US Patent Issued to NINGBO HONGDI MEASURING TAPE INDUSTRY on March 25 for "Tape measure with safety braking" (Chinese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,235, issued on March 25, was assigned to NINGBO HONGDI MEASURING TAPE INDUSTRY Co. LTD (Zhejiang, China).

"Tape measure with safety braking" was invented by Xiaogang Zhou (Zhejiang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a tape measure, comprising: a tape measure housing (1) provided with an accommodating cavity; a tape core assembly (2) arranged in the accommodating cavity; and a tape belt assembly (3) wound around the tape core assembly (2). The tape measure housing (1) is further provided with a tape outlet for the tape belt assembly (3) to extend outwards. The tape measure further comprises a braking assembly (4) and ...