Measuring tape and measuring tape end piece
AssigneeFisco Tools Limited
InventorsBarry Howard Lee, John Richard Fisher
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Abstract
A measuring tape end piece (10) is disclosed having a support portion (28) and a grip portion (32). The grip portion is moulded onto the support portion. The support portion provides a keying interface on which the support portion is moulded. The keying interface includes at least one concave formation such as a hole or channel to allow the grip portion to be firmly secured to the support portion.
Claims14
An end piece for attachment to a free end of a measuring tape, the end piece comprising an end hook with a support portion formed of a first material and a grip portion formed of a second material, wherein the grip portion embraces an end surface or edge of the support portion and the support portion provides a keying interface on which the grip portion is moulded, thereby securing the grip portion to the support portion, and wherein the keying interface comprises at least one concave formation on the support portion.
An end piece for attachment to a free end of a measuring tape, the end piece comprising an end hook with a support portion formed of a first material and a grip portion formed of a second material, wherein the grip portion embraces an end surface or edge of the support portion and the support portion provides a keying interface on which the grip portion is moulded, thereby securing the grip portion to the support portion, and
- wherein the keying interface comprises at least one channel formed in the support portion.
An end piece for attachment to a free end of a measuring tape, the end piece comprising an end hook with a support portion formed of a first material and a grip portion formed of a second material, wherein the grip portion embraces an end surface or edge of the support portion and the support portion provides a keying interface on which the grip portion is moulded, thereby securing the grip portion to the support portion, and
- wherein the end hook comprises a forward face and a rearward face, at least a portion of the forward and rearward faces formed from the first material, and at least a portion of the forward and rearward faces formed from the second material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.