Patent Application
20210196031
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The disclosure relates to carrying devices and more particularly pertains to a new carrying device for storing a tape measure.
The prior art relates to carrying devices. The prior art discloses a panel having a slot integrated therein for receiving a belt and a groove therein for engaging a clip of a tape measure. Additionally, the prior art discloses a panel that has a slot therein for receiving a belt and a cage being movably coupled to the panel for storing a claw hammer. The prior art discloses a tool holster that includes a strap that is suspended from a belt and a pocket that is integrated into the strap for storing a tool. The prior art discloses a pager holder that includes a strap folded onto itself to form a single closed loop and an engagement that is attached to the strap for engaging a clip on a pager.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a strap that is folded over onto itself such that the strap forms a closed loop for receiving a belt worn on a user's pants. Moreover, the strap is stitched to itself to define a first portion of the closed loop and a second portion of the closed loop. The first portion receives the belt on the user's pants. A ring is suspended from the second portion of the closed loop defined by the strap. Additionally, the ring can engage a clip on a tape measure for storing the tape measure.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The strap 12 has a first end 20, a second end 22 and an outer surface 24 extending therebetween, and the outer surface 24 has a first side 26 and a second side 28. The strap 12 is folded onto itself having the first side 26 abutting the second side 28 at a connection point 30 and having the first end 20 being spaced from the second end 22. The stitching 32 extends through the strap 12 and engages the connection point 30 to define the first portion 16 and the second portion 18 of the closed loop. The first portion 16 has a length that is greater than the length of the second portion 18.
A ring 34 is suspended from the second portion 18 of the closed loop defined by the strap 12 to engage a clip 36 on a tape measure 38 for storing the tape measure 38. The ring 34 has a pair of first members 40 extending between a pair of second members 42, and the second members 42 are spaced apart from each other. A respective one of the first members 40 extends through the second portion 18 of the closed loop has a respective one of the first members 40 being spaced from the strap 12 for engaging the clip 36.
In use, the user's belt 14 is extended through the first portion 16 of the closed loop such that the strap 12 is suspended from the user's belt 14. The clip 36 on the tape measure 38 is engaged on the respective first member 40 of the ring 34 to attach the tape measure 38 to the clip 36. In this way the tape measure 38 can be carried without the risk of being dropped. Additionally, the strap 12 eliminates the problem associated with tape measures falling out of tool boxes or tool pouches. In this way the strap 12 and the ring 34 facilitate the tape measure 38 to always be available to a worker on a job site or the like.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
