| 摘要 |
<p>A tape measure having tape and tape cartridge friction means and marker attachment means. The tape measure includes a tape coilable upon a spring-loaded tape cartridge located within a compartment of a housing of the tape measure. The tape extends and stoppingly retracts through a slitted opening in a front wall of the housing and is spring biased to retract into the compartment. The tape measure includes first and second frictions means (54 and 48) to prevent retraction of the tape into the compartment wherein the first friction means (54) acts upon the tape near the slitted opening and the second friction means (48) acts upon the tape cartridge (36). A finger actuated control means (56) controls both first and second friction means simultaneously to positively lock the tape in an extended position (figure 4), to place the tape in a neutral position (figure 2) resulting in the friction being substantially equal to the spring bias, and to place the tape in a release position (figure 3) resulting in retraction of the tape into the housing. The tape measure (figure 8) also includes recesses (40a' and 40b') located on at least one outer side wall of the housing to hold a marking device in alignment with a line (L) defined by the front wall and a bottom wall of the housing.</p> |
