Patent ID: 7230683

Claim:
A distance measuring device, comprising: a control unit ( 12 ) disposed in a housing ( 10 ), the control unit comprising an input unit with at least a measurement key for tripping a measurement operation; a first aiming unit ( 14 ); a protection unit that protects the control unit; and a top side on which the protection unit and the input unit are disposed, wherein the first aiming unit ( 14 ) is embodied at least partly integrally with the protection unit ( 16 ), wherein the protection unit ( 16 ) has at least one rib ( 18 ), wherein said at least one rib forms at least a part of the aiming unit ( 14 ) and, on said top side associated with the control unit ( 12 ), protrudes at least partway past a control element ( 22 , 24 , 26 ) of the control unit ( 12 ), and wherein the at least one rib is disposed between two control keys of the input unit.