Patent ID: 7181861

Claim:
A device for measuring the height of a person comprising: an elongated rigid base member having a front surface, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge; a first longitudinal channel disposed along the full length of the front surface of the elongated base member substantially adjacent to the first longitudinal edge; a T-track disposed within the first longitudinal channel; a second longitudinal channel disposed along the full length of the front surface of the elongated base member; a measuring scale disposed within the second longitudinal channel; a blank area means along the entire length of the front surface of the elongated base member adjacent the second longitudinal edge for the application of marks, data and decorations; a sliding member capable of movement along the T-track comprising: a flat base member having a front face and a rear face; a horizontal measuring bar having an upper surface and a lower surface, being affixed to the front face of the flat base member, and extending forwardly therefrom; an aperture in the flat base member situated above the horizontal measuring bar; a bolt having a front end and a rear end, disposed within said aperture, and extending forwardly and rearwardly of the flat base member; a tab affixed to the rear end of the bolt, said tab dimensioned to be slidably retained within the T-track; movable retaining means disposed on the front end of the bolt for retaining the sliding member at a specified vertical location along the elongated base member; whereby when the base member is vertically oriented on a flat surface, the slide is moved vertically along the T-track until the lower surface of the measuring bar rests against the head of the person to be measured and the retaining means is moved so as to retain the sliding member at that specific location, the height of the person can be obtained by noting the level of the lower surface of the measuring bar and reading the measurement from the measuring scale.