Patent ID: 8146644

Claim:
A film transfer tool comprising: a housing including a first end, a second end, a substantially U-shaped groove in vicinity to the second end, and an elastic plate surrounded by the U-shaped groove; a reel assembly mounted in the housing and including an application head and a force-applied member, with the application head disposed in proximity to the first end of the housing, with the force-applied member disposed in proximity to the second end of the housing, with the reel assembly including a wall from which a first stopping member is extended; an elastic element incorporated with the reel assembly and restrained in the housing; and an active member including a locking section and a looped passage and pivotally mounted on the elastic plate of the housing, wherein pivoting of the active member urges the elastic plate outwardly, wherein the force-applied member is operably moved to urge the reel assembly toward the first end of the housing and to enable the application head to extend outside the housing, wherein the first stopping member urges the active member and is moved into the looped passage and is retained at the locking section, and wherein the first stopping member is disengaged from the locking section and is moved to the looped passage thereafter and the reel assembly is moved toward the second end of the housing thereafter in order to stow the application head inside the housing.