Power operated tape measure

Details Power operated tape measure Power operated tape measure

1997-10-28

1999-03-02

Jillions, John M.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Reeling device

With spring motor

2423902, 2423908, 33755, 33761, B65H 7548

Patent

active

058759875

ABSTRACT:
A hand-held measuring device including a case and flexible steel spring-biased measuring tape wound about an annular reel fitted within a circular housing within the case, a single battery-powered motor having an output shaft, a driving wheel fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the motor for directly engaging the surface of the tape and thereby pushing the tape out of the case, a first switch mounted on the case for controlling the motor, a pull rod connected to the drive wheel, and a second switch mounted on the case and connected to the pull rod for disengaging the driving wheel from the tape surface.

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patent: 3473751 (1969-10-01), Quenot
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patent: 5044089 (1991-09-01), Petkovic et al.
patent: 5332166 (1994-07-01), Kepes
patent: 5471761 (1995-12-01), Cheng
patent: 5768797 (1998-06-01), Trevino

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