one of steel filaments and fiberglass filaments grouped in strands,
- wherein the array of continuous filaments forms a total volume of filaments, and
- wherein the at least one bundle of grouped carbon filaments has a volume of up to 90% of the total volume of filaments.
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A long tape comprising:
- a casing;
- a reel member rotatably mounted within said casing for relative movement thereto;
- an actuating member accessible on an exterior of said casing for manually moving said reel member relative to said casing and extending through said casing to be received within said reel member rotatably mounted within said casing;
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- a measuring tape wound around said reel member and having one end thereof extending from said casing configured and arranged to be retractable towards said casing by said actuating member;
- said measuring tape comprising:
- an elongated blade of a plastic material reinforced by a transverse array of longitudinally extending continuous filaments,
- said elongated blade having measurement markings on one side thereof,
- said array of continuous filaments including at least one bundle of grouped carbon filaments, and at least one of steel filaments and fiberglass filaments grouped in strands,
- wherein the array of continuous filaments forms a total volume of filaments, and
- wherein the at least one bundle of grouped carbon filaments has a volume of up to 90% of the total volume of filaments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.