Patents by Inventor Phillip G. Beesley

Phillip G. Beesley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Spring retracted tape measure
    Patent number: 4443944
    Abstract: In a spring retracted tape measure in which the tape measure is retracted into a housing (1,2) onto a spring biassed drum (3), the ratchet is constituted by teeth (23) formed on the housing and detents (27) on flexible arms (24) on the drum which bias the detents into contact with the teeth (23). A portion (20) of the housing is resiliently connected to the rest of the housing, and can be depressed inwardly to engage the flexible arms (24) thus disengaging the detents (27) from the teeth (23) to permit the tape to be wound in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1984
    Assignee: Howard Wall Limited
    Inventor: Phillip G. Beesley