Measuring wheel

• US 8,522,448 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2011
• Issued: 09/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chih-Yi Chen
• Original Assignee: Chih-Yi Chen
• Inventors: Lai, Yin-Wu
• Primary Examiner(s): GUADALUPE, YARITZA
• Application Number:
  US13/304,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20130133217A1
• Time in Patent Office: 645 Days
• Field of Search: 33772-782
• US Class Current: 33/782
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 3/12 Measuring wheels

Abstract

A measuring wheel includes a handle set, a first rod, a second rod, a wheel seat and a wheel. The first rod is mounted on the handle set and has a first seat mounted on the first rod. The first seat includes a first body, a first pivotal portion and a buckling unit. The first body has an assembling groove and a supporting recess. The second rod is pivotally connected with the first rod and has a second seat assembled with the first seat. The second seat includes a second body and a second pivotal portion. The second body has a supporting block and a buckling groove defined in the supporting block. The buckling unit has an end aligning with an outer periphery of the supporting recess in the bottom surface of the first body to prevent from hitting.

Claims

1. A measuring wheel comprising:

a handle set including a handle and a panel mounted on the handle;

a first rod mounted on the handle set and having a first seat mounted on the first rod, the first seat including

a first body disposed on the end of the first seat and having an assembling groove defined in a side of the first body and a supporting recess defined in a bottom surface of the first body and communicating with the assembling groove;

a first pivotal portion extending from the first body; and

a buckling unit pivotally mounted in the assembling groove in the first body and located adjacent to the bottom surface of the first body; and

a second rod pivotally connected with the first rod and having a second seat mounted on the second rod and pivotally assembled with the first seat of the first rod, the second seat including

a second body disposed on the end of the second rod and having a supporting block protruding from the second body for correspondingly inserting into the supporting recess, the supporting block having a buckling groove defined in one side of the supporting block for selectively receiving the buckling unit; and

a second pivotal portion extending from a top of the second seat and pivotally connected to the first pivotal portion; and

a wheel seat mounted on the second rod and located opposite to the second seat; and

a wheel rotatably mounted on the wheel seat.

2. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the buckling unit has one end aligning with an outer periphery of the supporting recess in the bottom surface of the first body.

3. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 2, wherein the buckling unit includes

a pivotal board pivotally mounted on the first body and received in the assembling groove;

a resilient member mounted on the pivotal board;

a pivotal clasp pivotally mounted on the pivotal board, abutting against the resilient member, having one end aligning with the bottom surface of the first body, and having a protrusion inwardly extending from the end of the pivotal clasp for corresponding to the buckling groove in the second body; and

a pintle mounted through the pivotal board and the pivotal clasp for pivotally assembling the pivotal board and the pivotal clasp with the first body.

4. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 3, wherein the wheel seat has a stand pivotally mounted on one side of the wheel seat.

5. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 4 further comprising an ear having two ends respectively and pivotally connected to two sides of the wheel seat.

6. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 3 further comprising an ear having two ends respectively and pivotally connected to two sides of the wheel seat.

7. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 2, wherein the wheel seat has a stand pivotally mounted on one side of the wheel seat.

8. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 2 further comprising an ear having two ends respectively and pivotally connected to two sides of the wheel seat.

9. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the buckling unit includes

a pivotal board pivotally mounted on the first body and received in the assembling groove;

a resilient member mounted on the pivotal board;

a pivotal clasp pivotally mounted on the pivotal board, abutting against the resilient member, having one end aligning with the bottom surface of the first body, and having a protrusion inwardly extending from the end of the pivotal clasp for corresponding to the buckling groove in the second body; and

a pintle mounted through the pivotal board and the pivotal clasp for pivotally assembling the pivotal board and the pivotal clasp with the first body.

10. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 9, wherein the wheel seat has a stand pivotally mounted on one side of the wheel seat.

11. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 9 further comprising an ear having two ends respectively and pivotally connected to two sides of the wheel seat.

12. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wheel seat has a stand pivotally mounted on one side of the wheel seat.

13. The measuring wheel as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an ear having two ends respectively and pivotally connected to two sides of the wheel seat.