Roll tape measure

Details Roll tape measure Roll tape measure

1993-08-09

1994-11-29

Will, Thomas B.

Geometrical instruments

Distance measuring

By flexible tape

33769, 2423816, 2423969, G01B 310

Patent

active

053677846

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a roll tape measure, consisting of a housing upper part and housing lower part, a perforation in the housing upper part for a release button, a spring drum with tension spring placed in the housing, whose end is connected with the housing lower part, a back stop for the tension spring, a flexible tape measure rolled up on the spring drum and a release catch that can be actuated by the release button. The perforation for receiving release button is placed in the housing upper part eccentrically to the housing and release button is connected with a U-shaped element, into which a tongue designed in an elastically springy manner extends, which is connected on one end with the ends of both legs of U-shaped element and with release button and on whose other end the release catch is placed. The U-shaped element with elastic tongue extends over center axis of the housing.

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patent: 4068383 (1978-01-01), Krebs
patent: 4443944 (1984-04-01), Beesley

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