GB2407163A - Tape rule - Google Patents

Abstract

The rule includes an end piece with a fixing plate 11, an inserting plate 12, and a squeeze mechanism 2. The mechanism is rotatable via pivot rivet 17 to allow a hooking plate to rotate 180 degrees. The plate 12 is perpendicular to the fixing plate and includes arc-shaped side edges with a hollow stop 16 on the surface of each. A rivet hole 15 is for holding the rivet. A front clamping plate 3 and a rear clamping plate 4 clamp a central mounting plate 5 together to form the perpendicular hooking plate for the rule. The plates include holes 31 and 50, and a buckle clip 51 with flexible ears 52 and 53. The ears locate in the hollow stops 16 of the inserting plate.

Description

1 24071 63 An Improved Strctre For The Endpiece Of Tape Rule

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the invention

TO present i'vetio' relates to a constructions of the endpiece of a tape rule. Especially to a construction of the endpiece of a tape rule, which can lee rotated arid secured ill dil'l'ee't positions, so as to Remeasure articles from dif'fere',t directions anal provide an extra utilizations of the bottom surface of pleasuring tape.

2. Descriptions of the prior art

It is know to prllic that tle 1-ape r ule is a motive and convenient 15,eascui'g tool. As slow' ilk Figure], ilk general, flee measuring tape B of conventional tape rifle is reserved i', a housing C. At the end portion of the ,easrui;, tape, there is a', e'dpiece A. Said endpiece A contains a coecting plate A I to lie attaclecl onto tle eyed of the easurig tape B. arid a look plate A2 perpendicularly exte'clecl fio',, the connecting plate At. By using the look go plate A2 of the e'cIpiece A, tle ',easurig tape wou1cl not be completely pulled into tle lousily;, C alter cas'ri'g is perforecl. 'I'le,, in using tle tape rule, it is merely necessary t'or people to p'l1 the headpiece A arid theft put the e,dpiece A aai'st tle surface of all article.

However; said e'cipiece A of tape r ales has some ctisadva'tages as follows: Firstly, in order to False tle look plate of flee endpiece be connected to the neasurig tape as a', entity, arid to prevent inconvenience of carrying the tape rule due to the endpiece. The area of hook plate A2 is made as small as possible.

Howeve'; since the look,olatc A2 is used to hook onto an edge portion of an s article, after it is fixecl, flee Nearing tape the is pulled out according to the novenet of people, sulk blat the length or distance to lee measured is oltai'ed. If tle area of hook is too small, it is difficult to hook onto an article arid easy to slide away Coin the article to cause instant rewinding of measuring tape. It is then harmful to the user.

Secondly, since tle Pools plate A2 is extended in one direction, this costrrction enables the co'ventio',al tape rule to measure the length of articles only in ogle direction. It then presents a problem, for example, when a user wishes to loolc onto tle uclerside ecige ol an object, it is then inconvenient in 1 5 uses.

In addition, since flee Fools plate A2 is extended in one direction, the Rotten surface of tile neasrri'g tape then lecone useless, and the usage of tape ruler is limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is all object of flee prese',t i've'tio', to provide an improved structure for flee endpiece of tape rule to overcome linitatio,s arid disadvantages of tape rule flS clescriled alcove.

Accordions to flee improved structure for the endpiece of tape rule of present inve',tio,, there is a squeeze meclauisn forming the look portion of flee e'dpiece. TO positio', and looking angle of the clamping plates of said squeeze meclaisn call lye clamped, surly cleat tle tape rule of present invention call lee used to measure objects fiord different directions.

Accordions to the inl'ovecl structure of the e'dpiece of present invention, since flee clap plates of said squeeze mechanism are rotatable, the lottom surface of ',easuri'g tape call lye printed Fitly scales for ncasuring objects lavish underside eclges etc. Allis is Dotter object of present invention.

According to flee imlrovecl st'ucture of the earpiece of present invention, since the covered bottomed surface of measuring tape call be printed witl, scales for measuring objects at this stage, the concaved surface of measuring tape is t'rlecl slowly and tle two side edges of flee neasuri'g tape then would attach to tle surface of tle object, tale it is not ol,]y co've',ient to measure lout also cove',ieut to accurately quote learns on the surface of flee object.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Fig. I is a lersl)ective view of colvelitiolial tape rule.

Fig. 2 is all exploded 1)ersl)ective view slowing flee constructions of the e'dpiece of present invention.

Fig. 3A is a plaice view slo\vi'g the conbinatio,, of present invention.

Fig. 3B is a side view of Fig. 3A.

Fi=. 4A is a Platte view slowing flee squeeze mechanism after being r orated.

Fig. 4B is a side view of Fig. 4A.

Fig. 5A is a side view slowing an example of using the present invention.

Fig. SB is a side view slowing another example of Using the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view slowing an additional example of using the poser ive,tio',.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view slo\vi,g another preferred embodiment of present inve'tio.

Fig. 8A is a Platte view slowing the preferred enbodime',t of the structure of present invention as slowu in Fig. 7.

Fig. 8B is a side view of Fig. 8A.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Accodi', to the i'provecl struchue of tle e'dpiece of tape iule of present invention, as slow ill Figs. 2, 3A & 3B, the endpiece I includes a fixing plate 11, act inserting plate 12 and a squeeze mechanism 2. Oil the rear portions of flee fixing plate, a Quality of rnouti'g ladles 111, 112 are formed, sucl blat it is firmly attacled to tle end oi measri'g tape by rivets or another s eclaical elenet. Act i'sertig plate]2, pele'dicular to the fixing plate 11 is formed oil tle front edge of tle i, sei'g plate 12 Fitly it. Said iserti'g plate 12 is a flat plate with its two side edges formed in a shape of circular arc. On flee inserting plate 12, there is a rivet hole 15 for holding a rivet element 17; and Allele is a small stop hollow 16 tortured on each surface of the side edges of the i,seti',g,olate 12.

Tle squeeze ',eclauis', 2 contains a fio',t clamping plate 3, a rear clamping plate 4, anal a central Hooting plate 5. Said front clamping plate 3 arid rear clamping plate 4 clamp the central mounting plate 5 together between the to form a perpedicla' loolci,g plate. A circular Lola 31 is fonned in the font cla',pi'g plate 3; a cicrla' hole 50 coilespoiding to said circular hole 31 is also formed in the ce',tial nouti,g plate 5; there is also a half circular l'rckle clip 5 I partially coected Fitly the upper sru face of the Rotten edge of saict circular hole 50, such that tle ends of flee Lucille clip 51 are flexible. The ends of said lucicle clip 51 are formed as two extruded ears 52, 53. When the i'seti'=, plate 12 is inserted into tle circular hole 50 fiom its open mouth, said extruded ears 52, 53 old Fought into flee stop hollows 16 formed on the surfaces of the side edges of the inserting plate 12. Besides, said rivet hole 15 formed at the center of said inserting plate 12 is opposite with flee rivet hole 40 forested oil the tear clamping plate. Therefore, tle rivet elene't 171,old in the rivet hole 15 foruiecl oil the inserting plate:12 is operated as a pivot of said squeeze necla', isn 2.

As slows ill Fig. 4A arid 4B, since the coral part of said squeeze necilallisill 2 is insel-ted witil all ilsertil1g plate 12 which is forilled together with said fixing plate 11 to be fixed Onto tile elid pOltiOI of Ineasuli,g tape.

Alid, said inserting plate 12 is pivotally conbilled with the rear clainpilg plate 4 lay said rivet 17. Tiles the squeeze mecl1alisill 2 is rotatable with the rivet 17 as a pivot. Al1d, tile i'1sertil1g plate 12 call be stopped by the ends 52, 53 of said buckle clip 51 to be Inoulted into the stop hollows 16 founded Ol1 the surfaces of the side edges of the insetil1g plate 12. Cosequelitly, the position of the plates 3, 4, 5 included ill tile squeeze Inecilallisll 2 ill coriespol1dilg to tile fixing plate I I or tile Ineasuli'g tape is acljustable.

A:,ail1 as silow'1 i', Fig. SA alid 5B, after tile endpiece of the present i1vel1tio'1 is co'1lbiled witil tile Ineasurig tape of tape rule 7. By rotating the squeeze mecl1allisll 2 to adjust the pepe1dicular 1ookii1g plate formed by COIllillilig said front clang plate 3, rear clanpil1g plate 4, alid central noruti,1= plate 5 to be i'1 upward or dowilwad position. Thell legal of the object 71 call be measured fiom its upper surface or its bottom surface. For example, tile u1dersicle of a table also call be easily neared. It would not be limited due to tile different locations.

111 additions, as silow'1 in Fig. 6, since tile squeeze mecl1allisll 2 can be rotated in 180 , tile co'1vexed lotion surface of tle neasuri'g tape would be no n1o'-e useless, tilat is, the col1vexed bottoms surface 72 of tile neasuii1g tape call be pr kited Title n1easu il1g scales. Wl1en tile squeeze mechanism 2 is turned for 180 to hook allotile' object, tile two side edges of n1easuril1g tape would closely attacil to tile surface oi tile object, tile measurel11el1t would be n1ucl more accurate and the measuring tape can lye used as a rule for drawing.

Furtlernore, as slows ill Figs. 7, 8A, arid 8B, according to the improved structure for flee endpiece of tape r ule of present iventio, Else buckle clip 51 of flee coral mounting plate 5 of the squeeze mechanism 2 formed as a buckle rills 6 Carl be selaratecl fiords the body of the central nountig plate 5. By putting the separated buckle ring 6 into the circular hole 61 formed in the central nonuti'g plate 5, the all icletical functions of squeeze mechanism still call lie oltai',ecl.

1 conclusion fiord, alcove, by using flee rotatable edpiece of the easui'g tape of a tape rule disclosed alcove, tle tape rule would lye adapted for measuring objects at dif-fee',t positions. It also can effectively increase the security i', using flee tape rule. Allure is no identical structure for flee endpiece of a tape rule leas ever seen lay people. It is their an inventions of novelty.

Wlile flee present inventions leas laden particularly shown and described Title reteeuce to a particular eulodiment thereof, it will lee understood by those skilled i', else art Blat various changes i', form and detail may be effected tlerein without departing fiord the spirit arid scope of the invention as defined lay tle appended claims.

Attention is directed to all papers and documents which are filed concurrently with or previous to this specification in connection with this application and which are open to public inspection with this specification, and the contents of all such papers and documents are incorporated herein by reference.

All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/or all of the steps of any method or process so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive.

Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.

The invention is not restricted to the details of the foregoing embodiment(s). The invention extends to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), or to go any novel one, or any novel combination, of the steps of any method or process so disclosed. q

Claims (9)

1. Wlat is claimed is: 1. An improved structure for the endpiece of tape

   rule, said endpiece of tape r ule conprisi,g: a fixing plate for attacli'g to flue eyed of measuring tape of tape rule; a squeeze ',ecla'is', having a front clamping plate, a real clamping plate arid a mou',ti'g plate let wee said clamping plates to combine together; arid an inserting plate to lye couli, ecl with a clamping plate of said squeeze 10,ecla'isn; sucl, flat said squeeze necla'ism including said clamping plates can be rotated to cleavage its location
2. 2. An improved structuie for the edpiece of tape rule as claimed ilk claim 1, wleei, a rivet elene',t is fixed to a hole formed at tle central past of said insetting plate.
3. 3. All improved structure for the e'dpiece of tape rule as claimed icy claim 1, wleei', said fixing plate is formed together with said insetting plate.
4. 4. All improved structure fo' the Headpiece of tape rule as claimed ill claim 2, wleei' said i'seting plate is a plate with its two side edges formed in a slape of circular arc, Flails said central mounting plate has a hole for said i'seti,g plate to lie put into.
5. 5. Au improved structure to' the endpiece of tape rule as claimed i', claim 3, wleein said inserting plate leas a pair of small stop hollows formed on the sr'' laces of its side edges.
6. 6. Au iuprovecl structure -Ion the endpiece of tape rule as claimed ill claim 4, lo wherein, said central nouti'g plate has a half circular buckle clip partially co','ected with the unite' surface of Me Cotton edge of the circular hole forested ifs said central Outing plate.
7. 7. Act improved structure for else endpiece of tape rule as claimed in claim 5, wlerei' the ends of said half circular clip are formed as two extruded ears to mount i'to the stop hollows formed Ott the surfaces of the side edges of said inserting plate.
8. 8. All inl,oved structure for the eyepiece of tape rule claimed ifs claim 5, wherein said half circular clip is separated Title said central mounting plate.
9. 9. Act improved structure fo' the headpiece of tape rule as claimed ilk claim 6, wlerei' flee ends of said half circular clip are formed as two extruded ears to Nougat i'to the stop hollows formed oil the surfaces of the side edges of said inserting plate. ]5