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Tape rule and end hook therefor

  • US 8,117,763 B2
  • Filed: 10/05/2010
  • Issued: 02/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rule assembly comprising:

  • a housing;

    a reel rotatably mounted in the housing;

    an elongated blade arranged to be wound on the reel and to be extendable through an opening in the housing, the elongated blade having an end hook member on a free end thereof;

    the end hook member including a mounting portion and a generally U-shaped hook portion extending from an end of the mounting portion,the mounting portion having a length dimension, and the hook portion having a width dimension;

    wherein a ratio of the width dimension of the hook portion to the length dimension of the mounting portion is greater than or equal to 1.

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