Tape measure
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 pespective 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.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tape measure, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 24, 2000
Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
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
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Alston & Bird LLP
Application Number: 29/128,521
International Classification: 1004;