Measurement devices and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9903696
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15145683

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A device that includes or is attachable to a tape measure, that allows a user to take a measurement using the tape measure without requiring reference to measurement indicia. Such a device may include a base member, a housing on the base member including a slot for slidably receiving a tape of the tape measure when inserted through the slot of the housing during use, an elastomeric gripping layer positioned in the housing, positioned to contact a side of the tape when the tape is locked in a given position (e.g., given extension) during use, a movable pressure locking wedge positioned within the housing so that the tape is pinched between the wedge and another surface (the gripping layer is involved in such pinching), and a handle operable to move the wedge which allows selective locking of the tape between the wedge and other surface upon actuation of the handle.

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Patent Owner(s)

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MJ STEWART INVESTMENTS LLC51 EAST ADAM LANE WASHINGTON UT 84780

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Provost, Wayne A Las Vegas, US 40 1070
Stewart, Jeffrey D Washington, US 14 59

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