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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING A MEASURING TAPE

  • US 20120305695A1
  • Filed: 05/23/2012
  • Published: 12/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for installing a measuring tape on a circumferential surface of a holder, the method comprising:

  • wrapping said circumferential surface of said holder with said measuring tape;

    bracing said measuring tape such that said measuring tape extends spaced apart from said circumference of said holder;

    when said measuring tape extends spaced from said circumference of said holder due to said bracing, exerting a tensioning force on said measuring tape so that said measuring tape is held with low friction above said circumference, wherein said tensioning force is distributed at least nearly uniformly over said circumference;

    undoing said bracing of said measuring tape beginning at a fixation point at which a portion of said measuring tape is affixed to said circumferential surface; and

    applying said measuring tape to said circumferential surface of said holder while maintaining said tensioning force.

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