Patent ID: 6935045

Claim:
An attachment designed to facilitate measured marking and cutting while using commercially available extendable tape measures having a measuring tape which may be contained within or extended from a case; said attachment comprising: a) a substantially cubic body with a width greater than either its length or height; b) said width being within a range of one to eight inches; c) a slot positioned on an upper surface of said body, said slot sized and shaped to slideably hold said body of said attachment upon said extended tape, said slot being perpendicular to said width and height sides of said attachment; d) retaining means on said body for sliding relocation and temporary fixation of said attachment upon said extended tape while said extended tape is located within said slot; e) at least one measurement index located on the top surface of said attachment body and viewable relative to markings on said extended tape while in use; f) at least one marking instrument holder and at least one cutting instrument holder built into said attachment body whose positions are known and fixed relative to said at least one measurement index; and g) said body further having guarding means for the hand and fingers, said body being designed to be easily hand held.