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A tape measure usable for positioning and repositioning an object on a vertical surface comprises a housing having a planar forward surface, a rearward surface spaced from the forward surface, and a cavity having an aperture therein. A flexible, retractable, coiled tape measure is mounted in the hou

A tape measure usable for positioning and repositioning an object on a vertical surface comprises a housing having a planar forward surface, a rearward surface spaced from the forward surface, and a cavity having an aperture therein. A flexible, retractable, coiled tape measure is mounted in the housing the working end of which extends through the aperture in the housing. A pin is provided at the distal end of the tape for marking a point on a surface. The housing has a second pin thereon which is axially moveable from an extended position to a retracted position such that it is useable as a marker when the pin is in the extended position. The rearward surface of the housing has a 360.degree. angle measuring device for measuring the angle at which the housing is oriented with respect to an edge defined by the intersection of a side panel and the forward surface of the housing.

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1. A device for positioning and repositioning an object on a vertical surface comprising in combination,a housing having a planar forward surface, a rearward surface spaced from said forward surface, a central cavity and an aperture, a flexible coiled tape retractable into said housing cavity, said

1. A device for positioning and repositioning an object on a vertical surface comprising in combination,a housing having a planar forward surface, a rearward surface spaced from said forward surface, a central cavity and an aperture, a flexible coiled tape retractable into said housing cavity, said coiled tape having a distal end and an axis of rotation parallel to said forward surface, first marking means on said distal end of said coiled tape for marking a point on a surface, a portion of said coiled tape extending through said aperture in said housing, 360 degrees angle measuring means on said rearward surface for measuring the angular orientation of a line on said vertical surface with respect to vertical, second marking means on said housing, said second marking means moveable from a retracted position to an extended position, said second marking means being spring biased for movement toward said retracted position, locking means for locking said tape against rotation, and said locking means being engaged to prevent said tape rotation by movement of said moveable second marking means from said extended position to said retracted position.