公开(公告)号：US20240053130A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18491177

申请日：2023-10-20

申请人： Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporaion

发明人： Abhijeet A. Khangar ,  Jonathan F. Vitas ,  Collin J. Nelson

IPC分类号： G01B3/1041 ,  G01B3/1005 ,  G01B3/1056

CPC分类号： G01B3/1041 ,  G01B3/1005 ,  G01B3/1056 ,  G01B2003/103 ,  G01B3/1043

摘要： A tool, such as a tape measure, including a spring-based retraction system is shown. The spring-based retraction system includes at least two springs that drive a tape spool during tape retraction. The springs are indirectly coupled to each other via a single center post, in one embodiment, two center posts on a single spool, in another embodiment, or two center posts that are on different spools, in another embodiment.

公开(公告)号：US11821727B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17582547

申请日：2022-01-24

申请人： Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation

发明人： Abhijeet A. Khangar ,  Jonathan F. Vitas ,  Collin J. Nelson

IPC分类号： G01B3/1041 ,  G01B3/1005 ,  G01B3/1056 ,  G01B3/1043

CPC分类号： G01B3/1041 ,  G01B3/1005 ,  G01B3/1056 ,  G01B3/1043 ,  G01B2003/103

摘要： A tool, such as a tape measure, including a spring-based retraction system is shown. The spring-based retraction system includes at least two springs that drive a tape spool during tape retraction. The springs are indirectly coupled to each other via a single center post, in one embodiment, two center posts on a single spool, in another embodiment, or two center posts that are on different spools, in another embodiment.

公开(公告)号：US11709044B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US17381506

申请日：2021-07-21

申请人： Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation

发明人： Oluwatosin T. Kolade ,  Shih-Chi Chou

IPC分类号： G01B3/10 ,  G01B3/1005 ,  G01B3/1041 ,  G01B3/1056

CPC分类号： G01B3/1005 ,  G01B3/1041 ,  G01B3/1056 ,  G01B2003/103 ,  G01B2003/1038 ,  Y10T29/49609

摘要： A tool, such as a tape measure, including a spring-based retraction system is shown. The spring-based retraction system is driven by a spiral spring, that has a variable preformed stress profile along the length of the spring.

公开(公告)号：US11427434B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US17097535

申请日：2020-11-13

申请人： Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation

发明人： Jonathan F. Vitas ,  Devin W. Herritz ,  Scott Earl McKinster

IPC分类号： G01B3/10 ,  B65H75/48 ,  G01B3/1041 ,  G01B3/1056 ,  F16H1/46 ,  G01B3/1005

摘要： A tool, such as a tape measure, including a spring-based retraction system is shown. The retraction system utilizes an epicyclic gear train coupled between the tape blade winding reel and a rotating arbor or axle within the tape measure. A spiral spring has an outer end coupled to the reel and an inner end coupled to the axle. The gear train may be a reduction gear train such that the axle rotates slower than the reel. By coupling the spiral spring between the gear train input and gear train output, high energy density springs may be used, which may allow for decrease in housing size, increase in tape length or thickness for a given housing size, and/or advantageous retraction speed control.

公开(公告)号：US11371820B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16919354

申请日：2020-07-02

申请人： MUCKTAPE LLC

发明人： Joseph P. Zelenack, Jr.

IPC分类号： G01B3/1041 ,  G01B3/1084 ,  G01B3/10

摘要： The present invention relates measuring tapes and methods for making thereof. In particular, the measuring tape of the present invention contains a wipe mechanism for cleaning the tape as it retracts into its housing. The wipe mechanism contains a top wipe and a bottom wipe for removing debris from the top and bottom surfaces of the tape, respectively, when it is retracted after use.

公开(公告)号：US11236984B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16935660

申请日：2020-07-22

申请人： Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

发明人： Antony Orsini ,  Chirag Kamani ,  John Delneo

IPC分类号： G01B3/1041 ,  G01B3/10 ,  G01B3/1071 ,  G01B3/1005 ,  G01B3/1007 ,  G01B3/1043 ,  G01B3/1048

摘要： According to an embodiment, a tape measure comprises an accessory removably coupleable to either side of the housing. According to another embodiment, a tape measure comprises an accessory removably coupleable to the housing via a locking mechanism that holds the accessory at a plurality of desired orientations. According to another embodiment, a tape measure comprises a slide lock, where movement of the slide lock from a locked position into an unlocked position requires depression of the actuator towards the interior of the housing. According to another embodiment, a motor assembly for a tape measure comprises a backer plate, a motor body, and a spring, where a bond is applied therebetween. According to another embodiment, a motor assembly for a tape measure comprises a motor body and a spring, where one of a metallurgical bond or an adhesive is applied between the motor body and the spring.

公开(公告)号：US11199390B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16360894

申请日：2019-03-21

申请人： Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation

发明人： Abhijeet A. Khangar ,  Jacob Feuerstein ,  Patrick W. McCarthy ,  Collin D. Roesser

IPC分类号： G01B3/1003 ,  G01B3/1041 ,  G01B1/00 ,  G01B3/1046

摘要： A tape measure including a reinforced or coated tape measure blade is provided. The reinforcement layer is thicker than the metal inner layer of the tape blade. The reinforcement layer provides a reinforced tape blade such that the elongate tape blade may have a pinch load threshold of greater than 30 lbs. and/or a pinch height at break of less than 1.5 mm.

公开(公告)号：US20210247170A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17244345

申请日：2021-04-29

申请人： Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation

发明人： Scott Earl McKinster

IPC分类号： G01B3/1005 ,  G01B3/102 ,  G01B3/1041 ,  G01B3/1003 ,  G01B3/1043

摘要： A tool, such as a tape measure, including a spring-based retraction system is shown. The tape measure includes a fluid-based retraction speed controller. The speed controller may be formed from a rotor/stator arrangement. The rotor is coupled to the reel and the stator is coupled to the housing opposing the rotor. The rotor converts some rotational energy from tape reel into movement of a fluid (e.g., movement of air, movement of oil, etc. through friction) which acts to slow or limit the retraction/rotational speed of the reel as the retraction spring expands driving the reel during tape blade retraction.

公开(公告)号：US20210190466A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US16722108

申请日：2019-12-20

申请人： Tony Caputo

发明人： Tony Caputo

IPC分类号： G01B3/1041

摘要： The present invention is a waterproof housing system for use with an existing tape measure housing including a sleeve, a pair of congruent bands integral with the sleeve and a watertight tape slot formed in the sleeve.

公开(公告)号：US20210025685A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-28

申请号：US17043340

申请日：2019-04-02

申请人： APEX BRANDS, INC.

发明人： Adam Day ,  Jonathan Beckwith ,  Adam Baxter ,  Vlad Patrangenaru

IPC分类号： G01B3/1071 ,  G01B3/1041 ,  G01B3/1056 ,  G01B3/1089 ,  B25H7/04

摘要： A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly defining an axis, a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and a transverse aperture extending through the housing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis.