A tape measure device and attachment for measuring and cutting drywall that includes a tape measure with an anchoring member disposed at the rear end of the housing and having a rear surface defining a rear aperture and a rear plane thereon and an upper surface opposing the rear surface of the anchoring member, with an anchor placement member coupled to the anchoring member, having a distal end, and operably configured to have an anchoring position with the distal end displaced a length outwardly away from the rear surface of the anchoring member, and being operably configured to have a first position along an anchoring member translation path with the rear plane non-co-planar with the bottom plane and a second position along the anchoring member translation path with the rear plane co-planar with the bottom plane.

A tape measure device and attachment for measuring and cutting drywall that includes a tape measure with an anchoring member disposed at the rear end of the housing and having a rear surface defining a rear aperture and a rear plane thereon and an upper surface opposing the rear surface of the anchoring member, with an anchor placement member coupled to the anchoring member, having a distal end, and operably configured to have an anchoring position with the distal end displaced a length outwardly away from the rear surface of the anchoring member, and being operably configured to have a first position along an anchoring member translation path with the rear plane non-co-planar with the bottom plane and a second position along the anchoring member translation path with the rear plane co-planar with the bottom plane.

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.

A plot measurement system which enables a user to singlehandedly mark boundaries and features of a sports field or construction site with improved accuracy. The system utilizes a plurality of vertex markers connected by measuring leaders to provide triangulation. A three-vertex marker system can be used to construct triangles, which can then be used to construct any n-sided shape. The concept is scalable and a four-vertex marker system is presented to quickly construct quadrangle plots such as an endzone. The disclosure presents mechanical and electrical systems.

A guide assembly for a tape measuring device may include an inner guide portion facing a reel assembly of the tape measuring device, and an outer guide portion facing away from the reel assembly. The guide assembly may be configured to enable the tape to be paid out from an aperture of the tape measuring device in both lateral directions relative to the aperture.

A guide assembly for a tape measuring device may include an inner guide portion facing a reel assembly of the tape measuring device, and an outer guide portion facing away from the reel assembly. The guide assembly may be configured to enable the tape to be paid out from an aperture of the tape measuring device in both lateral directions relative to the aperture.

A tape measuring device includes a housing having a first case half, a second case half, and an aperture. The device also includes a reel assembly disposed in the housing, a tape having a first end operably coupled to an end hook and configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and having a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and a retraction assembly configured to interface with the reel assembly to enable the tape, after extension from the housing, to be wound onto the reel assembly. The first case half includes a first metallic case plate operably coupled thereto without a fastener, and the second case half includes a second metallic case plate operably coupled thereto without a fastener. The first and second case halves may be operably coupled together via one or more fasteners operably coupling the first metallic case plate to the second metallic case plate.

A tape measuring device includes a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly disposed in the housing, a tape having a first end operably coupled to an end hook and configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and having a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and a retraction assembly configured to interface with the reel assembly to enable the tape, after extension from the housing, to be wound onto the reel assembly. The retraction assembly includes a crank operably coupled to the reel assembly to turn the reel assembly responsive to rotation of the crank, and includes a knob operably coupled to the crank via a knob hinge. The knob hinge is rotatable between a closed position for storage or transport and an open position for operation of the retraction assembly, and is configured to be retained in each of the open position and the closed position.

A tape measuring device includes a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly disposed in the housing, a tape having a first end operably coupled to an end hook and configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and having a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and a retraction assembly configured to interface with the reel assembly to enable the tape, after extension from the housing, to be wound onto the reel assembly. The retraction assembly includes a crank operably coupled to the reel assembly to turn the reel assembly responsive to rotation of the crank, and includes a knob operably coupled to the crank via a knob hinge. The knob hinge is rotatable between a closed position for storage or transport and an open position for operation of the retraction assembly, and is configured to be retained in each of the open position and the closed position.

A digital linear measuring device that digitizes the length of the extended tape and displays this measurement on a primary display screen that continually updates to a current measurement. The user can decide when to save a measurement, at which point the saved measurement will appear on a secondary screen (either a portion of the primary display, or a secondary adjacent display) as a previously taken measurement. These measurements can account for both an external measurement read from the tape measure, as well as an internal measurement, and the measurement may be adjusted where necessary to take into consideration the length of the device body. In use, there is no need to write down or remember a previous measurement, as they are displayed and easily accessible.