Patent ID: 7168178

Claim:
A measuring device comprising: a polymer portion longitudinally extending from a first end to an opposing second end, the polymer portion having a viewing face, a support face opposing the viewing face, a free edge and a nonlinear molded edge; a longitudinally extending metal portion having a longitudinally extending, substantially straight edge and an opposing mounted edge, a viewing face and an opposing under face, the mounted edge secured to the polymer portion between the viewing face and the support face and the metal portion extending outwardly from the polymer portion molded edge to terminate in the straight edge; and a longitudinally extending pivot axis disposed between the polymer portion free edge and the metal portion free edge, wherein when the polymer portion support face is placed on a planar surface the measuring device is pivotable on the axis so that the metal portion free edge is selectively positionable against the planar surface or away from the planar surface.