Patent ID: 6216978
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A tape holder comprising, in combination:a roll of tape;a housing including a front face and a rear face each having a periphery defined by an elongated semi-circular top edge, a pair of converging side edges, and a narrow semi-circular bottom edge, the housing further including a top face defined by a portion of a cylinder with a pair of side edges integrally coupled to the top edges of the front and rear planar faces in perpendicular relationship therewith for defining an interior space, the front and rear planar faces each having a hole formed therein adjacent to the bottom edge;a belt holder removably coupled to the rear face of the housing; andtape engagement portion situated within at least one of the holes of the housing for releasably engaging a center aperture of the roll of tape;wherein the belt holder includes a rectangular plate with a top extent having a pair of vertically oriented, parallel slots formed therein; andwherein the rectangular plate has a bottom extent residing in a plane which is offset with respect to the top extent; andwherein the bottom extent of the rectangular plate is removably coupled to the rear face of the housing by way of a plurality of protrusion and slot combinations.