Measuring tape holding system
OwnerWendell P. Kraftinventor
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Abstract
A system for holding the end tab of a retractable tape while the user swings measured arcs on the floor including a holder body having a pivot point fixed with respect to the floor and a spaced slot for receiving the tape end tab. The configuration of the holder body and slot is such that, after the holder body is fixed to the floor, the user can extend the end of the tape, and hook it to the body while standing erect and without manipulating the holder body.
Claims9
A tape end holder for a retractable tape having a tab type end, comprising:
- a tape holder body having a pivot bore therethrough adapted to receive a vertical member for holding the body in position and permitting the body to pivot as the tape is swung in an arc, slot means in the body for receiving and holding a tape end tab, and means on the body for guiding the entry of the tape end tab in the slot means after the vertical member is positioned in the pivot bore without manipulating the tape holder body, said means to guide the tape end tab into the slot means including a ramp on the body extending upwardly from the slot means in the direction of the pivot bore that guides the tape tab as it slides down the ramp toward the slot means, said pivot bore being spaced from the slot means away from said slot means in a direction opposite the tape end so the tape end tab can be entered and removed from the slot means without removing the vertical member.
A tape end holder for a retractable tape having a tab type end, comprising:
- a tape holder body having a pivot bore therethrough adapted to receive a vertical member for holding the body in position and permitting the body to pivot as the tape is swung in an arc, slot means in the body for receiving and holding a tape end tab, and means on the body for guiding the entry of the tape end tab in the slot means after the vertical member is positioned in the pivot bore without manipulating the tape holder body, said slot means opening to the top of the body and being unobstructed so the user can drop the tape end tab easily therein, said means to guide the tape end tab into the slot means including a ramp for the tape end tab on the body extending upwardly from the slot means in the direction of the pivot bore that guides the tape tab as it slides down the ramp toward the slot means, said pivot bore being spaced from the slot means away from said slot means in a direction opposite the tape end so the tape end tab can be entered and removed from the slot means without removing the vertical member.
A tape end holder for a retractable tape having a tab type end, comprising:
- a tape holder body having a pivot bore therethrough adapted to receive a vertical member for holding the body in position and permitting the body to pivot as the tape is swung in an arc, slot means in the body for receiving and holding a tape end tab, and said body permitting the entry of the tape end tab in the slot means after the vertical member is positioned in the pivot bore without manipulating the tape holder body, including means to guide the tape end tab into the slot means, said means to guide the tape end tab into the slot means including a ramp on the body extending upwardly from the slot means in the direction of the pivot bore that guides the tape tab as it slides down the ramp toward the slot means, said ramp extending upwardly away from the slot means in a direction opposite the tape end, said means to guide the tape and tab into the slot means including two upwardly extending walls on the tape holder body for engaging and guiding the sides of the tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.