The first patent for a steel tape measure was granted in Britain in , writes Randy Alfred for Wired. Flat wire was used in fashion as well as industry, writes Alfred.
Perhaps its best-known fashion use was to create the almost absurdly large bell silhouettes found in hoop skirts called crinolines. Metric tape measures Numbers shown represent meters, decimeters sometimes shown in red-see example picture , and centimeters.
Metric is based on 'tens'. There are 10 decimeters in a meter, 10 centimeters in a decimeter, and 10 millimeters in a centimeter. Can I use my phone as a tape measure? Google AR 'Measure' app turns Android phones into virtual measuring tapes.
Using the app appears to be rather simple. Simply launch Measure, point the phone's camera to an object, then pick two points to measure the distance in between. The virtual tape measure can measure either height or length. Some tape measures show both metric and inch marks, so look on the side with inches to find thirty-seconds.
Some measuring tapes are marked in thirty-seconds of an inch. Is there an app that measures length? The Slide Meter app is a fun way to measure things using your Android smartphone. In fact, about 80 percent of all measuring is done using a short tape measure.
Most measuring tapes are made of either steel or fiberglass, which has become a popular option in the last 50 years. Roy Nosek, the founder of Keson tools, introduced the first fiberglass long tape measure to the US market in The unmatched durability of fiberglass gave these measuring tools the ability to withstand the toughest field conditions. Although some of the most basic principles of measurement still hold value today, engineering and technology advancements have made current measuring tools far more accurate and durable.
Check out these Make Your Mark Stories and see what others are saying about their experiences with Keson tools. Measuring Wheels — Going the Distance Example of a measuring wheel from the s.
Fellows' contribution was seemingly limited. His patent application acknowledged that he "fit the spiral or helical springs, to wind up the tape, in the usual way. I am aware that metallic cases have been used with the same kind of main-spring, and with a click-spring attached to the removable side or cap of the case, by being soldered to its inner surfaces, and a knob attached to the outer surface of the said removable side, to release the click, and allow the tape to be drawn in by the mainspring; I therefore do not claim any such device.
What he did claim was that his improvements — a unique combination of a case, cover plate, click spring, lever and knob — constituted a new invention "when the whole is constructed, arranged, and fitted for use. And that's how a fellow named Fellows got the first U.
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