Measuring tape

- Cooper Industries, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a right-front perspective view of a measuring tape showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan, not shown, is a continuous five ribbed-split pattern as seen in the lower portion of FIG. 4;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear being similar thereto but having a conventional belt clip thereon as seen in FIGS. 2 and 4-5;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D289742
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 11, 1985
Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Inventors: Raymond P. Blakely (Sanford, NC), Robert S. Earnhardt (Raleigh, NC), Edward H. Meisner (Short Hills, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Application Number: 6/690,645
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