Patent ID: 9248565
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A45F,B25H

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for and in combination with a tape measure for securing said tape measure to a user, comprising: a) a holster for receiving the tape measure therein; b) wherein said holster is formfit conforming to a shape and configuration of said tape measure, having a top opening to receive said tape measure, said holster being closed on all other sides for tightly holding the tape measure so as to frictionally secure the tape measure in said holster, wherein the tape measure can be inserted into and removed from said holster through said top opening; c) wherein said holster has a rear wall with a pair of spaced rectangular shaped belt loops for receiving a belt worn around a waist of the user; d) a lanyard having first and second ends, wherein said first end of said lanyard is adapted for connection to a side of said holster and said second end of said lanyard is adapted for connection to the tape measure; e) said lanyard having a coiled portion separated from both the first and second ends thereof by substantial portions thereof; f) said tape measure having a screw fastener on said side thereof in a central location of said side attached to said second end of said lanyard; g) said holster having a rectangular shaped wall extending perpendicularly from a bottom thereof with a grommet located at each of distal corners of said rectangular shaped wall; and, h) said first end of said lanyard looped through one of said grommets.