1167results about "Measuring tapes" patented technology

Body fluid testing device for analyzing a body fluid comprises a test media tape adapted to collect the body fluid. The test media tape comprises a tape and test media portions. A free tape portion without test medium is located between successive test media portions. The testing device further comprises a supply portion. The supply portion comprises a housing in which uncontaminated test media tape is contained. The housing further has an opening for withdrawing test media tape from the housing. The testing device further has a sealing means for closing the opening against the surrounding. A free tape portion of the test media tape is located between a wall of the housing and the sealing means when the sealing means closes the opening. Further aspects concern a test media cassette with sealing means and a method for providing test media while holding them sealed against humidity during onboard storage.

A semiconductor laser device having a far field pattern (FFP) with a Gaussian distribution that is less prone to ripples is provided. The semiconductor laser device comprises a semiconductor layer having a first conductivity type, an active layer, a semiconductor layer having a second conductivity type, a waveguide region formed by restricting current within a stripe-shaped region in the semiconductor layer of the second conductive type, and a resonance surface provided on an end face substantially perpendicular to the waveguide region. A plurality of recesses is formed at positions spaced from the waveguide region in the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type in a region adjacent to the resonance surface.

A tape measure having an integral pencil sharpener specifically for square contractor pencils, and a retractable tape formed with opposing indexed metal edges flanking a central elongate transparent or translucent window for allowing a laser beam to shine centrally through.

A method of treatment of congestive heart failure comprises the steps of introducing an aortic occlusion catheter through a patient's peripheral artery, the aortic occlusion catheter having an occluding member movable from a collapsed position to an expanded position; positioning the occluding member in the patient's ascending aorta; moving the occluding member from the collapsed shape to the expanded shape after the positioning step; introducing cardioplegic fluid into the patient's coronary blood vessels to arrest the patient's heart; maintaining circulation of oxygenated blood through the patient's arterial system; and reshaping an outer wall of the patient's heart while the heart is arrested so as to reduce the transverse dimension of the left ventricle. The ascending aorta may be occluded and cardioplegic fluid delivered by means of an occlusion balloon attached to the distal end of an elongated catheter positioned transluminally in the aorta from a femoral, subclavian, or other appropriate peripheral artery.

A device for measuring and cutting sheetrock comprising an edge guide which has a smooth surface slidable along the edge of a piece of sheetrock, and a wide tape measure readable in both directions and having a tab against which a knife blade can be placed so as to allow the sheetrock to be cut along a line parallel to its edge.

Construction layout block can be provided with a triangularly shaped body with a triangular bottom; a base wall and two side walls extending up from the bottom; base wall junctures formed about intersections of the base wall and the side walls, and an apex juncture formed about intersections of the side walls. It may have one or more of an artifice capable of holding a chalk line; top, with a top carrying handle; a laser target notch; a rear reference system; a top alignment system; a ruler scale; an intrinsic level; and a contrivance for holding a tape measure by its distal end. The block has relative immovability, in general, to resist the force of pulling on a chalk line with the same attached to the block during layout. A construction layout block of any shape may be plastic-coated.

An improved tape measure apparatus which can be used as a marking gauge and / or compass comprising a tape measure, an insert comprising a base, a guide attached to the base and generally parallel to graduated indicia markings of the rule blade when extended from the tape measure whereby the graduated markings of the tape measure's rule blade may be read. An alternative embodiment includes an insert enabling standard tape measures to be used as marking gauges and / or compasses.

Tape measure end hook for eliminating error in plane surfaces measuring. The tape measure end hook consists of a slidable hook composed by two pieces attached by rivets to the end of the metallic tape measure for more accurate when measuring the dimension placed in / on plane surfaces. The metallic tape has the apertures for rivets shaped that the strained end of the rivets not exceed the bottom / lower surface of the tape for eliminating snagging on a work piece.

An apparatus and method are provided for accurately recording measurements of a window and producing accurate window treatments. A reference strip is provided having measurement indicia thereon, such as a checkerboard pattern of squares of predetermined sizes. The reference strip may be placed proximate a window and photographed. The size of the window may be accurately determined from the resulting photograph using the associated reference strip. The window may also be measured and the measurements stored as biographic data and associated with the photograph to form an accurate and verifiable window biography. The biography may be provided to another party, such as a treatment manufacturer, who verifies the measurements of the biographic data using photograph and produces a suitable window treatment according to the measurements.

A sensor mountable within a hydraulic cylinder provides a precision signal indicative of the position of the piston. The sensor includes a flexible connector attached between the cylinder piston and a converting element for sensing the piston displacement. The converting element comprises a pick-up spool, under tension, coupled to the other end of the connector and rotatable about an axis. A lead screw engages threads on the spool, and translates linearly when the spool rotates. A non-contacting electromechanical transducer senses the position of the lead screw, and provides an output signal proportional to the motion or position of the movable element. The transducer may be an LVDT or other transducer. A high-pressure seal assembly provides an electrical path between the sensor and an external connector. A piston stop prevents the piston from damaging the sensor. The sensor is held within the cylinder by port inserts threaded into standard cylinder hydraulic fluid ports and advanced inwardly to grip the sensor.

Methods and systems are provided for obtaining coordinated body measurements of an individual using a measuring device having a belt with a first scale of measurement indicia and a strip with a second scale of measurement indicia. Also provided are a method and system of virtually rendering a simulated model of an actual body shape and a target body shape of an individual. Methods and systems of size fitting garments and processing garment orders are also provided.

A weight is provided for attachment to a tip of a tape measure and to facilitate stabilization of the tip when extending far from a housing thereof. The weight includes a cavity passing through a high mass body with a slot extending between the cavity and an exterior of the body. The slot is configured to allow the tape to pass therethrough, to enter the cavity. The cavity is sized to allow a clasp at a tip of the tape to reside therein. The slot is preferably curved to match a curvature of a common metal roll-up tape measure. A recess can be provided on the body adjacent the cavity to accommodate a portion of the clasp of the tape therein. Magnets can optionally be provided on the body to allow the weight to be attachable to ferromagnetic surfaces. A door can optionally be provided which selectively closes the slot.

A soft stop-proof hook head of a measure tape is located at one end of the measure tape and comprises a ruler hook. A surface of a ruler hook is enclosed by a soft elastomer. The soft elastomer is made of a flexible material. When the soft elastomer is pressed, it generates an elastic resistance; in measuring, the ruler hook is coupled to a measured bench mark of an object to be measured with a slide-stop effect. Moreover, the soft elastomer is extended with a slide piece for enhancing the slide-stop effect.

A system is provided for properly resizing a window shade to fit within a window frame adjacent a window. At least one ruler strip is provided with visible graduations thereon. Indicia are provided adjacent at least some of the graduations. The indicia are descriptive of a width of a window frame in which the window shade will fit when the window shade is cut at the graduation adjacent to that indicia. A position of the graduations and the corresponding indicia are misdescriptive of a width of the window shade so that clearance around the perimeter of the window shade and cutting of both edges of the window shade are accommodated. Both rectangular window shade and arched window shade sizing systems are provided. A retainer is also provided for holding and guiding of a cutting tool during cutting of the window shade for proper resizing.

The invention relates to an electronic measuring tape comprising an external housing provided with a tape exit opening, a tape winding-up device, on which the tape is wound in such a way that it is withdrawable from the external housing through the tape exit opening, wherein said tape is provided with first and second surfaces. A radiation source is arranged between the tape exit opening and the tape winding-up device for sending a beam to the first surface of the tape. A detecting device is placed at the side of the second surface of the tape for receiving the beam and transmitting data representing the received radiation to an evaluation device for determining the length of the tape extracted through the tape exit opening. According to said invention, the tape is radiation permeable and provided with a biunique code on one of the surface thereof. Said code represents the length of the tape extracted through the tape exit opening and consists of elements influencing the radiation transmitting capacity of the tape. Said invention also relates to an electronic length-measuring device provided with display and evaluation units for determining a length according to received data and for generating the displayed visual data on the display unit according to said length, wherein said measuring tape is connected to the evaluation unit.

A tape measure or other measuring surface has an attached pair of light enhancing reflective surfaces in conjunction with the numbers and measurement lines for use with rotating laser light instruments and light enhancement for readability. Reflective and glow in the dark surfaces may also be applied.

A cargo handling vehicle comprises cargo carriers 21, a lift unit 1, a vehicle main body 24, and a running system 3, and the cargo handling vehicle further comprises a lift height detecting section 2 for detecting the vertical position of the cargo carriers 21, a traveling distance measuring section 4 for measuring a forward distance S1 covered by the vehicle main body 24 which starts its forward movement after the cargo carriers 21 are started to be raised and a rearward distance S2 covered by the vehicle main body 24 which starts its rearward movement after having completed its forward movement, and a movement control section 9 for prohibiting the lowering movement of the cargo carriers 21 until a rearward distance to be covered by the vehicle main body 24 which starts its rearward movement in a state in which the vertical position H2 of the raised cargo carriers 21 exceeds a preset reference height H1 becomes equal to or greater than the forward distance covered by the vehicle main body 24.

This description, together with the objects of the invention and the various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantage is in the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated at least one preferred embodiment of the invention.

A precision measurement and cutting tool for cutting a material, the precision measurement and cutting tool comprising: a measurement tape, a housing for containing a measurement tape having an opening for the measurement tape on a first side, and a first cartridge mounted at an end of the measurement tape and containing a retractable first cutting blade. In another embodiment, a precision measurement and cutting tool for cutting a material, the precision measurement and cutting tool comprising: a measurement tape having a top side and a bottom side and measuring indicia on the top side, a housing for containing a measurement tape having a first side opposite a second side and a top side opposite a bottom side and having an opening for the measurement tape on a first side that is opposite a second side, a first cartridge mounted at an end of the measurement tape and containing a retractable first cutting blade and including a bias member for biasing the cartridge to a position wherein the first cutting blade is covered and retracted, an engagement portion on the first cartridge mechanically coupled to the retractable first cutting blade such that moving the engagement portion moves the retractable cutting blade to one of a retracted and an un-retracted position.

A multi-use tool designed to be easily handled and transported. The two main compartments include a utility knife and a tape measure. Numerous other tools can be included in this device including hammer, level, screwdriver, saw, file and wrench.

A tape measure comprises a main case having first and second sidewalls and a peripheral wall extending between the sidewalls; a flexible tape blade selectively deployable from the case; the tape blade having a generally curved cross-sectional profile when deployed from the main case and having a generally flat profile when retracted into the main case; a hook attached to a first end of the tape blade so as to be movable a distance along a longitudinal axis of the tape blade; the hook having a first section disposed generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and a second section connected thereto and disposed generally normal to the longitudinal axis, the hook having a weight factor of not more than about 0.60. The tape blade may advantageously be not more than about 1.10 inch in width and have a standout of at least 9½ feet.

A universal tape and drywall scoring apparatus for use with a tape measure that includes a tape measure encasement for encasing a portion of the tape measure housing, a clip assembly connected to the distal end of the measuring tape, the clip assembly comprising a hollow housing having a top wall provided with a slot and a pair of spaced apart side walls each having a cavity formed therein, and a cutting assembly connected to the clip assembly, the cutting assembly comprising a scoring blade receivable within the slot in the top wall of the hollow housing of the clip assembly and a pair of spaced apart connector clips having end portions receivable the cavities formed in the side walls of the clip assembly.

The invention comprises a device, about the size of an iPod, this battery-powered device measures distances via an extremely thin wire. The head of the device extends out on a retractable wire. There are no measurements printed on the wire, the distance is calculated and displayed on a very bright, large LED or other type screen. As the wire is extended, a microprocessor calculates the distance and displays it on its screen. Measurements can be viewed (as decimal or fractions), saved and recalled. Mathematical calculations (listed below) can also be performed. The digital measuring device consists of a housing, a very thin extendable wire, cable or tape, a rotating spool, (from which the wire extends then automatically retracts to), a sensor which measures the amount of wire extended, a microprocessor, a tiny flash drive or other type of memory storage, a microphone / speaker, a large (size of unit) mono or duo chromatic or other type of display screen (LED) and a few buttons and / or a menu driven interface which control functionally.

A tape measure system for efficiently marking a measured object. The tape measure system includes a housing with a recoil unit containing a length of a tape measure, a dispensing neck extending from the housing for guiding and dispensing the tape measure, and wherein the dispensing neck includes a guide edge for marking a surface of a measured object. A pair of teeth extend from the dispensing neck for selectively engaging and marking the surface of the measured object. The dispensing neck includes a recessed portion exposing a portion of the tape measure for allowing frictional engagement of the tape measure by the user.