Patent attributes
A measuring tape device with illumination function comprises a casing; a measuring tape received in the casing; an illuminator having a switch and an illuminating unit; the switch serving for actuating the illuminating unit; the illuminating unit being installed at a lateral side of the casing and near the measuring tape and hook; a cover covering upon the illuminating unit; the cover being reflective and deflective so that light is incident into the measuring tape for viewing the scales on the measuring tape. The casing has at least one battery. The illuminating unit is one of a bulb or light emitting diodes. The cover has a cross section of a right triangular. One side of the cover faces toward an exterior of the casing and another side of the cover faces toward the measuring tape.