Patent ID: 8756820

Claim:
A device for reading measures of a body of a person to make trousers, comprising: an arm ( 2 ), wherein said arm ( 2 ) is and comprises a fixed base portion ( 4 ) and an upper portion ( 5 ) that is selectively extendible or retractable from and to an inside of said fixed base portion; and means ( 11 , 13 , 15 , 18 ) to take measurements of the trousers, a graduated marker ( 11 ) placed along said upper portion ( 5 ) and configured to indicate a reached length in correspondence of extraction or retraction of said upper portion ( 5 ) in respect to said fixed base portion ( 4 ), wherein said means ( 11 , 13 , 15 , 18 ) to take measurements of the trousers comprise at least a supporting element ( 15 ) having a device ( 13 , 14 , 18 , 19 ) that allows a reading of one or more of a length or a width of the body, wherein said supporting element ( 15 ) is placed at or in proximity of an upper end of the upper portion ( 5 ), wherein said device ( 13 , 14 , 18 , 19 ) comprises at least a reference lever ( 13 ) configured to indicate a position of the crotch of the person by extending or retracting the arm, wherein said device ( 13 , 14 , 18 , 19 ) further comprises an engaging member ( 14 ) firmly connected to said supporting element ( 15 ) to receive and removably engage said reference lever ( 13 ), wherein said supporting element ( 15 ) further comprises a site ( 17 ) positioned above said engaging member and configured to receive a measuring tape ( 18 , 19 ) for taking a measurement of a circumference in correspondence of a chosen length of the arm, said measuring tape being extendible and rewrappable, further comprising means ( 6 ) to fix said arm at a chosen length such to allow a user to take, in correspondence of said length and through said means ( 11 , 13 , 15 , 18 ) to take measurements, a reading of at least a measure on the body.