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Universal tape measure

  • US 5,735,052 A
  • Filed: 10/23/1996
  • Issued: 04/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A universal tape measure comprising a housing having two parallel symmetrical side wails and a rear end, and a tape marked with a linear scale and having a circle center hole, the rear end having a downward extending opening adapted to hold a writing instrument for drafting a circle together with the circle center hole of the tape, the downward extending opening including an upper cylindrical hole with a truncated hollow cone arranged with a base of the truncated hollow cone abutting a lower end of the cylindrical hole, the rear end further including two flat walls extending a length of the rear end and intersecting the downward extending opening, the two flat walls forming a right angle cutout by having upper edges that form a right angle when viewed along an axis of the cylindrical hole, and a portion of the housing surrounding the truncated hollow cone of the downward extending opening having cross lines in alignment with the upper edges of the two flat walls.

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