Thread measuring device
CA 1258968 A · Owner: Cooper, Martin F. · Inventors: Cooper, Martin F.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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The present invention provides a portable distance measuring device having a housing a thread, measuring member mounted to the housing and a spool of filament in the form of a thread or a thin metal wire which is pulled out of the housing and operates the thread measuring member to provide accurately measured distances. The filament is wound for low resistance unwinding from the spool which is itself fixed against rotation to prevent spool inertia breakage of the filament.
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Why it's free to use
- Granted September 5, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 5, 2006.
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