Child's growth measuring tape and method of initiating the withdrawal of a measuringtape

Claim 1

A CHILD''S GROWTH MEASURING TAPE CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING: HOUSING MEANS WITH SIDE WALLS, END WALLS, AND TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS; ONE END WALL BEING FLAT AND HAVING A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING TAPE OPENING NEAR THE BOTTOM THEREOF; A MEASURING TAPE NORMALLY COILED WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND WITHDRAWABLE OUT SAID OPENING; A RETAINING TAB SECURED TO THE LEADING END OF SAID TAPE AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY BEYOND SAID ONE END WALL TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE UPPER END WHICH MAY BE PRESSED TO INITIATE THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE TAPE; HEIGHT INDICATING INDICIA IN LONGITUDINALLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP ALONG SAID TAPE; THE HOUSING MEANS HAVING AT LEAST ONE SIDE WALL WITH A RECESSED PORTION; AND ENVELOPE MEANS, OPEN ALONG ONE SIDE EDGE TO RECEIVE A PHOTOGRAPH OF A CHILD, ADHESIVELY SECURED IN THE RECESSED PORTION OF THE SIDE WALL WITH THE OPEN SIDE EDGE BEING SPACED FROM A MARGINAL WALL OF THE RECESSED PORTION OF THE SIDE WALL TO PERMIT INSERTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH.