Patent ID: 11898839
Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A measuring tape device comprising:
a housing having an aperture;
a reel assembly enclosed within the housing, the reel assembly being configured to alternately allow the blade to be withdrawn from the reel assembly through the aperture or received in the aperture onto the reel assembly;
a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly;
an end hook disposed at the first end of the blade to engage an object for measurement, the end hook extending substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal centerline of the blade to extend away from an underside of the blade; and
an anti-rollover attachment is operably coupled to the end hook at the first end of the blade such that a center of gravity of the anti-rollover attachment is disposed proximate to the end hook and lower than the underside of the blade,
wherein a combined weight of the end hook and the anti-rollover attachment is in a range between about 10 grams and about 55 grams.