ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,365, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Apex Brands Inc. (Apex, N.C.).
"Reinforcement strip for roll-over resistant measuring tape" was invented by Robert Osborne Struble III (Fuquay Varina, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blade for a measuring tape device may include a first end at which an end hook is configurable, a second end configured to be operably coupled to a reel assembly of the measuring tape device, a metallic strip of material extending between the first end and second end, and a reinforcement strip applied to a longitudinal centerline of a selected portion of the metallic strip proximate to the first end. The rein...