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No Ordinary Ruler
I have been reading message boards for people who suffer from visual impairments and one discussion topic I found was how difficult it is to use rulers. The problem, especially with centimetres and millimeters, is that while the numbers on a ruler can be made bigger, the unit of measurement is fixed, so reading millimeters if you have problems with your sight becomes difficult.
Check out the New Rule. The solution is to have bigger numbered, higher contrast measurement bars that a sliding pointer runs along, displaying the millimeter measurement as numbers on a wheel inside the sliders housing. An arm inside the slider rests against the track and clicks each time it passes over a tooth in the track giving tactile and audible feedback of each millimeter although the designer admits the track would need more teeth than the prototyped version shown here. The second innovation is one edge folds over on a hinge. This turns it into a calliper so that accurate measurements can be taken quickly and easily. This was intended to make it easier for someone with poor sight to measure marks on paper as well as objects.
Designer: Product Tank
25 Comments »
Melchior says
Wow, that is one nifty tool!
Shelby says
Great idea! Hope to see these in stores someday.
Melchior says
Wow, that is one nifty tool!
Shelby says
Great idea! Hope to see these in stores someday.
Robert says
thats like a woodwork caliper….
ilk says
Very clever, somewhat like calipers. Improved functionality at very low cost. I hope it will get to production. Better in metal for precision and wear resistance.
Robert says
thats like a woodwork caliper….
tweakie says
Neat, very neat.
ilk says
Very clever, somewhat like calipers. Improved functionality at very low cost. I hope it will get to production. Better in metal for precision and wear resistance.
tweakie says
Neat, very neat.
人人创意网 says
The ruler is very hommization
atomicthumbs says
you could just have it geared instead of ratcheting, like calipers.
人人åÂÂæÂÂç½ says
The ruler is very hommization
人人åæç½ says
The ruler is very hommization
atomicthumbs says
you could just have it geared instead of ratcheting, like calipers.
barry says
really love that, where can i buy it? i agree with ilk, better in metal for precision! so nice!
barry says
really love that, where can i buy it? i agree with ilk, better in metal for precision! so nice!
بهنود says
That's very nice idea.
I think because the hinge part is bent , the antennae more likely to break . i propose a magnetic system fo this parts . and a limiter at the end .
Behnod says
That's very nice idea.
I think because the hinge part is bent , the antennae more likely to break . i propose a magnetic system fo this parts . and a limiter at the end .
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