Tape measure

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tape measure showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a tape measure showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D419081
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 1999
Date of Patent: Jan 18, 2000
Assignee: The L. S. Starrett Company (Athol, MA)
Inventors: John Joseph Evans, Jr. (Charleston, SC), Roger Dennis Thibodeau (North Charleston, SC), Wayne Patrick Phillips (Hudson, WI), Jerome Allan Grunstad (Inver Grove Heights, MN)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Alston & Bird LLP
Application Number: 0/102,702
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Casing, I.e., Retractable Type (D10/72)
International Classification: 1004;