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An articulated anchor for measuring tapes has a planar base having opposite parallel first and second planar surfaces. A releasable adhesive pad is secured to a first planar surface for releasably adhering planar base portion to a surface of an object to be measured. A spherical ball is mounted on t

An articulated anchor for measuring tapes has a planar base having opposite parallel first and second planar surfaces. A releasable adhesive pad is secured to a first planar surface for releasably adhering planar base portion to a surface of an object to be measured. A spherical ball is mounted on the second planar surface so as to extend outwardly therefrom. A ball joint housing is rotatably mounted over the ball so as to form a ball joint which may be articulated in both horizontal and vertical planes. The ball joint housing may be advantageously a rectangular solid having a ball receiving cavity formed in a lower surface and, oppositely disposed on an upper surface a slot for mating of the pull tab therein. The ball receiving cavity may include opposed facing spherical segments or dimples for retaining the ball therebetween.

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1. A tape measure anchor comprising:a rigid base, a tape measure engaging member for retaining a free end of a retractable tape measure in a slot therein adjacent said base, a two-degree-of-rotational-freedom rotatable coupler mounted to said base and to said member and between said base and member

1. A tape measure anchor comprising:a rigid base, a tape measure engaging member for retaining a free end of a retractable tape measure in a slot therein adjacent said base, a two-degree-of-rotational-freedom rotatable coupler mounted to said base and to said member and between said base and member so as to rotatable mount said member to said base for two degree of freedom rotation of said member relative to said base, and means for releasably mounting by adhesion said base to a structure to be measured.