Patent ID: 6249987
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
A distance measuring device, comprising:a housing having a top and a bottom and an interior;a handle coupled to said housing;a wheel being rotatably mounted to said bottom of said housing;an electronic distance calculating means for calculating and displaying a distance traveled by said wheel, said distance calculating mean being operatively coupled to said wheel;wherein said bottom of said housing has a pair of flaps extending therefrom, said wheel being rotatably mounted on said flaps; andwherein said wheel is movable between said flaps, said wheel having an extended position wherein a portion of said wheel extends beyond a perimeter edge of each of said flaps such that said wheel is capable of engaging a ground surface for rotating said wheel, said wheel having a retracted position wherein said wheel is moved upward into the interior of said housing relative to said extended position for protecting said wheel during periods of non-use.