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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Barry Howard Lee, Rayleigh, GB;
Michael John Levick, Southend-on-Sea Essex, GB;
Stanley James Burton, Rayleigh, GB;
Inventors:
Barry Howard Lee, Rayleigh, GB;
Michael John Levick, Southend-on-Sea Essex, GB;
Stanley James Burton, Rayleigh, GB;
Assignee:
Fisco Tools Limited, Rayleigh Essex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tape measure having a case, in which is a spooled concave measuring blade, the blade being extendable from the case via an opening, the tape measure having a spring which acts to urge the blade back into its spooled configuration, and an end piece at the free end of the measuring blade, wherein the tape measure further comprises at least one aperture in the casing to allow direct access to the spooled blade.