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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:
Aug. 14, 1979
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard H Rathbun, Oakdale, CT (US);
William J Hildebrandt, Simsbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Stanley Works, New Britain, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 848 ; 33138 ;
Abstract
A tape measure having a molded plastic hook with a hook member pivotally mounted on a base member between a folded detented position underlying the base member and an unfolded detented position perpendicular to the base member, and a casing with a hook storage compartment for protectively storing the hook in a folded condition within the profile of the casing and having side slots for manually grasping and withdrawing the hook.