Patent ID: 9267778
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G01B

Claim Text:
1. A tape measure comprising: a housing assembly including a first side wall, a second side wall, and a peripheral wall extending from the first side wall to the second side wall, the housing assembly defining a cavity, and the peripheral wall defining a bottom surface and a tape port; a measuring tape, wherein at least a portion of the measuring tape forms a spool disposed within the cavity and rotatably supported by the housing, the measuring tape extending and retracting from the cavity through the tape port; a hook member fixedly coupled to an end portion of the measuring tape; and a first lamp coupled to the housing assembly and oriented to illuminate a portion of the measuring tape, wherein a light switch is coupled to the housing assembly, the light switch configured to selectively actuate the lamp between an ON condition and an OFF condition, and wherein the light switch is actuated by extension and retraction of the measuring tape from the housing assembly.