Patent ID: 11920924
Assignee: BSC FORENSICS
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A device for measuring areas of a surfaces impacted by an object or substance, the device comprising:
an elongated member comprising at least one measuring edge with a finite length; and
at least one set of measuring indicia extending along the length of said at least one measuring edge, comprising standard American units, Metric (SI) units, values with labels corresponding to objects of a comparable size, or a combination thereof;
wherein said objects of comparable size comprise the following indicia:
bb size, less than ¼ inch (less than 0.64 cm);
pea-sized, ¼ in (0.64 cm);
dime size, 7/10 inch (1.8 cm);
penny size, ¾ inch (1.9 cm);
nickel size, ⅞ inch (2.2 cm);
quarter size, 1 inch (2.5 cm);
half dollar size, 1¼ inches (3.2 cm);
golf ball size, 1¾ inch (4.4 cm);
billiard ball size, 2⅛ inches (5.4 cm);
tennis ball size, 2½ inches (6.4 cm);
baseball size, 2¾ inches (7 cm);
softball size, 3.8 inches (9.7 cm); and
compact disc/DVD, 4¾ inches, (12.1 cm).