Patent ID: 6182916
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
A measuring tape dispenser having a measuring tape wound on a reel, the measuring tape having an end portion, the measuring tape dispenser comprising:a) a housing enclosing the reel and measuring tape, the end portion of the measuring tape extending exteriorly of the housing, the housing having a top portion, a bottom portion, and two opposite sides extending between the top and bottom portions, at least one of the sides having an opening therethrough;b) a protective layer of elastic material covering the top portion and at least a portion of one side from the top portion to the bottom portion so as to cover the opening in the side; and,c) a push button formed integrally with the protective layer and located so as to extend through the opening in the side, the push button having a protuberance extending therefrom such that when the push button is pressed, the protuberance contacts a side of the reel to prevent winding of the measuring tape thereon, a cross-sectional dimension of the protuberance being smaller than a cross-sectional dimension of the push button.