Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tape measure with finger drag brake
- Patent Title (中): 带手指拖曳制动的卷尺
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Application No.: US13663772Application Date: 2012-10-30
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Publication No.: US08898922B2Publication Date: 2014-12-02
- Inventor: Tobias McKay Bridges , Jonathan S. Beckwith
- Applicant: Apex Brands, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Apex
- Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Apex
- Agency: Coats & Bennett, PLLC
- Main IPC: G01B3/10
- IPC: G01B3/10
Abstract:
A tape measure has a finger recess in a housing, with at least a portion of the underside of a tape blade exposed in the finger recess. Pressing a finger against the underside of the tape allows the user to create a drag brake that acts against the retraction spring to slow and/or stop the retraction of the tape blade. The finger recess is located upstream (i.e. closer to the coiled portion of the retracted tape blade) than the point at which the tape measure's lock engages the tape blade. This arrangement results in a compact yet versatile overall tape measure with good tactile feedback during finger-braking.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130133215A1 TAPE MEASURE WITH FINGER DRAG BRAKE Public/Granted day:2013-05-30
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