US Patent 7978314 Distance measuring device

A distance measuring device including a housing that contains a radiation emitting and receiving device, a switch for emitting the radiation and a control panel, where a first wall of the housing features an opening for radiation emission and reception, and the opposite wall or its outer surface forms a stop surface or a stop edge. In order to enable simple handling, it is proposed that a handle emerges from the housing which is displaceable in relation to the housing or can be reset and grasped laterally to the housing.