Patent ID: 11920925
Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A post for supporting a spring operably coupled to a reel assembly of a measuring tape device, the post comprising:
a proximal end operably coupled to a first portion of a housing of the measuring tape device;
a distal end operably coupled to a second portion of the housing, the post extending from the proximal end to the distal end thereof along an axis about which the reel assembly rotates; and
a slot extending through lateral sides of the post and through an axis of the post to divide the post into a first post portion and a second post portion,
wherein a spring that biases the reel assembly is anchored to the post at a first end of the spring and operably coupled to a blade of the measuring tape device at a second end of the spring, and
wherein each of the first and second post portions have rounded edges at portions thereof that define lateral boundaries of the slot.