US3141628A
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Measuring apparatus
Assignee: Evans Rule Co Inc
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Filing: 1962-06-14
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1982-06-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Evans John Joseph
- 👤 Jr John Joseph Evans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:39
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01B; G01B3/00; G01B3/10; G01B3/1041; G01B3/1005; G01B3/1043; G01B2003/1023; G01B2003/1025; G01B3/1003; G01B3/1046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
IN MEASURING APPARATUS, IN COMBINATION, A CASING INCLUDING A TAPE RECEIVING OPENING THEREIN AND AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT-ANGLE CORNER SPACED FROM SAID OPENING, SAID CASING HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSED SIDE WALLS AND A CENTRALLY LOCATED APERTURE IN ONE OF SAID WALLS, A CYLINDRICAL REEL MEMBER ROTATABLY CARRIED WITHIN SAID CASING, AN ELONGATED TAPE WOUND AROUND SAID REEL MEMBER AND HAVING ONE END THEREOF SECURED TO SAID MEMBER, THE OTHER END OF SAID TAPE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENING, CRANK MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID REEL MEMBER ADJACENT THE APERTURE IN SAID ONE SIDE WALL FOR ROTATING SAID REEL MEMBER TO REEL AN EXTERNAL PORTION OF SAID TAPE INTO SAID CASING, MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID REEL MEMBER AND THE OTHER SIDE WALL OF SAID CASING FOR MAINTAINING THE SAME IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID REEL MEMBER AND FOR RESISTING ROTARY MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO SAID CASING, AND ROLLER MEANS POSITIONED WITHIN SAID CASING AND ROTATABLE ABOUT A FIXED AXIS ADJACENT THE RIGHT-ANGLE CORNER THEREOF FOR URGING THE OUTER CONVOLU-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
IN MEASURING APPARATUS, IN COMBINATION, A CASING INCLUDING A TAPE RECEIVING OPENING THEREIN AND AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT-ANGLE CORNER SPACED FROM SAID OPENING, SAID CASING HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSED SIDE WALLS AND A CENTRALLY LOCATED APERTURE IN ONE OF SAID WALLS, A CYLINDRICAL REEL MEMBER ROTATABLY CARRIED WITHIN SAID CASING, AN ELONGATED TAPE WOUND AROUND SAID REEL MEMBER AND HAVING ONE END THEREOF SECURED TO SAID MEMBER, THE OTHER END OF SAID TAPE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENING, CRANK MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID REEL MEMBER ADJACENT THE APERTURE IN SAID ONE SIDE WALL FOR ROTATING SAID REEL MEMBER TO REEL AN EXTERNAL PORTION OF SAID TAPE INTO SAID CASING, MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID REEL MEMBER AND THE OTHER SIDE WALL OF SAID CASING FOR MAINTAINING THE SAME IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID REEL MEMBER AND FOR RESISTING ROTARY MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO SAID CASING, AND ROLLER MEANS POSITIONED WITHIN SAID CASING AND ROTATABLE ABOUT A FIXED AXIS ADJACENT THE RIGHT-ANGLE CORNER THEREOF FOR URGING THE OUTER CONVOLU-
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