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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Timothy T. McKenzie, Westminster, MD (US);
Eric Broadaway, New Freedom, PA (US);
Assignee:
APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/1003 (2020.01); B24C 1/10 (2006.01); B24C 3/12 (2006.01); G01B 3/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/1003 (2020.01); B24C 1/10 (2013.01); B24C 3/12 (2013.01); G01B 2003/1058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of producing a measuring tape may include providing a cupped blade with substantially uniform cupping over a longitudinal length of the cupped blade, applying a stress relief operation to a selected portion of only a convex side of the cupped blade to increase curvature of the cupped blade in the selected portion of the cupped blade, and operably coupling the cupped blade to a reel assembly and providing the cupped blade and reel assembly within a housing to define the measuring tape device.