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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:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2006
Steven R. Levine, Mooresville, NC (US);
James Alan Weir, Cornelius, NC (US);
Hamilton Sean Michael Whitney, Troutman, NC (US);
Matthew R. Shute, Charlotte, NC (US);
James M. Burry, Troutman, NC (US);
Steven R. Levine, Mooresville, NC (US);
James Alan Weir, Cornelius, NC (US);
Hamilton Sean Michael Whitney, Troutman, NC (US);
Matthew R. Shute, Charlotte, NC (US);
James M. Burry, Troutman, NC (US);
Irwin Industrial Tool Company, Huntersville, NC (US);
Abstract
The tape measure may consist of a relatively large tape blade. To accommodate a large blade the tape measure housing is formed as a hollow annulus having an open central core where the blade is wound about the core of the annular housing. Because the housing has a central opening it can be easily carried in one hand. The device also includes a locking mechanism for locking the tape in an extended position and a rewind mechanism for rewinding the tape back into the housing. The rewind mechanism may comprise a belt drive, opposed springs with a cam lock, a linear spring compressed by a gear drive, a motor driven gear drive, a flat spring and gear drive or a magnetic drive.
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