Patent ID: 6892470

Claim:
A distance measuring device comprising: a wheel having a radius on an exposed surface that can be rolled against a surface upon which a distance measurement is to be taken; a frame upon which the wheel is mounted for rotation around a first axis, the frame comprising a U-shaped fork to which the wheel is mounted; and a distance counter on the frame that is actuated by the wheel, the frame comprising an elongate operating arm projecting away from the wheel, the frame comprising a mounting portion including the U-shaped fork to which the wheel is mounted for rotation, the elongate operating arm having a graspable free end and an opposite end spaced from the free end and pivotable relative to the mounting portion between an operating state and a stored state, wherein the elongate operating arm is mounted at the U-shaped fork for pivoting movement about a second axis between the operating and stored states and the first and second axes are non-parallel to each other.