Patent ID: 6032896
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
An intermittent stop device for tape measures, comprising a housing consisting of two housing halves, a reel provided inside said housing, a hook disposed at an outer side of said housing, and a stop switch provided at a top portion of said housing, in which said reel includes a reel wheel, a torsion spring provided at the center of the reel wheel for biasing the reel in a rewinding direction, and a tape wound round a circumference of said reel wheel, wherein:a gradually raised gill portion is provided at a side edge of said top portion of said housing, said gill portion being adapted to be pressed by a thumb, said gill portion being centrally provided with a through hole through which said stop switch may pass to be exposed on the outside, and said stop switch has a base pad structured to releasably contact with the side of said reel wheel to achieve frictional stopping functions.