ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,419, issued on Feb. 24.
"Tape measure" was invented by Jeremy Bridwell (Bath, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a tape measure including a housing including a first housing portion. Embodiments may also include a second housing portion, and. In some embodiments, the first housing portion may be removably attachable to the second housing portion to form a cavity therebetween. The tape measure has a base having a pair of sharp right and left corners. The length of the base is four inches permitting the user to put the device squarely within a corner or against an edge and then add fou...