Tape measure blade

- Cooper Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a fragmented top plan view of a tape measure blade illustrating our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view of a portion of the tape blade; and,

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the tape measure blade.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D240608 July 1976 Quenot
D257008 September 23, 1980 Hildebrandt
2169785 August 1939 Ayala
3399459 September 1968 Martin
3863348 February 1975 Herbst
4301596 November 24, 1981 Sedlock
5012590 May 7, 1991 Wagner et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D402216
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 5, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 8, 1998
Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Inventors: Edgar T. Gilliam (Franklinton, NC), Michael Joseph Bobay (Holly Springs, NC)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/74,604
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Rule, Tape Or Scale (10) (D10/71)
International Classification: 1004;