GB834469A - Improved tape measure - Google Patents

Improved tape measure

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Publication number
GB834469A
GB834469A GB1179657A GB1179657A GB834469A GB 834469 A GB834469 A GB 834469A GB 1179657 A GB1179657 A GB 1179657A GB 1179657 A GB1179657 A GB 1179657A GB 834469 A GB834469 A GB 834469A
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Prior art keywords
tape
tape measure
april
strip
elastic
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GB1179657A
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Ian William Tott
Victor Edward Evans
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SPIRELLA Co OF GREAT BRIT
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SPIRELLA Co OF GREAT BRIT
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41HAPPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A41H1/00Measuring aids or methods
    • A41H1/02Devices for taking measurements on the human body

Abstract

834,469. Measuring for wearing apparel. SPIRELLA CO. OF GREAT BRITAIN Ltd. April 30, 1958 [April 10, 1957], No. 11796/57. Class 141 A tape measure 10 for taking circumferential measurements of the human figure is provided adjacent one end with an eleastic fabric strip 11 stitched at one of its ends 12 to the tape 10 and attached at its free end to a rigid plate 14 having a slot 16 for the passage of the other end 21 of the tape measure. In use, the tape measure is positioned around the body and the end 21 is pulled so that the elastic strip is stretched. The tension applied to the tape is indicated by the position of the zero end 13 of the tape with respect to the transverse lines 17, 18 on the plate 14. The Provisional Specification describes also a device wherein the elastic fabric strip is replaced by a spring In further modifications the markings indicating the tension are on the elastic strip or the adjacent end of the tape measure or both.
GB1179657A 1957-04-10 1957-04-10 Improved tape measure Expired GB834469A (en)

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Cited By (11)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2355385A (en) * 1999-10-18 2001-04-25 Xenon Entpr Ltd Apparatus and method of measuring breast characteristics
WO2001029501A1 (en) * 1999-10-18 2001-04-26 T-Bra Limited Tape measure
WO2005079663A1 (en) * 2004-02-13 2005-09-01 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Incorporated Headband with tension indicator
US7164962B2 (en) 2005-05-12 2007-01-16 Kevin Petterson Method and apparatus for fitting brassieres
US7809420B2 (en) 2003-06-25 2010-10-05 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Hat-based oximeter sensor
US7810359B2 (en) 2002-10-01 2010-10-12 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Headband with tension indicator
US8257274B2 (en) 2008-09-25 2012-09-04 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Medical sensor and technique for using the same
US8412297B2 (en) 2003-10-01 2013-04-02 Covidien Lp Forehead sensor placement
US8515515B2 (en) 2009-03-25 2013-08-20 Covidien Lp Medical sensor with compressible light barrier and technique for using the same
US8781548B2 (en) 2009-03-31 2014-07-15 Covidien Lp Medical sensor with flexible components and technique for using the same
WO2023283691A1 (en) * 2021-07-14 2023-01-19 Esnouf Philip Tape measure with tension indicator

Cited By (23)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2355385A (en) * 1999-10-18 2001-04-25 Xenon Entpr Ltd Apparatus and method of measuring breast characteristics
GB2355386A (en) * 1999-10-18 2001-04-25 Global Bra Sizing Ltd Measuring tape with separable fastener
WO2001029501A1 (en) * 1999-10-18 2001-04-26 T-Bra Limited Tape measure
GB2355385B (en) * 1999-10-18 2002-11-20 Xenon Entpr Ltd Breast measuring method and apparatus
US6640460B1 (en) 1999-10-18 2003-11-04 T-Bra Limited Measuring device and method
GB2355386B (en) * 1999-10-18 2004-03-03 Global Bra Sizing Ltd Measuring device and method
US7810359B2 (en) 2002-10-01 2010-10-12 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Headband with tension indicator
US8452367B2 (en) 2002-10-01 2013-05-28 Covidien Lp Forehead sensor placement
US7698909B2 (en) 2002-10-01 2010-04-20 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Headband with tension indicator
US7899509B2 (en) 2002-10-01 2011-03-01 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Forehead sensor placement
US7822453B2 (en) 2002-10-01 2010-10-26 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Forehead sensor placement
US7813779B2 (en) 2003-06-25 2010-10-12 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Hat-based oximeter sensor
US7877126B2 (en) 2003-06-25 2011-01-25 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Hat-based oximeter sensor
US7877127B2 (en) 2003-06-25 2011-01-25 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Hat-based oximeter sensor
US7809420B2 (en) 2003-06-25 2010-10-05 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Hat-based oximeter sensor
US7979102B2 (en) 2003-06-25 2011-07-12 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Hat-based oximeter sensor
US8412297B2 (en) 2003-10-01 2013-04-02 Covidien Lp Forehead sensor placement
WO2005079663A1 (en) * 2004-02-13 2005-09-01 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Incorporated Headband with tension indicator
US7164962B2 (en) 2005-05-12 2007-01-16 Kevin Petterson Method and apparatus for fitting brassieres
US8257274B2 (en) 2008-09-25 2012-09-04 Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Medical sensor and technique for using the same
US8515515B2 (en) 2009-03-25 2013-08-20 Covidien Lp Medical sensor with compressible light barrier and technique for using the same
US8781548B2 (en) 2009-03-31 2014-07-15 Covidien Lp Medical sensor with flexible components and technique for using the same
WO2023283691A1 (en) * 2021-07-14 2023-01-19 Esnouf Philip Tape measure with tension indicator

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