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US 8,806,770 B2Granted
Tape measure
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsMichael S. Steele, Steven W. Hyma, Wade F. Burch, Cheng Zhang Li, Scott R. Fischer, Abhijeet A. Khangar
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Abstract
A tape measure includes a housing assembly defining a cavity and a tape port from which to extend and retract a measuring tape. The measuring tape forms a spool rotatably coupled about an axis. A hook member is fixedly coupled to an end portion of the measuring tape. A U-shaped guard member extends from the housing assembly adjacent the tape port. The guard member is configured to engage the hook member when the measuring tape is retracted into the housing assembly.
Claims20
A tape measure comprising:
- a housing arranged to define an internal cavity, the housing defining a first tape port that provides a passageway between the internal cavity and an exterior of the housing;
- a measuring tape rotatably supported in the internal cavity and including an end portion that is movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
- a retraction mechanism disposed within the internal cavity and coupled to the measuring tape to bias the measuring tape toward the retracted position;
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- a finger guard assembly coupled to the housing and including a guard and a guard support arranged to define a second tape port, the finger guard assembly arranged to inhibit movement of the end portion of the measuring tape into the first tape port when in the retracted position.
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A tape measure comprising:
- a measuring tape including an end portion;
- a housing assembly defining a cavity and a tape port, the measuring tape arranged in a spool and disposed substantially within the cavity, the end portion extending through the tape port such that the measuring tape is extendable from a retracted position to an extended position;
- a hook member coupled to the end portion;
- a guard support member separate from and coupled to the housing assembly;
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- a U-shaped guard member coupled to the guard support member and positioned adjacent the tape port, the guard member selectively engaging the hook member when the measuring tape is in the retracted position to inhibit passage of the hook member into the tape port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.