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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Inventors:
Abhijeet A. Khangar, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Jonathan F. Vitas, Muskego, WI (US);
Collin J. Nelson, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/1041 (2020.01); G01B 3/1005 (2020.01); G01B 3/1056 (2020.01); G01B 3/1043 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/1041 (2013.01); G01B 3/1005 (2013.01); G01B 3/1056 (2013.01); G01B 3/1043 (2020.01); G01B 2003/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool, such as a tape measure, including a spring-based retraction system is shown. The spring-based retraction system includes at least two springs that drive a tape spool during tape retraction. The springs are indirectly coupled to each other via a single center post, in one embodiment, two center posts on a single spool, in another embodiment, or two center posts that are on different spools, in another embodiment.