Tape measure holster
First Claim
1. A tape measure holster for supporting a tape measure enclosed in a housing having a rear wall and thickness for selective removal for use and replacement for storage, said holster comprising:
- a planar rear wall of a width slightly larger than that of the rear wall of the housing of the tape measure to be supported;
a pair of opposed side walls formed integrally with said rear wall and extending from lateral edges thereof a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the tape measure housing;
a spring joint between said rear wall and said side walls biasing said side walls toward each other to engage the tape measure housing;
front flaps formed one on the edge of each side wall remote from said rear wall, said flaps positioned to extend toward each other, and dimensioned to leave a space between the free edges thereof at least equal to the thickness of a finger;
a bottom wall formed along the lower edge of said rear wall and extending to said front flaps, said bottom wall having a cut out extending from the front thereof and the space between said front flaps leaving an opening equal to a finger thickness;
and retaining means attached to said rear wall for selectively securing said holster to a support.
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Abstract
A holster facilitating the carrying of a housing enclosed tape measure; a blank for forming the holster; and a method of forming the holster are disclosed. The holster is formed from a blank of relatively resilient sheet material such as sheet steel or the like dimensioned to provide a planar rear wall of a width slightly larger than that of the rear wall of the housing of the tape measure to be supported. Side walls of a thickness of the tape measure housing are formed extending from the edges of the rear wall, and front flaps are formed on the edges of each side wall with the front flaps dimensioned to permit the passage of a finger therebetween. A spring joint is formed between at least the rear wall and the side walls so as to permit the side walls to flex but biasing the side walls towards each other to frictionally retain a tape measure housing there between. A bottom wall is formed extending from the rear wall and provided with a cut-out of at least finger width. The blank is provided with areas corresponding to the above described holster wall components; and a method is disclosed for bending the blank components into the desired holster configuration.
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16 Claims
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1. A tape measure holster for supporting a tape measure enclosed in a housing having a rear wall and thickness for selective removal for use and replacement for storage, said holster comprising:
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a planar rear wall of a width slightly larger than that of the rear wall of the housing of the tape measure to be supported; a pair of opposed side walls formed integrally with said rear wall and extending from lateral edges thereof a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the tape measure housing;
a spring joint between said rear wall and said side walls biasing said side walls toward each other to engage the tape measure housing;front flaps formed one on the edge of each side wall remote from said rear wall, said flaps positioned to extend toward each other, and dimensioned to leave a space between the free edges thereof at least equal to the thickness of a finger;
a bottom wall formed along the lower edge of said rear wall and extending to said front flaps, said bottom wall having a cut out extending from the front thereof and the space between said front flaps leaving an opening equal to a finger thickness;and retaining means attached to said rear wall for selectively securing said holster to a support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A blank for forming a tape measure holster, said blank formed or a resilient sheet material and having:
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a rear wall area having substantially parallel lateral edges; side wall areas, one extending from each lateral edge of said rear wall area; front flap areas, one on each side of said side wall areas; a bottom wall area having a cut-out dimensioned to permit a finger to move therethrough, said bottom walls are extending from an edge of said rear wall area between said side wall areas. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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