| US 7,506,456 B2 | ||
| Rule assembly | ||
| Hector Ray Hernandez, Fullerton, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Alltrade Tools LLC, Long Beach, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 19, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/523,310. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0066333 A1, Mar. 20, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01B 3/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—755 [33/759; 33/770] | 2 Claims |
| 1. A rule assembly comprising:
a housing;
a reel rotatably mounted in the housing, the reel supporting an extendable blade; and
a clip having two arms defining an opening for attaching the rule assembly to a point of suspension;
wherein, the clip is configured to rotate in a plane parallel with and adjacent to a planar surface of the housing to a first
position in which the opening does not extend in the direction of the plane beyond the planar surface of the housing, and
to a second position in which the opening extends in the direction of the plane beyond the planar surface of the housing,
the opening being configured to receive a retention element when the clip is in the second position.
|