Abstract: Disclosed is a device for determining a user's bra size. The device comprises a measuring strip with adjustable closure elements and is worn around the user's torso to compare the tightness and feel of different bra size measurements on the body. Band and bust measurements for determining a bra size are adjusted according to the user's subjective comfort and support level and the measurements are converted into bra sizes using charts located on the device. The user can simulate a variety of different band and bust measurement combinations to ensure the best bra size is chosen.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a dimension of a freight item. The apparatus includes an elongate gauge member having a sequence of machine-readable codes visible along its length. Each of the machine-readable codes represents a length value corresponding to a position along the gauge member. The apparatus also includes a marker device, movable along the gauge member, for designating a selected position. The marker device includes a machine-readable reference symbol on an external surface thereof, with the reference symbol being located on the marker device such that in use the reference symbol on the marker device and a subset of the machine-readable codes on the gauge member are simultaneously visible. In a preferred embodiment the elongate gauge member includes a coilable tape and the marker device includes a housing within which the coilable tape is enclosed. A system including the measuring apparatus together with a mobile computing device is also disclosed.

Abstract: Cable handling devices, methods and systems are provided for securing and deploying, or retracting, one or more cables or hoses into or out of a pipe or cavity allowing inspection of the pipe or cavity. The cables and/or hoses may be coupled and moved together, or decoupled enabling them to be moved independently. A hand-held device with a housing for at least partially enclosing one or more cables or hoses, at least one coupling mechanism integrally attached to the housing, and a coupling control for coupling and decoupling the one or more cables or hoses may be provided. One or more of the cables may be connected to a camera disposed at the distal end of a cable thereby facilitating inspection of the pipe or cavity. Tools such as cutting devices or a jetter may be provided at the end of the one or more cables and/or hoses.

Abstract: The invention allows foot measurement for selecting ready-made footwear that provides accurate results efficiently, easily and with low costs, and which can be performed both at home and at stores. An apparatus (120) of foot measurement comprises a base plate (121) and a single circumference measurement loop (123). The base plate (121) is utilized in measuring the length (401) of a foot, and an elastic portion (123A) of the circumference measurement loop (123) is utilized in measuring the circumference (402) around the ball of the foot.

Abstract: A tape measure includes a housing having a wall defining an internal cavity and a tape port, a coilable measuring tape disposed within the internal housing and having a first end extendable out of the housing, and an end hook member including an attachment portion and a hook portion. The attachment portion is arranged to engage the first end of the tape to attach the end hook member to the tape. The hook portion extends in a direction normal to the attachment portion and includes a first face and a second face arranged to engage the workpiece. A finger guard extends from the housing, and is configured to engage the hook member, and a finger space is defined between the tape port and the finger guard and is arranged to receive a user's finger during operation of the tape measure such that the user's finger engages the measuring tape.

Abstract: A doorjamb safety system, device and method for utilization in holding open a door, and preferably an automatically closing door. The system can include a handle unit, a wedge unit slidably associated with handle unit, and a chock unit attachable with the handle unit and slidably associated with the edge unit. The chock unit includes a triangularly shaped chock and a shaft including multiple locking holes. The wedge unit includes a button that is engageable with the locking holes to lock the chock in a space apart relation with wedge sides of the wedge unit. The chock unit is rotatable allowing for insertion into a doorjamb, while the spacing between the chock and the wedge sides is adjustable to clamp a corner of a door frame and a door therebetween. The handle unit can include an electronic device such as a light.

Abstract: Provided are a body size estimation apparatus, a body size estimation method, and a program that enable the estimation of the body size of a user even when the user has not taken a T-pose in advance. A body size data storage unit (50) stores body size data indicating a body size of a user. A posture data acquisition unit (52) acquires position data indicating positions of a plurality of body parts away from each other of the user. A body size estimation unit (54) estimates a body size of the user based on positions of two or more body parts indicated by the position data. A body size update unit (56) updates, in a case where the estimated body size is larger than the body size indicated by the body size data stored in the body size data storage unit (50), the body size indicated by the body size data to the estimated body size.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor device for capturing data when carrying out first aid measures for reanimating a person affected by a cardiac arrest. The sensor device is exactly positioned on the chest of the patient by means of a positioning-aid apparatus (5) and affixed by means of a fastening means (2). The thorax compressions, i.e., the pressing-in depth and compression frequency, are detectable by means of a motion sensor. A data-transfer interface allows communication, e.g. wireless communication, with a mobile terminal.

Abstract: A specialized tool for golfers, this invention is small enough to fit comfortably in a pocket, in the form of a ball marker, with a line long enough to be useful, and a custom-molded hook/clasp to hold it together neatly. In addition to being a ball marker, this unique combination of features provides the user the length, accuracy, and speed-of-use necessary for: determining which ball is closest to (or farthest from) the hole, whether a ball is in or out of bounds, and a thin, straight line for putting practice; without unduly delaying the pace of play on the golf course.

Abstract: A tape measure including a reinforced or coated tape measure blade is provided. The reinforcement layer is thicker than the metal inner layer of the tape blade. The reinforcement layer provides a reinforced tape blade such that the elongate tape blade may have a pinch load threshold of greater than 30 lbs. and/or a pinch height at break of less than 1.5 mm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rule stop block. The rule stop block includes a block body and an adjustable slider. Exterior opposed end walls, opposed sidewalls, a top planar face and a bottom planar face define the block body. The adjustable slider is adjustably positioned within an interior of the block body and is adapted to engage a rule.

Abstract: A measurement device for measuring a vertical distance between a first point and a second point includes: an elongate body extending from a first end to a second end that is distal from the first end; a leveling mechanism located at the second end of the elongate body, the leveling mechanism configured to orient the measurement device at two or more pre-determined angles relative to a vertical orientation of the measurement device; and two or more scales displaying units of measurement along a length of the elongate body. Units of measurement of each of the two or more scales correspond to a vertical distance between the first point and the second point.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for accurately and simply measuring a blade width (W) of a blade tip section (1) of a grooving tool mounted on a machine tool.

Abstract: A ceiling framework includes main beams and cross beams, which are connected to one another and transversally to one another by connectors borne by one type of beams among the main beams and the cross beams, and engaged in apertures made in the other type of beams among the main beams and the cross beams, so as to receive tiles. For each beam having the apertures, the apertures are marked with symbols on each face of the beam, the symbols marked on each face being repeated sequentially over the length of the beam, the period of the sequences of symbols on each face being equal to a given tile size. The marking is the same on either face of the beam, starting with the same symbol on each left-hand or right-hand end for each observed face.

Abstract: A retractable measuring tape with a distal end and a pair of edges and a front clip disposed on the distal end of and a plurality of conspicuous measurement indicia that includes a pair of arrows pointing outward on the edges of the retractable measuring tape to indicate where to place and produce a chalk line utilized by a roofing professional. The device also includes a metal square-shaped casing with a front portion that houses the retractable measuring tape and a retraction spring that retracts the retractable measuring tape and a lock button that is disposed on the front portion of the casing that is integral to the retraction spring. The arrows are an alternating pair of solid arrows and a pair of duel arrows and can also be black or red to provide additional conspicuousness.

Abstract: A tape measure attachment device marks and cuts an object at a desired measurement. The device includes a first attachment member having a lower wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from the lower wall. An upper perimeter edge of the first attachment member defines an access opening into the first attachment member. The first attachment member is configured for attachment to a flanged end of a measuring tape. A cartridge is positionable within an interior of the first attachment member. The cartridge includes a pointed bottom end being extendable through the lower wall. The pointed bottom end is a cutting element configured to cut into an object positioned below the cutting element.

Abstract: A device and a method for accurately laying out the bases of an infield, said device comprising marking pieces that attach to one another to form a single integrated unit. Base marking pieces forming the integrated unit may mark the positions of the bases of an infield. The marking pieces may be connected, which connecting means may assist in measuring distances between marking pieces, which measured distances may determine proper positions of the base marking pieces. After bases are laid out and an infield set up, the marking pieces may re-attach to again form the integrated unit. In one embodiment, accuracy may be increased by utilizing a center reference point marked by a center marking piece. The center marking piece may be connected to some base marking pieces, and in one embodiment the base marking pieces may attach to the center marking piece and together form the integrated unit.

Abstract: A hydrometer embodied as self-contained buoyant structure that reacts to the buoyant force of a fluid by equilibrating at a tilt. The tilt of the structure can then be used to calculate the specific gravity of the fluid. In one embodiment, an accelerometer for measuring the inclination of the buoyant structure, a radio for transmitting the data wirelessly and a battery is contained within the buoyant structure, which allows for a convenient, and efficient automated process for monitoring the specific gravity of a liquid.

Abstract: A high-precision measuring device, a kit including the same, and a method of measuring objects using the same are disclosed. The measuring device can include a tape measure that has a retractable measuring tape adapted to extend longitudinally from the tape measure. The retractable measuring tape comprises a plurality of uniformly spaced primary markings. A secondary scale can be coupled to the tape measure, where the secondary scale includes a plurality of uniformly spaced secondary markings. The distance between adjacent secondary markings can be less than a distance between adjacent primary markings. In some instances, the distance between adjacent secondary markings is set to be equal to 9/10th of the distance between adjacent primary markings.

Abstract: A drill pipe measuring system for efficiently and safely measuring drill pipe on an oil derrick. The drill pipe measuring system generally includes a main member, a tongue member extending outwardly from the main member, a retaining member having a groove that slidably receives the tongue member to secure a measuring tape adjacent to the tongue member and a securing member that is movably attached to an upper end of the main member to selectively retain a hook piece of the measuring tape. The securing member includes a pivot pin that the securing member pivots about and a locking member. When the locking member is in a released state, the securing member is allowed to move with respect to the main member. When the locking member is in the locked state, the securing member is prevented from moving with respect to the main member.

Abstract: A Rafter Clip System 10 that when used with a standard retractable tape measure 20 and a common drill bit will provide for the translation of multiple vertically running horizontally displaced rafter centers from inside an accessible roof area where rafters centers are visible, to outside a roof area on-top of a decking 3 above the shingles, requiring only two alignment holes for the translation of multiple centers. These centers are marked on a tape measures tape which is referenced and secured between a 1st Rafter Clip 1 and a horizontally displaced 2nd Rafter Clip 19 inside the roof area. The tape measures tape is then referenced and secured between an aligned 1st Translation Plate 15 and 2nd Translation Plate 18 on the outside of the roof, where the marked centers from the inside of the roof are now visible on the outside of the roof.

Abstract: The fish tape includes a measuring scale. The tape is scaled from zero to a number equal to the length of the tape. The numbers incrementally increase from the tapes proximal end to the tapes distal end.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus guides movement of a cutting instrument across a first surface of a work piece. The apparatus has a base, a tape-measure mount, and a fence. The base has a substantially-flat lower surface that abuts the first surface of the work piece. The tape-measure mount mounts a tape measure to the base on a first side of the apparatus. The fence is attached to the base, opposite the first side of the apparatus, and has a guiding surface that guides the movement of the cutting instrument across the first surface of the work piece. At least one movable component, other than a tape measure tape, is attached to the base to permit adjustment of a dimension of the apparatus that is used to calibrate the apparatus for use with the cutting instrument.

Abstract: A tape measuring device for determining bra sizes has band dimension and bra size markings on the outer surface of the tape. The band dimension markings divide a section of the surface by standard units and subunits of band size. The band size markings on the outer surface allow the user to determine the proper band size for a bra based on a single measurement, without the need for any additional calculations or correlations. The bra size markings on the outer surface allow the user to directly determine the proper cup and overall bra size based on the band size determination, again without the need for any additional calculations or correlations.

Abstract: A tape measure is attached to an accessory attached to a flag pole residing in a golf course hole. The accessory includes a mouth openable to engage the flag pole. Once the mouth is closed, the pole resides in a throat surrounded by a plurality of rollers residing co-axial with the pole. The rollers allow the accessory to freely rotate on the flag pole, but include a non-slip outer surface to prevent the accessory from sliding on the pole. Tape is drawn from the tape measure attached to a measuring tape attachment feature to measure the distance to a golf ball, and the accessory freely rotates on the flag pole to provide accurate repeatable measurements. The tape measure is preferably attached to an axially rotating measuring tape attachment feature.

Abstract: The subject matter of the invention relates to a measuring device for determining the bend length of a rod or pipe based on the actual desired length of the rod or pipe without the need to perform a calculation.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a blood vessel measuring device is disclosed. The blood vessel measuring device may comprise a handle. A measuring member may be attached to the handle. The measuring member may be dimensioned to wrap around a blood vessel to measure a size of the blood vessel. The blood vessel measuring device may comprise an extension, and a first end of the extension may be attached to the handle. The blood vessel measuring device may comprise a connector attached to a second end of the extension. A method is also disclosed. The method may comprise inserting a measuring device into an incision in a patient. The measuring device may comprise a measuring member. The method may also comprise wrapping the measuring member around a blood vessel of the patient and measuring a dimension of the blood vessel with the measuring member.

Abstract: A photographic aid measuring tape is formed of a flexible, tearable substrate having regularly spaced markings on the top side and an adhesive on the back side to allow the invention to be temporarily affixed to an object or item, such as a wall, ceiling or floor. The invention has markings of sufficient size to be readable in a photograph taken of the event using a digital camera and the image viewed using standard software on a conventional computer.

Abstract: An adhesive-backed flexible backing, comprising a measuring tape and a receptacle for holding a writing instrument positioned or disposed on one end of said tape. Another end of the backing has a display surface area.

Abstract: A measurement device includes a first connector unit, a measurement wire, and a second connector unit. The first connector unit includes a first dummy connector and a wire part. The wire part includes an inserting portion. A number of insert holes is defined in the first connector. The inserting portion of the wire part is selectively inserted in one of the insert holes of the connector. The measurement wire is graduated. A first end of the measurement wire is connected to the first connector body, and a second end of the measurement wire is movably connected to the second connector unit, with the measurement wire stretched out straight between the first and second connector units.

Abstract: A tape measure calibrator includes a base with a slot with a pull reference surface and a push reference surface, the slot being configured to receive an end hook of a tape measure. The base also includes a pull calibration band on the base with a centerline of the pull calibration band indicating a first distance from the pull reference surface. The base also includes a push calibration band on the base, a centerline of the push calibration band indicating a second distance from the push reference surface, n which the first distance and the second distance are substantially equal.

Abstract: The subject matter of the invention relates to a measuring device for determining the bend length of a rod or pipe based on the actual desired length of the rod or pipe without the need to perform a calculation.

Abstract: A fish measurement device is disclosed formed as an elongated rectangular substrate with ruler type markings for measuring the length of a fish. An important aspect of the invention is that the substrate is formed from a flexible resilient material that allows the device to folded or rolled up into a relatively compact volume. Another important aspect of the invention is that it includes one or more bumps that project upwardly from the plane of the elongated substrate that enable the user to hold the fish head firmly against, yet do not prevent the fish measurement device from being rolled or folded. The ability to hold a fish against a bump enables relatively accurate measurements to be taken.

Abstract: A tape system for obtaining accurate construction layouts featuring an elongated strand with an adhesive disposed on the bottom surface, the strand is flexible to allow movement between a rolled configuration and an elongated configuration; a center line disposed in a middle of the strand running from the first end to the second end of the strand; a plurality of center markers disposed along the strand spaced a certain distance apart, the center line divides each center marker into a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein both the top portion and the bottom portion of each center marker is labeled with a first letter, a second letter, a third letter, and a fourth letter; and perforations disposed in each center marker, the perforations being perpendicular to the center line and extending from the first edge of the strand to the second edge of the strand.

Abstract: A combination of a retractable tape measure assembly with folding front section (s) includes a housing assembly and a reel rotatably mounted in the housing assembly. An elongated blade formed of a ribbon of metal having one end connected to the reel is constructed and arranged with respect to the housing assembly to extend from a position tangential to the reel outwardly through a spaced opening in the housing assembly. A coil spring formed of a ribbon of metal and pivoting front section (s) made of same metal has a construction and arrangement between the housing assembly and the reel and at the pivot points to rotate the reel in the housing assembly smoothly in a direction to wind up the elongated blade when extending outwardly of the housing assembly opening in a normal concavo-convex cross-section configuration onto the reel. A blade holding assembly is constructed and arranged to be manually actuated to hold the blade in any position of extension.

Abstract: The present invention is a retractable measuring tape with a distal end and a pair of edges and a front clip disposed on the distal end of and a plurality of conspicuous measurement indicia that includes a pair of arrows pointing outward on the edges of the retractable measuring tape to indicate where to place and produce a chalk line utilized by a roofing professional. The device also includes a metal square-shaped casing with a front portion that houses the retractable measuring tape and a retraction spring that retracts the retractable measuring tape and a lock button that is disposed on the front portion of the casing that is integral to the retraction spring. The arrows are an alternating pair of solid arrows and a pair of duel arrows and can also be black or red to provide additional conspicuousness.

Abstract: A length measurement device comprises a first connector, a measurement wire, and a second connector. The second connector comprises a substrate and a fixer pivotally connected to the substrate. The measurement wire is an electrical wire with a scale. One end of the measurement wire is connected to the first connector, and another end is movably connected to the substrate of the second connector and the fixer.

Abstract: A roll of paper dimensioned to cover the surface of an associated medical examination table. Successive axial sections of the free end of the roll are elongated axially. Each axial section includes a plurality of indicia representative of units of length disposed on the paper at axially spaced locations on the axial section. The indicia are elongated laterally with respect to the axial section. In some embodiments the respective indicia are differentiated by length or color. The respective indicia may be disposed at axial intervals along substantially the entire axial extent of the entire roll. In some embodiments the respective indicia extend laterally across a substantial part of the lateral extent of the axial section.

Abstract: A tape measure calibrator includes a base with a first reference surface and a second reference surface. A pull calibration mark is made on the base which indicates a first distance from the first reference surface. A push calibration mark is also made on the base which indicates a second distance from the second reference surface, in which the first distance and the second distance are substantially equal.

Abstract: A fish measuring device preferably substantially contains or surrounds a fish, and thus calms the fish, and provides a relatively quick measurement of the fish's length. An elongate tube preferably contains a capped end with a visual inspection portion proximate the capped end. A cut out distal from the capped end preferably includes a primary length indicator. When a fish is measured, the user places the fish in the tube, preferably under water, with the tube partially filled with water, or with the tube previously wetted. The user visually confirms the nose of the fish touches the capped end and reaches through the cut out distal from the capped end to squeeze the tail fins of the fish together. The user compares the position of the squeezed tail fins against the primary length indicator, preferably to determine whether the fish is shorter than, or at least meets, a legal length limit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a stature measuring method and a stature measuring device using the method. The method includes securing an anchoring unit, coupled to a main body via a tape, to a building wall, moving the main body to a bottom in a state in which the anchoring unit is secured to the building wall, inputting a reference point setting signal in a state in which the main body comes into contact with the bottom, and moving the main body from the bottom to a position above an examinee's head, and measuring a distance from a point where the reference point setting signal is input to a point where the main body is moved above the examinee's head, thus determining the examinee's stature.

Abstract: A flat lay-out tape for roofers that eliminates errors and saves time in striking chalk lines for aligning rows of shingles. The flat design allows the tape to lay flush against the roof surface, which facilitates accurate measuring and striking. The lay-out tape prevents errors by providing simple, easy to follow row indicators on the tape. In the preferred embodiment, row indicators for architectural shingles are provided. In operation, a nose hook at the end of a lay-out tape is hooked over the drip edge of a roof and the tape is extended over the apex of the roof. The nose hook has a shape that is complementary to that of the drip edge and the hook resists becoming unattached from the edge even when pulled straight up. The same operation is done with a second lay-out tape, near the opposite side edge of the roof. A chalk line is then stretched across the two tapes, and chalk lines are struck between corresponding indicators of the two lay-out tapes.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a tape measure having a tape, housing, and an input, has an OLED strip overlaid on top of the tape. The housing contains a programmable controller and a rolled-up portion of the tape. A specified fraction of the length of the linear target is provided to the controller using the input. The tape may be extracted from the housing to generate an exposed portion of the tape corresponding to the total length of a linear target. The controller receives information indicative of the total length of the linear target. The controller controls the OLED strip to show, i.e., light up along the tape, a fractional portion corresponding to the specified fraction of the linear target.

Abstract: Disclosed are an arc-drawing assisting apparatus and a tape measure including the arc-drawing assisting apparatus. The an arc-drawing assisting apparatus, which is disposed at a tape of a tape measure so as to allow a user to draw a circle or an arc by using the tape measure, includes an upper case having a graduation checking part for checking graduations of the tape, the graduations checking part being formed at one surface of an upper portion of the upper case and a center adjusting member which is rotatably assembled with the upper case and includes a lower case having an assembling protuberance, which has a center fixing pin protruding downward, formed at a lower end of the lower case.

Abstract: A measuring device and a method for measuring exercise progress wherein a belt/measuring device with size ruler indicia for a user to measure the circumference of his/her waist, arm or thigh, and can be used to determine the progress of an exercise routine.

Abstract: A portable horseshoe court demarcation device formed of a plurality of engaged pairs of flexible members such as webbing. The ends of the flexible members once engaged to the ground mark a Horseshoe court. Center sections of one pair of flexible members provide a reference point from which to determine where to place horseshoe stakes, or provide flexible members for marking the installation point for the horseshoe stakes.

Abstract: A tape measure has a first scale on one edge of the blade and a second scale on the other edge blade where the second scale is marked in units of length which are equal to the units of the first scale multiplied by the square root of 2. A method to check a right angle measures from a corner to a distal end of a first line using the units of the first scale, measures along a second line an equal length in the first units from the corner and marking a point, by measuring from the distal end to the point using the second scale and by adjusting an angle between the first and second lines at the corner until the distance between the distal end and the point is equal to the length of the first line when measured on the second scale.

Abstract: A tape measure device for measuring lengths is provided. The tape measure device comprises a housing having a slotted opening. A retractable measuring tape is wound within the housing with the measuring tape having a free end extending through the slotted opening and a secured end secured within the housing and the measuring tape being alternatingly extractable from and receivable into the housing. A viewing slot is formed in the measuring tape. A triangular-shaped tab is secured to the free end of the measuring tape. A rotating mechanism provides rotation of the tab relative to the free end of the measuring tape.

Abstract: A device for creating a chalk drawing on a surface includes a base adapted to rest on the surface, a housing cover rotatably connected to the base and a direction indicator indicating a rotational position of the housing cover with respect to the base. A tape measure assembly is connected to the housing cover and includes a tape measure that may be moved between extended and contracted conditions. The tape measure includes a distal end portion. A position of the distal end portion of the tape measure and a rotational position of the housing cover with respect to the base establish coordinates for a plot point of the chalk drawing. A method for creating a chalk drawing using the device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A device and method for: accurately measuring a pregnant abdomen, recording and storing all pregnancy measurements, recording and storing pregnancy milestones and experiences, comparing one or more pregnancies, and creating a pregnancy keepsake. The invention includes a 1st side and 2nd side both comprising: a pliable strip; a measuring scale; a week's pregnant scale; a marking surface; a start clasp; and an end clasp. The invention permits an accurate measurement of both fundal height and pregnant abdominal circumference. The invention also accepts written documentation for marking all pregnancy measurements and pregnancy experiences. Additionally, a plurality of labels and pregnancy themed markers are provided for attachment to the invention in order to mark the current pregnancy measurements and pregnancy experiences.