Patent ID: 7568513

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a container having a periphery and a first base, which enclose a cavity; wherein the periphery and the base are connected together, the periphery upwardly extending from the base; wherein the periphery has a first slot and a substantially opposing second slot; wherein the first slot is sized to permit a first end of a tape located on a roll to be slid through the first slot; wherein the second slot is sized to permit the first end of the tape located on the roll to be slid through the second slot; and further comprising a tape holder connected to the container so that the tape holder lies outside of the cavity of the container; and wherein the roll can be placed on the tape holder so that the roll can be rotated and the tape thereby unwound; wherein the tape holder includes a second base having a upper surface; the apparatus further comprising a reel comprised of an axle, and an elongated leg, wherein the axle is connected at substantially a right angle to the elongated leg, and the elongated leg is connected to the tape holder so that the elongated leg pivots with respect to the tape holder; wherein the axle can be inserted through a center of the roll to place the roll in a first state on the axle, so that the roll can rotate about the axle in the first state; and wherein while the roll is in the first state on the axle, the elongated leg pivots to either make the roll rest on the upper surface of the second base or to raise the roll above the upper surface so that the roll does not rest on the upper surface of the second base.