Method and apparatus for installing a measuring tape
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method for installing a measuring tape on a circumferential surface of a holder. The method including wrapping the circumferential surface of the holder with the measuring tape and bracing the measuring tape such that the measuring tape extends spaced apart from the circumference of the holder. When the measuring tape extends spaced from the circumference of the holder due to the bracing, exerting a tensioning force on the measuring tape so that the measuring tape is held with low friction above the circumference, wherein the tensioning force is distributed at least nearly uniformly over the circumference. The method includes undoing the bracing of the measuring tape beginning at a fixation point at which a portion of the measuring tape is affixed to the circumferential surface. The method also includes applying the measuring tape to the circumferential surface of the holder while maintaining the tensioning force.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for installing a measuring tape on a circumferential surface of a holder, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for installing a measuring tape on a circumferential surface of a holder, the apparatus comprising:
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means for bracing said measuring tape so that said measuring tape extends spaced apart from said circumferential surface of said holder; means for exerting a tensioning force on said measuring tape while said measuring tape extends spaced apart from said circumferential surface of said holder, and wherein said tensioning force is distributed at least nearly uniformly over a circumference of said holder; and means for undoing said bracing of said measuring tape so that said measuring tape, beginning at a fixation point, is pressed against said circumferential surface of said holder while said tensioning force is being maintained. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A structural unit, comprising:
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a measuring tape to be installed on a circumferential surface of a holder; and an apparatus for installing said measuring tape, said apparatus comprising; means for bracing said measuring tape so that said measuring tape extends spaced apart from said circumferential surface of said holder; means for exerting a tensioning force on said measuring tape while said measuring tape extends spaced apart from said circumferential surface of said holder, and wherein said tensioning force is distributed at least nearly uniformly over a circumference of said holder; and means for undoing said bracing of said measuring tape so that said measuring tape, beginning at a fixation point, is pressed against said circumferential surface of said holder while said tensioning force is being maintained. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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