Patent ID: 8479407
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
1. A distance measuring device comprising: a frame defining an operating handle; at least one wheel mounted to the frame for turning around an axis; a counter mechanism on the frame with a display and comprising a reset mechanism; and an actuating mechanism comprising components cooperating between the at least one wheel and counter mechanism for causing cumulative distance measurements to be identified on the display as an incident of the at least one wheel being rolled against an underlying surface upon which a distance measurement is being taken, the counter mechanism comprising a reset actuator that is moved from a retracted position into an actuated position through the application of a force thereon as by a user's foot to thereby reset the counter mechanism, the reset actuator comprising a surface with an engaging area upon which a force is applied to change the reset mechanism from the retracted position into the actuated position; the distance measuring device further comprising at least one stop component that defines a blocking surface to arrest movement of a component such as a user's foot having an area that is greater than the engaging area that is pressed against the surface of the reset actuator to thereby move the reset actuator from the retracted position into the actuated position.