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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992317 | Tape measure apparatus A tape measure apparatus that includes one or more information storage components and one or more protection components. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7726039 | Tape measure housing The invention provides a tape measure housing having resilient material located at its outersurface. The resilient material defines one or more gas-filled cavities, each of which is located on a line tangential to an outer wall of the housing between the outer wall ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7600327 | Tape measure with manual and power tool assisted rewind handle The present invention provides an improved quick rewind tape measure having dual modes of manual and power tool assisted operation. A quick rewind tape measure is formed by rotatably placing in an outer case a reel for winding a tape, providing a handle oil the oute... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7584549 | Tape measures providing access to the spooled blade A tape measure having a case, in which is a spooled concave measuring blade, the blade being extendable from the case via an opening, the tape measure having a spring which acts to urge the blade back into its spooled configuration, and an end piece at the free end ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7559154 | Tape measure The tape measure may consist of a relatively large tape blade. To accommodate a large blade the tape measure housing is formed as a hollow annulus having an open central core where the blade is wound about the core of the annular housing. Because the housing has a c... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7412794 | Measuring device for use with fishing pole The present invention relates to tape measure apparatus including an adapter having a first portion, which is sized and shaped so as to be attached to a butt end of a fishing pole, and a second portion, which is attached to the first portion. The tape measure appara... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7370432 | Tape measure with detachable tape A tape measure includes a case with an opening, a core inside the case, a spring extending around and imparting a radially inward force to most of a circumference of the core, and a graduated free metal tape with an arcuate cross-section that is wound around the cor... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367089 | Protective cover for a hanging clip of a tape measure, knife, or other portable object A protective body has an opening for receiving a hanging clip of a tape measure, knife, or other portable object. The protective body and opening are preferably sized and shaped to receive substantially all of the hanging clip, or at least the region of the clip imm... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7296366 | Assembly of a tape measure and a screwdriver An assembly of a tape measure and a screwdriver includes a tape measure having a case, a ruler received in the case, an outlet being defined in the bottom of one side of the case for extension of the ruler, a receiving chamber being defined in one surface of the cas... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7260899 | Tape measure having a handle and a removable chalk line marker and method therefor A construction tool has a tape measure. A handle is coupled to the tape measure. The handle allows a user of any size or shape hand to comfortably and easily use the tape measure. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251904 | Tape rule having reoriented measuring blade A coilable tape rule includes a pair of rollers that are convexly rounded in both axial and transaxial planes, about which rollers the measuring blade moves during passage through the casing and which cause the blade to turn on its longitudinal axis so as to reorien... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7234246 | Tape measure The tape measure incorporates a lighting device that is positioned to illuminate a measured length on the tape. The tape has a set of numerals for outside measurement that are of one color and a set of numerals for inside measurement that are of a different color. W... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231726 | Measuring instrument cover and measuring instrument A cover body (100), formed of an elastic member for covering a slider body (510) of a caliper, is provided with concavities and convexities (112) on the inner surface thereof and concavities and convexities (103) on the outer surface ther... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7185445 | Tape measure An improved tape measure for making an internal measurement from a member between generally parallel members of the type having a tape coiled in a housing having a tape hook external to the housing on an unattached end portion of the tape, and measurement lines and ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174656 | Tape measure system A tape measure system for efficiently marking a measured object. The tape measure system includes a housing with a recoil unit containing a length of a tape measure, a dispensing neck extending from the housing for guiding and dispensing the tape measure, and wherei... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159332 | Tape measure clip for improving measurement accuracy Provided is a caliper extender (100), which fits over a tape measure blade (124), enabling accurate measurements to be taken of an inside dimension (142). Extender (100) slides along blade (124) and is positioned against one wall o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131215 | Tape measure having finger protection function Disclosed herein is a tape measure which has at least one roller provided in the front surface of a housing, thus protecting the fingers of a user. The tape measure of the present invention includes a housing, a circumferential outer surface of which is covered with... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131214 | Tape measure mounting clip A tape measure includes a novel mounting clip assembly having a distinct lever arm coupled to a base plate for movement about a pivot axis between a closed position and an open position. The lever arm has a first spring-receiving bay on a side generally facing the b... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124515 | Magnetic tip for tape measure and method of use A measuring device including a mechanism for measuring such as a tape measure, the mechanism for measuring having a end hook; and a mechanism for selectively securing, such as a magnet, the tape to an object, such as a pipe, the mechanism for selective securing bein... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107700 | Tape rule having reoriented measuring blade A coilable tape rule includes a fixed structure or a roller about which the measuring blade moves during extension from the casing and which causes the blade to turn on its longitudinal axis so as to reorient its width dimension to a perpendicular relationship to th... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103988 | Digital measuring instrument having flexible measuring line An electronic measuring instrument includes a housing, a storage spool rotatably mounted to the housing, and a thin, flexible line provided on the storage spool and extendible from the housing for measuring distances. The storage spool is rotatable in a first direct... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100300 | Tape measures with impact protection A tape measure is disclosed which has a spooled measuring blade mounted via a rotatable connection within a casing (100). The tape measure has impact-protection components. These components may be resilient means (46, 60, 62, 82, 108) arranged between ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089679 | Measuring apparatus and method therefor An apparatus for measuring linear distances comprising a wheel to be rolled along a surface to be measured, wherein the wheel comprises a plurality of incremental line markers to facilitate measurement of selected intervals, and wherein the wheel is maintained withi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7065895 | Illuminated tape measure An illuminated tape measure comprises a housing with an illuminable tape positioned in the housing. The illuminable tape is marked with a plurality of regularly spaced markings that form a linear measuring scale so the tape may be used as a measuring tape. The illum... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040035 | Tape measure with combination wheeled directional controlling device and marker A marking tape measure having a marking applicator, which is selectively engageable, adjacent this applicator being a wheel or other directional guide for guiding the applicator generally perpendicular to the direction the tape measure's tape blade extends from the ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7007401 | Tape measure A tape measure includes a body made by injection molding, a cover disposed at the body, and a fastener disposed at the cover. A connection portion is formed at a side of the body. The cover is made of flexible plastic by injection molding and is defined with a reces... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007882 | Retractable badge reel with billboard display A retractable badge reel with a billboard designed to display a logo, such that unadorned badge reels can be manufactured separately from the billboards that contain the logos. The billboard is optionally removable, allowing the logo being displayed to be changed wi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003895 | Tape measure having a self-powered reel assembly A tape measure having a self-powered reel assembly and a housing for receiving the self-powered, reel assembly. The self-powered, reel assembly includes: a primary spool having a measuring tape wound upon the primary spool; a secondary biased spool assembly; and a c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994289 | Reel rotation mount arrangement equipped with friction reduction means for tape measure A tape measure is constructed to enhance a rotational movement of the tape reel with respect to the supporting axle which has two ends supported at the sidewalls of a casing respectively. The tape reel is rotatably supported by the supporting axle and the elongated ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978553 | Right angle measuring device The invention concerns a device comprising a flexible and non-elastic yarn divided by at least three retaining means fixed to predetermined locations and at least three fixing means adapted to support the retaining means and whereof the diameter of each fixing means... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976318 | Tape measure An improved retractable tape measure has, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the features of a standard measure, including a housing with front and rear sides, a boundary edge and a tape opening, a retractable measuring tape positioned wit... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971185 | Top read marking tape measure A tape measure that incorporates a marking device for allowing an individual to measure and mark a wide variety of materials in a more efficient and economical manner, and for measuring and marking the beginning point of reference and the measured position point sim... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964114 | Structure tape rule An improved structure tape rule in which the blade spool has space at one side of one-piece construction for containing the coiled spring, enabling the blade spool to accommodate the winding of a ruler blade that is approximately two to three times longer than a bla... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6928744 | Measuring device A length measuring device. The device comprises a length measuring portion and a measuring portion housing. Measurement recording means is provided on at least a portion of the housing surface. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6868620 | Digital measuring instrument having flexible measuring line A digital measuring instrument includes a housing containing a measuring line, a rotatable drum engaging the line whereby movement of the line causes rotation of the drum, a storage spool mounted in the housing for storing the line, a crank assembly for rotating the... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6857198 | Housing of measuring tape A housing of measuring tape compromising a supporting a hard plastic shell, a buffer soft plastic shell and two impact proof side metal covers, the supporting hard plastic shell and the buffer soft plastic shell can be injected together or stuck together after being... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6807747 | Structure tape rule housing An improved structure tape rule housing, the tape rule housing comprised of a left case half and a right case half having a soft rubber pad around their top edges and bottom edges to thereby increase grasping friction and utilization comfort, enabling rule housing v... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6718649 | Tape measure housing with post A tape measure housing has first and second sidewalls and a peripheral wall. A metal post is extends between the first and second sidewalls and includes an elongate column portion disposed along an axis and a base portion. The base portion includes a plurality of ri... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6691426 | Tape measure device A tape measure comprises a housing having a bottom surface and a front surface substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface, a tape strip elastically wound within the housing to become released from the housing when required, and a tubular protrusion... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6637125 | Dual based tape measure A tape measure that incorporates a marking device for allowing an individual to measure and mark a wide variety of materials in a more efficient and economical manner, and for measuring and marking the beginning point of reference and the measured positio... | 10/28/2003 |
