USRE37824E1 - Power operated tape measure - Google Patents
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- USRE37824E1 USRE37824E1 US09/795,184 US79518401A USRE37824E US RE37824 E1 USRE37824 E1 US RE37824E1 US 79518401 A US79518401 A US 79518401A US RE37824 E USRE37824 E US RE37824E
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- G01B3/1005—Means for controlling winding or unwinding of tapes
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- G01B3/10—Measuring tapes
- G01B3/1005—Means for controlling winding or unwinding of tapes
- G01B3/1007—Means for locking
- G01B2003/1017—Means for locking acting on the whole coil
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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- G01B3/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
- G01B3/10—Measuring tapes
- G01B3/1005—Means for controlling winding or unwinding of tapes
- G01B2003/1023—Winding mechanisms
- G01B2003/1028—Winding mechanisms operated by electric motors
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- G01B3/10—Measuring tapes
- G01B3/1005—Means for controlling winding or unwinding of tapes
- G01B2003/1023—Winding mechanisms
- G01B2003/103—Winding mechanisms operated by springs
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G01B3/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
- G01B3/10—Measuring tapes
- G01B3/1005—Means for controlling winding or unwinding of tapes
- G01B2003/1033—Means for activating the locking, braking or releasing of the tape, e.g. buttons
- G01B2003/1035—Means for activating the locking, braking or releasing of the tape, e.g. buttons by pivotal operation
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G01B3/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
- G01B3/10—Measuring tapes
- G01B3/1005—Means for controlling winding or unwinding of tapes
- G01B2003/1033—Means for activating the locking, braking or releasing of the tape, e.g. buttons
- G01B2003/1038—Means for activating the locking, braking or releasing of the tape, e.g. buttons by translatory motion operation
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G01B3/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
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Priority Applications (1)
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US09/795,184 USRE37824E1 (en) | 1997-10-28 | 2001-02-27 | Power operated tape measure |
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US08/959,176 US5875987A (en) | 1997-10-28 | 1997-10-28 | Power operated tape measure |
US09/795,184 USRE37824E1 (en) | 1997-10-28 | 2001-02-27 | Power operated tape measure |
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US08/959,176 Reissue US5875987A (en) | 1997-10-28 | 1997-10-28 | Power operated tape measure |
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USRE37824E1 true USRE37824E1 (en) | 2002-09-03 |
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US08/959,176 Ceased US5875987A (en) | 1997-10-28 | 1997-10-28 | Power operated tape measure |
US09/795,184 Expired - Lifetime USRE37824E1 (en) | 1997-10-28 | 2001-02-27 | Power operated tape measure |
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US08/959,176 Ceased US5875987A (en) | 1997-10-28 | 1997-10-28 | Power operated tape measure |
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US6658755B2 (en) * | 1999-07-08 | 2003-12-09 | Yair Nomberg | Measuring device, and method for programming a soft feature key of an electronic device |
US20040068886A1 (en) * | 2001-05-15 | 2004-04-15 | Trout Blair S. | Alter scoring system |
US20040211074A1 (en) * | 2003-04-23 | 2004-10-28 | David Tessel | Line-marking device with positioning devices and trigger activator |
US20060243282A1 (en) * | 2005-04-29 | 2006-11-02 | Sackman Susan M | Automated oxygen hose reel |
US20070101599A1 (en) * | 2005-10-19 | 2007-05-10 | Levine Steven R | Tape measure |
US20070186433A1 (en) * | 2006-01-04 | 2007-08-16 | Campbell David C | Ratchet lock for automatic tape measure |
US20080060210A1 (en) * | 2006-09-07 | 2008-03-13 | Trout Blair S | Computerized antler scoring system |
US7475842B2 (en) | 2006-01-04 | 2009-01-13 | Black & Decker Inc. | Tape measure utilizing mechanical decoupling of power tape extension feature for tape retraction |
US20100307496A1 (en) * | 2009-06-04 | 2010-12-09 | Lueckenhoff Stephen A | Apparatus and Method for Retrieval of Tubing |
US20110258870A1 (en) * | 2010-04-23 | 2011-10-27 | Dong Hun Kang | Tape measure with self-regulating speed control mechanism |
US20120160042A1 (en) * | 2010-12-27 | 2012-06-28 | Stefan Stanev | Linear drive mechanism |
US8496229B1 (en) * | 2012-02-23 | 2013-07-30 | Jonathon A. Mayhall | Powered fish tape |
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US3561695A (en) | 1967-12-08 | 1971-02-09 | Garfield A Wood Jr | Electric fly reel |
US4186490A (en) | 1977-06-16 | 1980-02-05 | Stanley-Mabo | Tape-type linear measuring instrument |
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US4575944A (en) | 1985-06-19 | 1986-03-18 | Patrick Lin | Electronic digital tape-rule |
US4765063A (en) | 1986-07-08 | 1988-08-23 | Peter Sing | Apparatus for photoelectrically generated physical measurements |
US5044089A (en) * | 1990-10-18 | 1991-09-03 | Andjelko Petkovic | Power-operated measuring tape |
US5332166A (en) * | 1992-07-15 | 1994-07-26 | George Kepes | Method and apparatus for winding or unwinding cable onto a reel |
US5386643A (en) | 1993-04-23 | 1995-02-07 | Corcoran; Bradley H. | Digital display tape measure |
US5440820A (en) | 1994-03-21 | 1995-08-15 | Hwang; Ming-Tsung | Structure of an electrical measuring tape |
US5448837A (en) | 1993-11-02 | 1995-09-12 | Han-Teng; Cheng | Structure of measuring tape |
US5471761A (en) * | 1994-11-07 | 1995-12-05 | Cheng; H. T. | Power-driven tape measure |
US5768797A (en) * | 1996-02-27 | 1998-06-23 | Trevino; Hector | Powered reel-type tape measuring device |
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US2709220A (en) * | 1954-01-25 | 1955-05-24 | Nat Electronic Mfg Corp | Extensible and retractible antenna |
US3364580A (en) * | 1965-12-27 | 1968-01-23 | Robert E. Lucia | Measuring attachment for chain saws |
US3473751A (en) * | 1966-09-08 | 1969-10-21 | Quenote & Cie S A R L | Linear measuring instrument with driven measuring tape |
US3561695A (en) | 1967-12-08 | 1971-02-09 | Garfield A Wood Jr | Electric fly reel |
US4189107A (en) | 1977-06-06 | 1980-02-19 | Stanley-Mabo S.A. | Coilable rule with automatic recoil |
US4186490A (en) | 1977-06-16 | 1980-02-05 | Stanley-Mabo | Tape-type linear measuring instrument |
US4551847A (en) * | 1983-04-08 | 1985-11-05 | Caldwell W Kenneth | Hand held digital measuring device |
US4575944A (en) | 1985-06-19 | 1986-03-18 | Patrick Lin | Electronic digital tape-rule |
US4765063A (en) | 1986-07-08 | 1988-08-23 | Peter Sing | Apparatus for photoelectrically generated physical measurements |
US5044089A (en) * | 1990-10-18 | 1991-09-03 | Andjelko Petkovic | Power-operated measuring tape |
US5332166A (en) * | 1992-07-15 | 1994-07-26 | George Kepes | Method and apparatus for winding or unwinding cable onto a reel |
US5386643A (en) | 1993-04-23 | 1995-02-07 | Corcoran; Bradley H. | Digital display tape measure |
US5448837A (en) | 1993-11-02 | 1995-09-12 | Han-Teng; Cheng | Structure of measuring tape |
US5440820A (en) | 1994-03-21 | 1995-08-15 | Hwang; Ming-Tsung | Structure of an electrical measuring tape |
US5471761A (en) * | 1994-11-07 | 1995-12-05 | Cheng; H. T. | Power-driven tape measure |
US5768797A (en) * | 1996-02-27 | 1998-06-23 | Trevino; Hector | Powered reel-type tape measuring device |
Cited By (19)
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US6658755B2 (en) * | 1999-07-08 | 2003-12-09 | Yair Nomberg | Measuring device, and method for programming a soft feature key of an electronic device |
US20040068886A1 (en) * | 2001-05-15 | 2004-04-15 | Trout Blair S. | Alter scoring system |
US6889444B2 (en) * | 2001-05-15 | 2005-05-10 | Blair S. Trout | Antler scoring system |
US20040211074A1 (en) * | 2003-04-23 | 2004-10-28 | David Tessel | Line-marking device with positioning devices and trigger activator |
US6944962B2 (en) * | 2003-04-23 | 2005-09-20 | Umbro Llc | Line-marking device with positioning devices and trigger activator |
US20060243282A1 (en) * | 2005-04-29 | 2006-11-02 | Sackman Susan M | Automated oxygen hose reel |
US7559154B2 (en) | 2005-10-19 | 2009-07-14 | Irwin Industrial Tool Company | Tape measure |
US20070101599A1 (en) * | 2005-10-19 | 2007-05-10 | Levine Steven R | Tape measure |
US20070186433A1 (en) * | 2006-01-04 | 2007-08-16 | Campbell David C | Ratchet lock for automatic tape measure |
US7475842B2 (en) | 2006-01-04 | 2009-01-13 | Black & Decker Inc. | Tape measure utilizing mechanical decoupling of power tape extension feature for tape retraction |
US20080060210A1 (en) * | 2006-09-07 | 2008-03-13 | Trout Blair S | Computerized antler scoring system |
US20100307496A1 (en) * | 2009-06-04 | 2010-12-09 | Lueckenhoff Stephen A | Apparatus and Method for Retrieval of Tubing |
US8746246B2 (en) | 2009-06-04 | 2014-06-10 | Inspyrd Products Corporation | Apparatus and method for retrieval of tubing |
US20110258870A1 (en) * | 2010-04-23 | 2011-10-27 | Dong Hun Kang | Tape measure with self-regulating speed control mechanism |
US8215027B2 (en) * | 2010-04-23 | 2012-07-10 | Komelon Corporation | Tape measure with self-regulating speed control mechanism |
US8429830B2 (en) | 2010-04-23 | 2013-04-30 | Komelon Corporation | Tape measure with self-regulating speed control mechanism |
US20120160042A1 (en) * | 2010-12-27 | 2012-06-28 | Stefan Stanev | Linear drive mechanism |
US8496229B1 (en) * | 2012-02-23 | 2013-07-30 | Jonathon A. Mayhall | Powered fish tape |
US10422616B2 (en) | 2017-07-07 | 2019-09-24 | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | Hybrid spring and electric motor tape rule |
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