Housing and tracking wheel for a precision measuring pen

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a design for a precision measuring pen showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left or right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a design for a tracking wheel engaged in the housing thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left or right elevation view of the tracking view of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is a front or rear elevation view of the tracking wheel of FIG. 7.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The characteristic feature of the present design provides for a tracking wheel with two rubber rings on an outer periphery of the tracking wheel with the tracking wheel being rotatably mounted at the lower end of the housing which is substantially cylindrical.

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Patent History
Patent number: D399146
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 8, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 1998
Inventor: Guy C. Le Breton (Oak Park, IL)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Browdy and Neimark
Application Number: 0/74,059
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Linear Or Distance (9) (D10/70)
International Classification: 1004;