Patent ID: 9194683
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
1. A tape measure attachment device selectively couplable to a tape measure for measuring and cutting a piece of material, the tape measure attachment device comprising: a securing portion shaped to receive a portion of a tape member of a tape measure; an extension member coupled to the securing portion to form a joint and disposed at a substantially perpendicular orientation to the securing portion, the extension member having an outer face; a tab coupled to and disposed at a substantially perpendicular orientation to the extension member, the tab having an upper face defining at least one elongated aperture; a tool placement zone defined by the outer face of the extension member and the upper face of the tab, the tool placement zone terminating at the joint and free of any obstructions so as to allow a tool to be removably placed in the tool placement zone and inserted into the at least one elongated aperture; a first extended position along an attachment device translation path including the tape measure attachment device disposed a distance away from a tape measuring housing; and a second retracted position along the attachment device translation path including the tape measure attachment device at least partially disposed within the tape measure housing.