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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:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Inventors:
Devin W. Herritz, Sussex, WI (US);
Patrick W. McCarthy, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/1046 (2020.01); G01B 3/1005 (2020.01); G01B 3/1056 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/1046 (2020.01); G01B 3/1005 (2013.01); G01B 3/1056 (2013.01); G01B 2003/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tape measure including an elongate tape blade is shown. The tape measure includes a protective bumper that extends below the tape opening. The bumper is shaped to allow the tape hook to pivot during drop or impact to reduce the impact force experienced by the tape hook.