Patent Application
20240279021
Whether for commercial or D.I.Y. projects, taping complex areas can be an incredibly challenging task for many individuals on a daily basis. Currently, effective taping operations often requires two people, making it difficult for those who work alone to do the job efficiently. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem.
An apparatus to simplify taping projects allowing individuals to tape without the assistance of another person, is not being met by any known device or system at present. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem either.
The main purpose of the tape saver device is to provide users with a tool that facilitates applying tape in order to make a seal in an otherwise unreachable area.
A tape holster device including a belt clip, a bar designed to attach to the belt clip on a first end and to receive a roll of tape on a second end and to have a ninety degree bend there between, and an end cap designed to secure the roll of tape between the ninety degree bend and the second end. The disclosure yet includes a roller proximal the second end and designed to rotate a roll of tape secured to the bar.
Throughout the description, similar reference numbers may be used to identify similar elements depicted in multiple embodiments. Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms or arrangements of parts so described and illustrated. The scope of the invention is to be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.
Reference will now be made to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.
The present disclosed tape saver device, also known as “The Tape-Saver”, offers a modern accessory that cuts down on labor and material waste, saves time and allows for an improved method of accurate taping. Expanding on the initial design of an average tape roller, the Tape-Savor introduces a novel tool that holds the tape down permitting users to roll out the tape quickly, easily, and most importantly, without any additional assistance. To employ, users simply take a strip of the tape with the protective layer to the desired length and peel it back in order to stick it to the roller. Once the tape is on the roller, one can gently roll the tape backwards from the way it comes off the original roll while holding the protective layer and starting the tape on the unreachable area to seal the seam. To further enhance functionality, the Tape-Saver tool can be used one of two ways' by unrolling it from the base or simply by pushing the tape with the tool against a wall/structure. This innovative, top-quality product ensures a fully operational tool that may benefit all individuals who seek to have a more practical means of taping complex, hard-to-reach areas.
Although the operations of the method(s) herein are shown and described in a particular order, the order of the operations of each method may be altered so that certain operations may be performed in an inverse order or so that certain operations may be performed, at least in part, concurrently with other operations. In another embodiment, instructions or sub-operations of distinct operations may be implemented in an intermittent and/or alternating manner.
