Tape measure device
US11592275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B2003/1051
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tape measure device for measuring pipes includes a spring return positioned in a housing. A tape is engaged to and is loopedly positioned around the spring return. The tape is selectively extensible from a front of the housing via a slot. A recess in a bottom of the housing extends from the front to a back and to proximate to the slot. A hook engaged to a second end of the tape can selectively engage a terminus of a substrate, enabling a user grasping the housing in a hand to extend the tape along the substrate. Indicia on the tape allow measurement of a distance from the second end of the tape. A fastener on the bottom of the housing can selectively engage the substrate to removably engage the housing to the substrate so that the user can release the housing.
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