Patent Publication Number: US-2015067990-A1

Title: Flexible tape holding device

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a flexible tape holding device that holds together multiple rolls of adhesive tape. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     It is a common protocol for both professional and amateur hockey players to apply hockey tape to their sporting gear before a game. Hockey players use different types of hockey tape in order to protect their hockey stick blades and to affix padding equipment. Furthermore, hockey tape also prevents moisture from building up on the hockey stick blade and thus adds grip to the otherwise wet and slippery puck. Typically, a cloth-based self-adhesive is used to wrap the hockey stick blade. However, hockey players also employ a different kind of textured tape made of a thin layer of rubber to wrap their hockey stick blades. Further, yet another different kind of medical-type tape is used to affix their padding equipment to their person. 
     Hockey players regularly carry rolls of the aforementioned types of hockey tapes in their sport bags; due to the combative nature of the sport, said hockey stick blades must be regularly rewrapped and padding equipment must be constantly reapplied. However, carrying rolls of hockey tape in a sports bag is problematic for hockey players because, as one of the smallest objects in said bag, it is not readily accessible and may be easily lost or misplaced. Hockey players must go through an irritating ritual of ransacking through their sports bag to find the roll of hockey tape they desire. 
     It would be desirable in the art to provide a holding device to store, organize, and group together different types of rolls of hockey tape. It would also be beneficial in the art to provide a flexible holding device for hockey tape that can be readily accommodated in a sports bag. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a device that holds multiple of rolls of hockey tape. The present invention specifically relates to a flexible strap that forms into a circular band to hold multiple rolls of tape. The flexible strap is passed through the aperture in the center of the rolls of tape and comprises a locking device that locks the two opposite ends of the strap to keep the rolls of tape from escaping the strap. The flexible strap is made of a rubber material and may be customized to include various colors, sports team logos, and shapes. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The advantages and features of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following detailed description and claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing and in which: 
         FIG. 1  depicts a perspective view of a tape holding device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The present invention relates to a device that holds multiple rolls of hockey tape. More specifically, the present invention relates to a flexible strap that forms into a circular band to hold multiple rolls of tape together. The flexible strap is passed through the center aperture of the rolls of tape. Further, the flexible strap comprises a locking head that locks the ends of the strap. The locking head has a strap receiving passage with means to slide and lock said threaded end. The flexible strap is made of a rubber material and may be customizable. 
     Turning now descriptively to the drawing, referring to  FIG. 1 , a perspective view of a tape holding device  100  in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     The tape holding device  100  comprises a flexible elongated strap  120 , a locking head  110 , a threaded end  115 , and rolls of adhesive tape  130 . The tape holding device  100  comprises a flexible elongated strap  120  that is made of a rubber or any other suitable flexible material. The locking head  110  is disposed at one end of the flexible elongated strap  120  and the threaded end  115  is disposed on the opposite end of the flexible elongated strap  120 . 
     Either end of the flexible elongated strap  120  is passed through the center aperture of rolls of adhesive tape  130 . The locking head  110  comprises a strap receiving passage with means to slide and lock the threaded end  115 . Locking the threaded end  115  of the flexible elongated strap  120  to the locking head  110  forms a circular band that holds multiple rolls of adhesive tape  130 . The flexible elongated strap  120  measures between 12 and 14 inches in length and ¾ inches in width. Further, the center aperture in the adhesive tape  130  may be of varying diameters because the flexible elongated strap  120  accommodates various proportions of rolls of adhesive tape  130 . The flexible elongated strap  120  may be customized to display different colors, shapes, and logos. 
     The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variation are possible in light of the above teaching. The exemplary embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.