| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 033758000 | With adhesive or securing means | 13 |
| 20080196264 | Tape Measure with Interchangeable End Fittings - A tape measure includes a housing; a measuring tape deployable with respect to the housing between a fully retracted position and a deployed position; the tape having an anchored end and a free end; a first coupling portion secured to the tape free end; a plurality of measuring end fittings, each of the end fittings comprising a second coupling portion; the first and second coupling portions interockingly engageable to selectively couple the corresponding end fitting to the tape free end; wherein the first and second coupling portions are interlockingly engageable, and advantageously also disengageable, when the measuring tape free end is in the fully retracted position. Advantageously, each of the end fittings have a measuring abutment surface disposed aligned with a zero point of the tape's measuring scale when the corresponding end fitting is coupled to the measuring tape. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080196265 | Tape Measure with Moving Tape Exit Port - A tape measure includes a housing that includes a frame and a mouthpiece body moveable mounted to the frame. The mouthpiece body includes a tape exit port that is moveable, advantageously rotatably, and may include an external recess aligned with the exit port. A measuring tape is supported by the housing and selectively deployable from the housing via the exit port. The movable exit port may allow the tape to enter the housing along a line that is tangent to the coil of tape rotatably supported by the housing. This tangency is advantageously maintained as the size of the coil changes due to the amount of tape therein. Other aspects and methods are also disclosed. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080201975 | Framing layout tape - The Layout Framing Tape provides a quick, actuate, cost effective means of laying out standard and non standard construction framing projects not previously incorporated in prior art. The user can utilize symbols, text, shapes, and a standard/metric ruler to locate these members. The Layout Framing Tape provides a simplified, modified and improved method for locating these building members. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080209749 | In-situ shear wall nailing template - A non-structural shear wall nailing template bears a pattern of shear wall nailing pattern markings. The template is made of an inexpensive sheeting material that will not interfere with the further construction of the building if the template remains in-situ after construction of the shear wall. In one example, the template is a strip. The strip bears lettering that indicates the type of nailing pattern to which the nailing pattern markings conform. After fixing the template to one or more sheathing panels such that the template is aligned in a predefined way with respect to framing members behind the panel(s), nails are driven at the locations of the markings on the template. By driving a nail at the location of each template marking, the shear wall is constructed with proper nail spacing. A set of templates is provided to facilitate nailing in different shear wall nailing patterns. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090031576 | STRUCTURE FOR END PIECE OF A TAPE RULE - The present invention relates to an improvement of tape rule, in particular to end portion of the measuring tape which includes measuring tape connecting portion and hook hanging portion, both parts are made in same material as whole body. The surface of measuring tape connecting portion is formed with rivets. The hook hanging portion of measuring tape has at least 1 mm thickness, its surface contains holes with enough depth to enclose a magnetic object, the magnets thickness does not exceed the depth of the holes; the surface of hook hanging portion is wrapped with a holding element covering its front surface, rear surface, and the magnetic object enclosed. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090064525 | Structure tape rule hook - An improved structure tape rule hook that provides a hook of the tape rule which has an attractive component. The hook is a planar component bent vertically to thereby form a hook mounting element at its upper extent, and disposed on the hook mounting element are a plurality of elongated round holes and, furthermore, the other side is bent downward vertically to form a hook measuring element. The hook measuring element has a containment recess, which is die extruded, enabling the embedding of the attractive component in order to fix it onto the hook measuring element. As such when taking measurements the attractive component of the tape rule increases user convenience, thereby enhancing the practical value of the tape rule provided by the improved structure tape rule hook of the invention herein. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090288307 | Magnetic End Hook for Tape Measure, Manufacture Method and Application Thereof - A magnetic end hook on tape measure, comprises a magnet ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20110179661 | TAPE RULE AND END HOOK THEREFOR - A rule assembly includes a housing, a reel rotatably mounted in the housing, and an elongated blade having an end hook member on a free end thereof. The elongated blade is arranged to be wound on the reel and to be extendable through an opening in the housing. The end hook member is formed of sheet metal to include a mounting portion and a hook portion bent at a generally right angle from an end of the mounting portion. The end hook member includes a pair of generally upwardly extending side edges, a generally laterally extending lower edge, and recessed edge portions disposed at corner portions at which the upwardly extending side edges and the laterally extending lower edge intersect. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110179662 | TAPE MEASURE ANCHORING ACCESSORY - The present invention relates to a measuring tool having a substantially puck-shaped body having a top surface and a bottom surface. The tool also includes an elongated slot formed in the top surface and a fastener adjacent the bottom surface. The elongated slot is adapted to receive a portion of a tape measure. The fastener is operable to secure the measuring tool to the underlying work piece. Optionally, the fastener is a magnet. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120260513 | Tape Measure Carrier - A tape measure holder device is provided, having the ability to be positioned on a belt of a user for easy access or replacement thereof. The device comprises a base plate, a horizontal attachment shelf, two guide mounts and a belt attachment means. The belt attachment means comprises two vertical clips, or alternatively a loop adapted to fit a user belt therethrough comprising a rigid loop or a larger, flexible loop for use with a carpenter's belt. A tape measure is secured using its attachment clip, which slides over the horizontal attachment shelf between the two opposing guide mounts, securing the clip between the shelf and the base plate. To remove the tape measure, a user slides the tape measure vertically from the horizontal shelf. An offset is provided by the attachment shelf that facilitates easy removal and replacement of the tape measure during operation. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130298417 | STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT OF HOOK PIECE OF A MEASURING TAPE DEVICE - A measuring tape device has a hook piece consisting of a hook plate and a pulling plate to be connected into a L-shaped structure; the edges of the hook plate are formed with an U-shaped extruded holder for holding an anti-slip piece, said pulling plate has a hollow area, a magnetic base to be screwed onto the tape is put on said pulling plate with a convex bottom portion held by said hollow area and then the magnetic base is attached to the upper surface of said pulling plate, such that said pulling plate can be moved forward and backward along the bottom surface portions surround said convex portion of said magnetic base. Besides, there is a box formed on said magnetic base for safely holding a magnetic element. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20150107128 | Measuring tape with a sucker - A method of machining holes on a metal plate contains steps of: providing a metal plate and an auxiliary working sheet; contacting the auxiliary working sheet with a first face of a drilling area; drilling a hole on the auxiliary working sheet and the drilling area; and removing the auxiliary working sheet from the drilling area. The metal plate includes the drilling area, and the drilling area has the first face and a second face opposite to the first face, a hardness value of the auxiliary working sheet is 0.7 times more than the metal plate, and a rotating speed of a driller is more than 8,000 rpm/min, thereby machining the hole on the metal plate smoothly and uniformly. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150345923 | Tape Measure Anchor - Provided is a weighted anchor for a tape measure. The device includes a tubular housing with a defined interior volume for holding one or more magnetic weights therein. The weights are positioned around an elevator bolt disposed within the interior volume, then secured within the interior volume via a washer and a bolt. In this way, the weights are arranged in a stacked orientation. The housing can be secured to an end of a standard tape measure, thereby weighing down the same. In this way, the present invention can prevent the tape measure from swinging or otherwise oscillating when measuring long distances. | 12-03-2015 |
