Patent ID: 7900482
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: B26B,D04B,G01B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: an ovular housing with substantially flat upper and lower surfaces; a counter button located on an outside top portion of the housing to increment a counter readout, the counter readout located just below the button; a rotatable hub located inside the housing and located in a bottom portion of the housing, the bottom portion of the housing being opposite the top portion of the housing; a retractable tape measure wrapped around the rotatable hub, wherein a first axis is defined as passing through the top portion of the housing and the bottom portion of the housing, and the rotatable hub rotates around a rotational axis, the rotational axis being substantially perpendicular to the first axis, the rotatable hub rotating in plane generally parallel to the upper and lower surfaces; and a compartment located in a middle portion of the housing between the counter button and the rotatable hub, the compartment adapted to store items, the compartment comprising a door to provide access.