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Measuring apparatus with tape measure and pendulum for plumbing

US7165339B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 3, 2003
Grant dateJan 23, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 16, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B2003/1076
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A measuring apparatus comprises a handle 22 having a tape-holder 26′ and pendulum 24 attached thereto such that a measuring tape 30 can extend to a variable extent sideways out of the tape-holder with the pendulum hanging vertically downwards. In the preferred embodiment there are two tape holders 26′, 26″ which are rotatable on the handle about the axis of the pendulum.

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