Measuring tape holder with notched back panel and riveted clip means

In releasable carriage of a tool by a user, the combination comprising

• a sprocketed measuring tape comprising a cylindrical housing having a central cavity, a spired measuring tape releasably positioned within said cavity, and a clip attached to an exterior surface of said housing, said clip of tear-dropped cross section including fixed and free legs integrally attached at a common transverse junction, said free leg cantilevering from said fixed leg to define a terminating tip bent under tension to rest against the housing but movable therefrom in an opposite direction,
• a holder for said sprocketed measuring tape comprising a planar back panel of rectangular cross section having a front surface terminating in top, bottom and side edges, a front panel also of rectangular cross section, attached to said front surface of said back panel, at a position between said side edges but adjacent to said bottom edge of said back panel to form a tight-fitting pocket therebetween, a series of rivets placed for attaching said back and front panels together, and tear-dropped shaded clip means attached to said back panel adjacent to said top edge of said back panel for releasable attachment of said holder relative to a user, said pocket including a first transverse opening located between said top and bottom edges of said back panel, said back panel including a rectangular notch formed therein having an opening starting at said bottom edge of said back panel and terminating in side and end walls defining dimensions that permit said tear-dropped clip of said sprocketed measuring tape to disconnectably reside therein when said clip attached to said housing is inserted into said pocket through said first transverse opening.