Patent ID: 6971185
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
1. A top read marking tape measure, comprising: a housing defining an opening therein through which a portion of a tape having measuring indicia is extendible in a first direction while the remainder of said tape remains coiled within said housing, said tape having an upper face and a lower face, said upper face having a first indicia scale located thereupon, said first indicia scale having its point of origin coincident with an outer free end of said tape, said lower face having a second indicia scale located thereupon, said second indicia scale having its point of origin spaced inwardly from said free end of said tape, said housing further comprising a transparent window in the top of said housing, said window further comprising at least one reference mark at said window adjacent said tape lower side, said reference mark pointing at a marking indicia on said lower face denoting the measurement of distance from said free end to a marking device; and a marking device for applying a mark to a surface, said marking device having a length and a width, said length being longer than said width, said marking device oriented so that said length is generally perpendicular to said first direction, said marking device adjacent said opening.