Tape measure

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the front and right-hand side of a tape measure showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the rear and left-hand side of a tape measure showing the first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation showing the opposite side of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tape measure, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
5746004 May 5, 1998 Wertheim
D409103 May 4, 1999 Li
D419081 January 18, 2000 Evans, Jr. et al.
D441309 May 1, 2001 Evans, Jr. et al.
D453694 February 19, 2002 Evans, Jr. et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D487025
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 20, 2002
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 2004
Assignee: The L. S. Starrett Company (Athol, MA)
Inventors: Jerome Allan Grunstad (Inver Grove Heights, MN), Michael Horvath (Cottage Grove, MN), David C. Munkwitz (Eau Claire, WI), Wayne Patrick Phillips (Hudson, WI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Alston & Bird LLP
Application Number: 29/171,305
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D10/74)
International Classification: 1004;