Patent ID: 6131844
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
A tape rule with a blade arrestor device comprising:a ruler blade,a bumper block,a spring biased tape reel, anda housing comprising a first case half and a second case half, said housing encloses said ruler blade, said bumper block, and said spring biased tape reel; whereinsaid bumper block comprises a main body with a concave top surface, a pair of resilient bumper elements project from sides of said bumper block, and a slanting end block protrudes from a distal end of each of said bumper elements, anda forward portion of said housing comprises a bumper block compartment to receive said bumper block, a rear side of said bumper block compartment includes an angled surface, and a length of said bumper block compartment is greater than a length of said bumper block so that said bumper block slides forward and backward within said bumper block compartment; such thatsaid ruler blade rests on said top surface of said bumper block so that friction between said ruler blade and said top surface of said bumper block causes said bumper block to move to a position where said bumper block abuts a front wall of said bumper block compartment when said ruler blade is extended, andwhen said ruler blade is retracted, friction between said ruler blade and said top surface of said bumper block slows a travel speed of said ruler blade and causes said bumper block to move toward said rear side of said bumper block compartment, said slanting end blocks of said resilient bumper elements turning inward upon contact with said angled surface of said rear side of said bumper block compartment, thereby absorbing shock of a hook of said ruler blade contacting a front side of said bumper block .