Patent ID: 9470500
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G01B

Claim Text:
1. A tape measure apparatus comprising: a) a casing having two side walls, a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a front wall defining an enclosure, the front wall having a blade aperture adjacent the bottom wall; b) a rule blade having inner and outer end portions and being retractably stored in a coiled condition within said enclosure of the casing, the inner end of the rule blade secured within the enclosure, the outer end of the rule blade protruding through the blade aperture when extended during use, and when extended during use the rule blade having a longitudinal axis; c) graduated indicia markings along the length of said rule blade, functioning as a measuring scale; d) a catch operatively connected to the outer end of the rule blade, the catch being slidable relative to the outer end of the rule blade in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rule blade.