Patent ID: 9351666
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A43D,A61B,G01B

Claim Text:
1. An anthropometric measuring device for taking measurements under a defined force comprising: a one-piece handle including a fixed portion, a movable portion and a resilient portion joining said fixed portion to said movable portion, said fixed portion, said movable portion and said resilient portion being integrally formed, said handle including first and second fixed references associated with said fixed portion and a movable reference associated with said movable portion, said first fixed reference and said second fixed reference being disposed on opposite sides of said movable portion, said resilient portion including first and second resilient elements disposed toward opposite ends of said movable portion, said first and second resilient elements being configured to undergo elastic deformation that allows said movable reference to be moved into alignment with said first fixed reference and said second fixed reference under the defined force; and a measuring tape having at least one of graduations and markings, said measuring tape secured to said movable portion, wherein force applied to said measuring tape is transferred to said first and second resilient elements to cause elastic deformation of said resilient portion and movement of said movable portion with respect to said fixed portion, whereby said movable reference is movable into alignment with said first fixed reference and said second fixed reference by application of the defined force to said measuring tape in an appropriate direction.