Tape holder

J. E. WYNN

TAPE HOLDER

Filed Oct. 11.

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ATTORNEY

Patented Oct. 17, 1950

2,525,992

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,525,992

TAPE HOLDER

James E. Wynn, Norman, Okla.

Application October 11,1946, Serial No. 702,662

Claim. (Cl.

This invention relates to mechanics’ accessories, and aims to provide a novel, practical, and useful tape holder adapted to be carried by and suspended from the belt of the user. The device is particularly adapted to be used by 5 men engaged in filling and covering the spaces or seams between wall boards of any common type, wherein a supply of tape is required, and it enables the user to unroll and tear off the length of tape needed, using only one hand. The holder 10 may readily be supplied with a fresh roll of tape when the old roll has been used up.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a tape holder which is simple in construction and use as well as inexpensive in cost of 15 manufacture.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the following description, wherein characters of reference refer to like-numbered parts in the accompanying drawing. It is to be 20 noted that the drawing is intended for the purpose of illustration only, and It is neither desired nor intended to limit the invention necessarily to any or all of the specific details of construction shown, excepting insofar as they may be deemed ²⁵essential to the invention.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of one form of the holder.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same, showing the front wall in the open position in ³⁰broken lines and in the closed position in full lines.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3—3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of a modified ³⁵form of tape holder.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line

5—5 of Fig. 4.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral ! 0 indicates the rear wall, having the up- ⁴⁰per and lower spacers II and 12, respectively, rigid thereon and having the drum !3 also rigidly mounted, by means of the screws or the like 25, midway between the upper spacer I ί and the lower spacer 12. The front wall (4 is swing- ⁴⁵ably attached to the lower spacer ί 2 by means of the hinge IS and is releasably secured to the upper spacer ί! by means of the resilient latch IΊ comprising a male member 18 and a female ₅₀member 19. The slots 20 adapt the device to be worn on the belt 2 i of the user. A roll of tape is shown in broken lines at 22 in position for use.

In the modified form of holder, shown in 55

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Figs. 4 and 5 parts similar to the first form of holder are numbered similarly with the addition of the suffix “a”. The front wall 14a is pivotally attached to the spacer 12a by means of the screw 23 and is releasably secured to the drum 13a by means of the screws 24'. There is no upper spacer on the modified form of holder.

In use, the device is worn suspended from the belt 21 by means of the slots 20 provided therefor. In the first form of the holder, when the roll of tape 22 is exhausted and it is desired to replace it with a fresh roll, the latch 17 is released by pulling outward on the front wall IS, thereby disengaging the male member of the latch 18 from the resilient female member ! 9 and swinging the front wall 14 out of the way by means of the hinge 15. After a new roll of tape is slipped over the drum (3, the front wall (4 is moved back up to the closed position and the latch 17 engaged, thereby securing the front wall 14 in the closed position and making the device ready for use.

The modified form of the device is worn similarly, but in order to replace an exhausted roll of tape with a new one the screw 24 is unscrewed a sufficient distance to clear the drum 13a, and thus the front wall 14a may be pivoted about the screw 23 and out of the way to allow the insertion of a fresh roll of tape. In closing the device following the insertion of a roll of tape, the front wall 14a is pivoted back into position over the drum 13a and the screw 24 is tightened, thereby securing the front wall to the drum (3a and making the device ready for use.

Obviously, modifications in form and structure may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.