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US 12,297,066 B2Granted
Ergonomic tape holder and method of use thereof
OwnerDavid Roqueinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an ergonomic tape holder onto which a roll of tape is mounted and secured. In particular, the ergonomic tape holder is a single-piece and unitary constructed apparatus having vertical towers disposed on a fixed based which prevents the roll of tape from shifting, rolling, or moving about the base.
Claims19
An ergonomic tape holder comprising:
- a fixed base having a plurality of slots;
- and two vertical towers disposed on a platform, wherein the platform is coupled to the fixed base and the two vertical towers project upward from the platform, wherein the two vertical towers are configured to receive one or more rolls of tape, wherein the two vertical towers are separated by a fixed width, wherein a strap having two end portions is disposed in the plurality of slots.
A method of applying tape using an ergonomic tape holder comprising:
- a fixed base having a plurality of slots;
- and two vertical towers disposed on a platform, wherein the platform is coupled to the fixed base and the two vertical towers project upward from the platform, wherein the two vertical towers are configured to receive one or more rolls of tape, wherein the two vertical towers are separated by a fixed width, the method comprising:
- positioning the ergonomic tape holder over a wrist or forearm of a user so that the two vertical towers project above a top portion of a hand of the user;
- securing a strap of the ergonomic tape holder to the wrist or forearm of the user via a fastener;
- while holding the roll of tape with another hand of the user, positioning a center core of the roll of tape so that is centered between the vertical towers;
- inserting the center core of the roll of tape making contact to the tapered end portions of each vertical tower;
- and
- pushing the roll of tape onto the vertical towers until it rests firmly against the fixed base of the tape holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.