Patent ID: 6272764
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
A tape rule comprising a housing 1, a measuring tape 2, a reel 3 for said tape 2 to wind around, a spring 4 for winding said tape 2 back to said reel 3, an arc shaped strap 12 disposed at the periphery of said reel 3, said trap is freely slidable therearound said reel, a stopper 11 including a push button 13 extending outside of said housing, and a claw 14 for locking said tape 2 pulled out of said housing 1, said claw located at an end of said stopper 11 for placing the tape into a locking state, the tape rule further comprising, a brake shoe 15 being integrally formed at the inner surface of said arc shaped strap 12 of said stopper 11 for releasing the locking state made by said claw 14 so that when said tape 2 is automatically re-winding around said reel 3 by a resilient force of said spring 4, said tape 2 in contacts with the edge of said reel 3 to temporarily stop the tape and reduce its retracting speed through pushing said push button 13 towards the radius center of said reel