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Details

Inventors: Hillinger, George;
Assignee: Liao, Huei-Yen (Taipei, TW)
Primary Examiner: Cuchlinski, Jr.; William A.
Assistant Examiner: Bennett; G. Bradley
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Averill, Jr.; Edgar W.

An improved housing for a reel of measuring tape. The housing has a base member which holds a slotted pin to support the return spring. A frame is held at the edge of the base member and has an opening for the measuring tape to be reeled in and out. A portion of the frame also forms a portion of the cover. An upper base and cover member is held against the frame to complete the housing for the measuring tape. The construction has the advantage of permitting the assembler to hold the spring as well as the measuring tape at about a right angle with respect to the slotted pin. This makes the manufacturing process safer and less costly.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention is for an improved housing for a reel of measuring tape of the type which has a base which supports a slotted pin which holds the inner end of a tensioning spring.
A measuring tape supporting roller has an inner compartment for the tensioning spring and the measuring tape passes around the outer surface of the tape supporting roller.
A base member has a flat base supporting a slotted pin.
The base member has a peripheral edge which extends only slightly above the flat base.
A frame is held at the peripheral edge of the base member and extends upwardly a distance sufficient to surround the tape supporting roller.
The frame has a lower edge which meets with the base member and an upper edge.
The frame also includes a measuring tape exit slot and a cover portion adjacent the measuring tape exit slot.
A cover member has a flat top and a peripheral edge which abuts the upper edge of the frame, and means are provided for securing the base member, the frame and cover member together.
Preferably, the cover member has a cutout which abuts the cover portion of the frame member.

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