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US 6,640,460 B1Granted
Measuring device and method
AssigneeT-Bra Limited
InventorsDaniel Joseph Nunes Nabarro, Alun Wilcox, Timothy Roland Manson, Julian Francis Ralph Swan
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AssigneeT-Bra Limited
InventorsDaniel Joseph Nunes Nabarro, Alun Wilcox, Timothy Roland Manson, Julian Francis Ralph Swan
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The present invention encompasses a measuring tape for measuring the torso girth of a user, the tape comprising a separable fastening that, when fastened, creates a loop of tape that extends in use around the user's torso without support from the user's hands, a link co-operable with the tape allowing the circumference of the loop to be adjusted or varied when around the user's torso, and girth indicia co-operable with the link to indicate the circumference of the loop. The link maintains a securing tension on the loop to secure the loop around the torso but allows expansion of the loop when the user expands her torso during said measurement, and resists variation of the loop circumference when the fastening is unfastened after use. In this way, the circumference of the loop can be read by the user after use with reference to the girth indicia A method for measuring the torso girth of a user by means of the present invention is also contemplated.
A measuring tape for measuring the girth of any part of a user's body, the tape comprising a separable fastening that, when fastened, creates a loop of tape that extends in use around the user's body part without support from the user's hands, a link co-operable with the tape allowing the circumference of the loop to be adjusted or varied when around the user's body part, and girth indicia co-operable with the link to indicate the circumference of the loop, wherein the link maintains a securing tension on the loop to secure the loop around the body part but allows expansion of the loop when the user expands his or her body part during said measurement, and resists variation of the loop circumference when the fastening is unfastened after use so that the circumference of the loop can be read by the user after use with reference to the girth indicia.
A method for measuring the girth of any part of a user's body, comprising fastening a loop of tape around the user's body part without support from the user's hands, creating and maintaining a securing tension on the loop to secure the loop around the body part, permitting expansion of the loop when the user expands his or her body part during said measurement, unfastening the loop while maintaining the loop circumference, and reading the circumference of the loop after use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.