Patent ID: 8297329

Claim:
A coating film transfer tool comprising: a coating film transfer tool main body; and a replacement member including a tape, wherein: the replacement member has: a supplier of an unused tape; a collector of a used tape; and a tape holder including a tape guide, a driving gear, and a second arm portion, the tape holder disposed at an end away from the supplier and the collector and over which the tape fed from the supplier and collected by the collector is tensioned; and the coating film transfer tool main body has: a first cover and a second cover; a rotation mechanism rotatably supporting the supplier and the collector of the replacement member when the replacement member is mounted on the coating film transfer tool; a tape base including a tape head rotation shaft receiving a first arm including a tape head thereon, the tape head rotation shaft, first arm and tape head disposed at an end of the main body corresponding with an end of replacement holder including the tape holder, the tape base receiving the replacement holder thereon such that first and second arms engage one another for rotation about the tape head rotation shaft, the tape head and the tape guide being disposed on opposite sides of the tape head rotation shaft; wherein when the first cover is moved relative to the second cover, engagement grooves of one of the first cover or second cover engage the driving gear of the tape holder to rotate the first and second arms and the tape guide and tape head about the tape head rotation shaft such that the tape guide and tape head exchange relative positions with one another in a region surrounded by a passage of the tape fed from the mounted supplier to the mounted collector.