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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2004
James D. Marshall, Mallorytown, CA;
Oleksiy P. Sergyeyenko, Brockville, CA;
Colin M. Dyke, Ontario, CA;
Corey Mactavish, Ottawa, CA;
James D. Marshall, Mallorytown, CA;
Oleksiy P. Sergyeyenko, Brockville, CA;
Colin M. Dyke, Ontario, CA;
Corey MacTavish, Ottawa, CA;
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A tape measure includes a housing, a rule blade coilable within the housing, and a light plane generator disposed on the housing. The light plane generator may include a laser source for emitting a laser beam and a line lens in the path of the laser beam for converting the laser beam into a laser plane. Preferably, the laser plane intersects both the rule blade and a workpiece. The light plane generator may be pivoted about a horizontal axis and/or a vertical axis.