Patent ID: 6167635
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
A pushing suspending device for a measuring tape having a housing, a rule and a suspending device, the rule being curled within the housing, protecting disk covers being installed on two sides of the rule and being integrally formed with a scrolling shaft penetrating through the center of the wound rule, the pushing suspending device comprising: a contact pressing piece and a suspending switch, the suspending switch being installed on a lower portion of the housing, the end of the suspending switch having a projected concave portion, a front end of the suspending switch having a through hole for being penetrated by the rule, the two sides of the suspending switch having resisting portions, multiple banks of grooves being formed on a surface of the concave portion of the suspending switch; and, a contact pressing piece installed within the housing having a contacting plate, a lower end of the contacting plate having a contact block, and a pushing key extending from the contacting plate, thereby, when it is desired to suspend movement of the rule, the concave portion on the suspending switch is pressed inwards so as to move the top resist portions tightly against the protecting disk covers to stop the action of scrolling the rule.