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US 9,033,197 B2Granted
Spool holder
OwnerNir Barinventor
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Abstract
A spool holder and dispenser comprising a body fitted with a belt clip and two spool support arms extending from the body and defining between them a spool space, wherein at least one of said spool support arms is pivotal and spring biased towards said other spool support arm, and at least one of said spool support arms is fitted at its free end with a spool retention member; said spool support arms being displaceable between a retaining position wherein a tape is retained within the spool space, and a dispensing position wherein a tape is free to be discharged therefrom.
Claims21
A spool holder and dispenser, comprising:
- a body;
- a belt clip fitted with the body;
- and
- two spool support arms extending from the body and defining a spool space therebetween;
- wherein a first one of said two spool support arms includes a hinge mechanism having a pin and a spring combination configured to allow said first one of said two spool support arms to pivot and be spring biased towards a second one of said two spool support arm, and said second one of said two spool support arms is fitted at a free end thereof with a spool retention member;
- said first one of said two spool support arms being displaceable between a retaining position wherein a tape is retained within the spool space, and a dispensing position wherein a tape is free to be discharged therefrom;
- wherein said first one of said two spool support arms is disposed below said second one of said two spool support arms and only said first one of said two spool support arms is needed for supporting said tape to be retained within said spool space, and said spool retention member of said second one of said two spool support arms is positioned and configured to retain said tape on said first one of said two spool support arms when said tape is attempted to be displaced axially along said first one of said two spool support arms;
- wherein said first one of said two spool support arms comprises a substantially flat portion configured to support said tape to be retained within said spool space;
- and
- wherein a gap extends between free ends of said two spool support arms in said retaining position so that said free ends are disposed in substantially close proximity with respect to each other.
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