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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2020
Reekon Tools, Inc., East Boston, MA (US);
Christian Reed, Chelsea, MA (US);
Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos, Boston, MA (US);
Reekon Tools, Inc., East Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a device for measuring length of feedstock being fed to a tool operated directly by a user. The device includes a body, configured to be removably attached to the tool. The device also includes a display, mounted in the body, and visually accessible to the user. The device also includes a measurement wheel mechanically mounted to the body and configured to be mechanically biased to the feedstock under a condition wherein the body is attached to the tool. The device also includes an encoder coupled to the measurement wheel and configured to generate a signal indicative of angular position of the wheel. The device further includes a processor, disposed in the body, coupled to the encoder and the display and configured to cause the display to show a measure indicative of a length of the feedstock that has been fed to the tool.