Patent ID: 7669347

Claim:
An improvement on the structure of a measuring tape device, characterized in that: a magnetic mechanism that is secured at the distal end of a measuring tape, it is not structured to be part of the body of the leg piece of a hook member of the measuring tape; the placement of the magnetic mechanism is in exact alignment with the “0” cm mark on the measuring tape, wherein the hook member of the measuring tape is composed of two parts, one part is the backing plate that is secured to the distal end of the tape by rivets and the other part is the perpendicularly-extended part that is the leg piece of the hook member; on the backing plate, there is an open slot, on the surface of the backing plate, there are a few elongated holes that are used to secure the backing plate to the distal end of the measuring tape by fastening elements, and the elongated holes allow the hook member to be moved forward or backward when necessary; the magnetic mechanism is placed inside the open slot of the backing plate and it is placed on the distal end of the measuring tape; the placement of the front of the magnetic mechanism is in alignment with the “0” cm mark on the measuring tape, wherein the magnetic mechanism composes of a magnet, the magnet is first attached to a connection plate, and the connection plate is secured to the distal end of the measuring tape with fasteners that are penetrated through the connection plate and onto the pre-drilled holes on the surface of the measuring tape.