Tape measure lock
CA 1320339 C · Owner: Cooper Industries, Inc. · Inventors: Blackman, William Cecil
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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The tape measure includes a lock for locking the tape in an extended position from its case. The lock includes a toggle pivotably mounted on the case and a lock shoe extending from one end of the toggle to a position adjacent the tape. The case includes guides, such that when the toggle is depressed the lock, shoe is forced against the tape so as to wedge the tape between the lock shoe and the case to prevent its retraction.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted July 20, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 20, 2010.
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