Patent ID: 7343694
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
1. A tape measuring device for determining a first distance, the first distance being related to a first dimension measured on a drawing depicting features at a first scaling ratio, the measuring device comprising: a first set of indicia comprising marks spaced at one inch intervals and located on a first side of a tape of the tape measuring device; a second set of indicia comprising marks spaced at intervals correlating to the first scaling ratio and depicting a defined number of feet per inch, said second set of marks located on a second side of the tape, wherein the first set of indicia and the second set of indicia both begin at a common starting point at an end of the tape, and wherein the second set of indicia include numerals shown next to each mark denoting the number of feet at the distance of each mark with respect to the first scaling ratio, and both the first and second indicia ascending numerically in a direction away from the starting point.