Gold tape measure holding tool and tape cutter

Abstract

To provide a gold tape measure holding tool which makes it easier to cut an adhesive tape to a desired length by putting the tool to an existing tape cutter.SOLUTION: A gold tape measure holding tool 1 includes: a holding structure 2 for holding a housing 51 of a lockable gold tape measure 50 by containing or pinching the housing 51; and a fixation structure 4 provided indirectly in the holding structure 2, the fixation structure 4 removably fixing the holding structure 2 to a side surface 11a of a body part 11 of a desk tape cutter 10a. The lockable gold tape measure 50 is held by the holding structure 2 and a measure entrance-exit 52 and a lock operation unit 53 are exposed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a tape measure holder that can easily cut an adhesive tape to a desired length by being retrofitted to an existing tape cutter, and a tape cutter equipped with the same.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, there has been an operation of sending documents and the like in envelopes as office work. At that time, an adhesive tape piece having an appropriate length is attached to the folded portion of the envelope containing the document for sealing. However, when a person cuts the adhesive tape piece by eye from a tape cutter, it has been difficult to make the lengths of the cut adhesive tape pieces uniform. And when the length of the adhesive tape piece is longer than the target length, the excess length portion of the adhesive tape piece attached to the folded portion of the envelope is folded back to the opposite side, or when the length of the adhesive tape piece is shorter than the target length, it is necessary to cut an additional adhesive tape piece from the tape cutter and add it, and the operation is complicated. Furthermore, when the number of envelopes sealed using adhesive tape pieces is large, it has been difficult to improve workability due to the above circumstances. On the other hand, as a prior application for dealing with the above circumstances, for example, the following are known.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses an invention related to a double-sided tape cutter named "Double-sided Tape Cutter for Envelope Sealing". The double-sided tape cutter, which is an invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, will be described using the reference numerals described in FIG. 2 of the same document as they are. The double-sided tape cutter includes a double-sided tape storage unit, a double-sided tape reel (4) that is rotatably arranged within the double-sided tape storage unit and supports the double-sided tape (5), a tape measure (6) that is arranged offset from the position where the double-sided tape is pulled out and has a tape measure tape (7) that can be pulled out in a direction parallel to the double-sided tape, and a cutting blade (3) for cutting the double-sided tape. On the tape measure tape, a scale line is marked at a reference position that is the width position of the sealing portion of an envelope of a predetermined dimension from the tip thereof, or at a position up to 1 cm closer to the tip than the reference position. It is characterized by this. According to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 as described above, it is possible to easily determine the position of the tape measure according to the dimensions of the sealing portion, and it is possible to provide a double-sided tape cutter in which the double-sided tape does not adhere to the scale or the main body.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] In the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, a tape measure is built into the main body of the double-sided tape cutter. Therefore, in order to obtain the effects achieved by the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, even if one already has a tape cutter, it was necessary to newly purchase the double-sided tape cutter, which is the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1. Also, when the tape measure in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 malfunctioned, it was necessary to newly procure the double-sided tape cutter, which is the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, and in either case, it was uneconomical.

[0006] The present invention has been made to address such conventional circumstances, and its object is to provide a tape cutter that can be used as a tape cutter that can easily cut an adhesive tape to a desired length by simply retrofitting an existing tape cutter, and a tape cutter provided with the tape measure holder.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] A tape measure holder according to a first invention for solving the above problems includes a holding structure that houses or sandwiches and holds a housing of a tape measure with a locking function, and a fixing structure that is provided directly or indirectly on the holding structure and detachably fixes the holding structure to a side surface of a main body portion of a tape cutter. In a state where a tape measure with a locking function is held by the holding structure, both the measuring entrance and exit and the lock operation portion are exposed. In the first invention having the above configuration, the holding structure has an action of holding the housing of the tape measure with a locking function in a state where the measuring entrance and exit and the lock operation portion are exposed. Further, the fixing structure has an action of detachably fixing the holding structure holding the tape measure with a locking function to a side surface of the main body portion of the tape cutter. And according to the first invention as described above, a commercially available tape measure with a locking function can be detachably fixed to a side surface of a main body portion of an existing tape cutter. Thereby, according to the first invention, an existing tape cutter in which a tape measure is not built in the main body portion can be used as having the same function as a tape cutter in which a tape measure is built in the main body portion. That is, in the tape measure with a locking function held by the first invention, the measuring portion is pulled out by a desired length, and then the lock operation portion is operated to stop the rewinding operation of the measuring portion and maintain the state where the measuring portion is pulled out. By repeating the operation of pulling out and cutting the adhesive tape from the tape cutter while using the position of the hanger provided at the tip of the pulled-out measuring portion as a guide, it becomes easy to prepare the required number of adhesive tape pieces having a length approximating the desired length.

[0008] The second invention is the first invention described above, characterized in that the fixing structure includes at least one suction cup. According to the second invention with the above configuration, by using a suction cup as the fixing structure, it has the effect of simplifying the structure of the tape cutter holder according to the second invention and reducing its manufacturing cost.

[0009] The third invention is the first or second invention described above, characterized in that an angle adjustment mechanism is provided between the holding structure and the fixing structure, which can change the mounting angle of the holding structure with respect to the side surface of the main body of the tape cutter. According to the third invention with the above configuration, by providing the angle adjustment mechanism, the mounting angle of the holding structure with respect to the side surface of the main body of the tape cutter can be changed as desired. In this case, for example, even when the plane direction of the side surface of the main body of the tape cutter is not parallel to the pulling direction of the adhesive tape in the tape cutter, the pulling direction of the measuring part pulled out from the tape measure with a locking function held by the holding structure of the third invention and the pulling direction of the adhesive tape can be made substantially parallel. In this case, even when the third invention (and the tape measure with a locking function) is retrofitted and used for an existing tape cutter in which the plane direction of the side surface of the main body of the tape cutter is not parallel to the pulling direction of the adhesive tape in the tape cutter, an adhesive tape piece having a length approximated to a desired length can be efficiently created.

[0010] The tape cutter according to the fourth invention is characterized by including the tape measure holder according to the first or second invention described above. The fourth invention with the above configuration specifies the tape cutter including the tape measure holder as an invention of an article, and its effect is the same as the effects of the first and second inventions described above.

Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the first and fourth inventions, an existing desktop tape cutter can be used to have the same functions as a tape cutter with a built-in tape measure in the main body (see, for example, Patent Document 1). That is, it becomes easy to prepare a large number of adhesive tape pieces having a length approximated to a desired length from the tape cutter. As a result, according to the first and fourth inventions, the convenience and versatility of a conventionally known desktop tape cutter can be improved.

[0012] According to the second and fourth inventions, the fixing structure can be made simple and inexpensive. That is, according to the second invention, not only can the attachment work of the second invention be completed by simply pressing the suction cup against a desired position on the side surface of the main body of an existing or new tape cutter, but the second invention can be removed from the side surface of the main body of the tape cutter by slightly causing air to rise on the suction surface of this suction cup. Moreover, the suction cup can be obtained at low cost. Therefore, according to the second invention, a tape measure holder with excellent operability can be provided at low cost.

[0013] According to the third invention, when the planar direction of the side surface of the main body of the tape cutter is not formed substantially parallel to the pulling-out direction of the adhesive tape, it becomes possible to finely adjust the attachment angle of the tape measure with a locking function with respect to the planar direction of the side surface of the main body of the tape cutter. As a result, it becomes easy to prepare a large number of adhesive tape pieces having a desired length using the third invention, a tape measure with a locking function, and an existing tape cutter. Therefore, according to the third invention, it is possible to provide a tape measure holder with high versatility with respect to the side surface shape of the main body of the tape cutter.

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0015] The tape measure holder and the tape cutter according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

[0016] [1; About the basic configuration of the present invention] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the tape measure holder and the tape cutter according to the embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as "the present embodiment") will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the tape measure holder and the tape cutter according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an image diagram showing the state in which the tape measure holder according to the present embodiment is disassembled. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tape measure holder 1 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a holding structure 2 (accommodating portion 3) formed of a hollow container body that accommodates and holds the housing 51 of the tape measure 50 with a locking function, and a fixing structure 4 that is detachably attached to the holding structure 2 and detachably fixes the holding structure 2 to the side surface 11a of the main body portion 11 of the desktop tape cutter 10a. Note that the accommodating portion 3, which is the holding structure 2 of the tape measure holder 1 according to the present embodiment, is formed with a window (see the later description) for exposing the measure entrance / exit 52 and the lock operation portion 53 when the tape measure 50 with a locking function is held.

[0017] Further, the tape cutter 10 according to the present embodiment is obtained by attaching the above-described spring tape holder 1 to a side surface 11a of a main body 11 of an existing desktop tape cutter 10a, that is, a conventionally known tape cutter without a built-in measuring tape as disclosed in Patent Document 1 above, via a fixing structure 4.

[0018] (Regarding the holding structure (accommodating portion)) More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the accommodating portion 3 which is the holding structure 2 of the spring tape holder 1 according to the present embodiment is a container main body 3a with a lid 3e that can accommodate and hold an existing (or commercially available) spring tape 50 with a locking function in its hollow portion. Note that the materials of the container main body 3a and the lid 3e are made of resin or metal. Further, the lid 3e is attached to an opening portion (not shown) of the container main body 3a so as to be openable and closable via, for example, a hinge 3f provided on the top surface of the container main body 3a. Furthermore, in the container main body 3a, a measuring opening 3c for allowing the measuring portion 54 to be taken in and out is formed at a position corresponding to the position where the measuring entrance and exit 52 is arranged when the spring tape 50 with a locking function is accommodated in its hollow portion. In addition, in the container main body 3a, a locking operation opening 3d for exposing the locking operation portion 53 of the spring tape 50 with a locking function to the outside of the container main body 3a is formed at a position corresponding to the position where the locking operation portion 53 is arranged. Also, between the measuring opening 3c and the locking operation opening 3d in the container main body 3a, a thin plate-shaped stopper 3b is provided to prevent the spring tape 50 with a locking function from being pulled out and detached from the container main body 3a when the measuring portion 54 is pulled out with the spring tape 50 with a locking function accommodated in the container main body 3a.

[0019] In FIGS. 1 and 2, the case where the container body 3a includes the stopper 3b is described as an example. However, when the horizontal widths of the measuring opening 3c and the lock operation opening 3d (the widths in the left-right direction of the paper surface in FIGS. 1 and 2) are set to be smaller than the thickness of the housing 51 of the tape measure 50 with a locking function (the thickness in the left-right direction of the paper surface in FIGS. 1 and 2), even if the measuring opening 3c and the lock operation opening 3d are connected to form one window, there is no risk that the tape measure 50 with a locking function will come off from the container body 3a. Therefore, the stopper 3b may not be provided. That is, an opening that also serves as the measuring opening 3c and the lock operation opening 3d may be formed in the container body 3a of the housing portion 3 without providing the stopper 3b.

[0020] Further, when the lid 3e is flipped upward in the vertical upward direction and opened in the housing portion 3 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the end portion of the stopper 3b on the lid 3e side is in a released state. That is, both the measuring opening 3c and the lock operation opening 3d are in an open state. For this reason, the housing 51 of the tape measure 50 with a locking function shown in FIG. 2 can be accommodated in the hollow portion of the container body 3a simply by sliding it to the left side of the paper surface. Also, when the lid 3e is rotated about the axis of the hinge 3f and lowered to the vertical downward side in that state, the opening (not shown) of the container body 3a can be closed by the lid 3e. Although not particularly shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, claw-shaped protrusions that latch onto an opening (not shown) of the container body 3a may be provided at the edge portion of the lid 3e opposite to the side having the hinge 3f, so that the lid 3e does not easily open. Alternatively, a magnet may be used as the fixing structure of the lid 3e. Furthermore, in FIGS. 1 and 2, the case where the hinge 3f for rotating the lid 3e is provided on the top surface of the container body 3a is described as an example. However, the installation position of the hinge 3f may be on the invisible side surface of the container body 3a on the back side of the paper surface. That is, the axis of the hinge 3f may be arranged in the vertical direction (the up-down direction of the paper surface).

[0021] (Regarding the fixing structure) In the fixing structure 4 of the measuring tape holder 1 according to this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it is made of resin or metal and is composed of a housing part holder 4a formed of a bent plate (leaf spring) having a substantially U-shaped cross section in the vertical direction (the cross section in the up-and-down direction of the paper surface). A latching hole 4b is formed in the plate portion located at the center of the housing part holder 4a and is used to latch a protruding latching part 5a provided at the top of the outer surface of the curved part of the suction cup 5. The suction cup 5 is provided with the latching part 5a latched in the latching hole 4b. The top surface (the surface on the upper side of the paper surface) and the bottom surface (the surface on the lower side of the paper surface) of the housing part 3 (holding structure 2) are clamped and held in the hollow part of the housing part holder 4a of such a fixing structure 4. In addition, in FIGS. 1 and 2, the case where two suction cups 5 are provided in the housing part holder 4a is taken as an example for explanation. However, the number of suction cups 5 does not need to be specified as the number shown in the figure, and it is sufficient to have any number of suction cups 5 of one or more. However, if the number of suction cups 5 is large, the attachment and detachment operation will become complicated, and it is considered that there is no place to adsorb a large number of suction cups 5. Therefore, in practice, it is good to provide about 1 to 3.

[0022] In addition, to attach the holding structure 2 (housing part 3) to the fixing structure 4 according to this embodiment, the housing part 3 may be pushed into the hollow part of the housing part holder 4a that constitutes the fixing structure 4. That is, the housing part 3 shown in FIG. 2 may be slid from the left side to the right side of the paper surface and fitted into the hollow part of the housing part holder 4a shown in FIG. 2. Note that FIG. 1 shows a state in which the housing part 3 (the measuring tape 50 with a locking function has been housed) is fitted into the hollow part of the housing part holder 4a. Furthermore, in the measuring tape holder 1 according to this embodiment, the case where the holding structure 2 and the fixing structure 4 are provided separately is taken as an example for explanation. However, any desired number of suction cups 5 may be directly attached to the surface of the housing part 3 on the side where the lid 3e is not arranged (not shown). In this case, the structure of the measuring tape holder 1 according to this embodiment can be made simpler.

[0023] (Regarding the usage method of the measuring tape holder) The tape measure holder 1 according to this embodiment, for example, after accommodating the tape measure 50 with a locking function in the accommodating portion 3 (holding structure 2) shown in FIG. 2 above, attaches the fixing structure 4 also shown in FIG. 2 to this accommodating portion 3, and further attaches the accommodating portion 3 provided with the fixing structure 4 to the side surface 11a of the main body portion 11 of the desktop tape cutter 10a (see FIG. 1). Alternatively, after attaching the fixing structure 4 shown in FIG. 2 to the side surface 11a of the main body portion 11 of the desktop tape cutter 10a, the accommodating portion 3 that has accommodated the tape measure 50 with a locking function may be fitted into the accommodating portion holder 4a of the fixing structure 4. Or, after attaching the fixing structure 4 shown in FIG. 2 to the side surface 11a of the main body portion 11 of the desktop tape cutter 10a, an accommodating portion 3 that has not accommodated the tape measure 50 with a locking function may be fitted into the accommodating portion holder 4a thereof, and finally the tape measure 50 with a locking function may be accommodated in the accommodating portion 3.

[0024] (Regarding existing desktop tape cutters) As shown in FIG. 1, an existing desktop tape cutter 10a, which is an object for installing the tape measure holder 1 according to this embodiment, for example, includes an adhesive tape reel 13 that holds an adhesive tape roll 20 having a core 21, and a main body portion 11 with a cutting blade 12 that is placed on a placement surface and rotatably supports the adhesive tape reel 13 around its axis. Further, the main body portion 11 is integrally connected with a back side part having a recess formed at its center for accommodating the adhesive tape reel 13 that holds the adhesive tape roll 20, and a front side part provided with a cutting blade 12 for cutting while supporting an end portion of the adhesive tape 22 drawn out from the adhesive tape roll 20 held by the adhesive tape reel 13. Also, the connecting portion between the back side part and the front side part of the main body portion 11 usually has a valley shape, and the adhesive tape 22 drawn out from the adhesive tape roll 20 is structured not to contact the main body portion 11 until it reaches the cutting blade 12. Furthermore, in such an existing desktop tape cutter 10a, in many cases, the planar directions of the left and right side surfaces 11a of the main body portion 11 are substantially parallel to the drawing direction of the adhesive tape 22.

[0025] (Regarding the existing retractable measuring tape with a locking function) The existing (or commercially available) retractable measuring tape 50 held by the measuring tape holder 1 according to the present embodiment is, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, made of, for example, resin and having a hollow container-shaped housing 51. Inside the hollow portion, it is composed of a metal thin plate-shaped long strip, and has a measuring portion 54 that has shape retention when pulled out, and a spring (not shown) made of metal that is connected to the end of the measuring portion 54 on the side without the latching tool 55 that is accommodated in a wound state in the housing 51 and biases the measuring portion 54 to always retract. Furthermore, the existing retractable measuring tape 50 with a locking function is provided with a locking mechanism (not shown) in the housing 51 that restricts the retracting operation of the measuring portion 54 by using, for example, frictional force or the like, and a locking operation portion 53 for operating this locking mechanism is provided near the measuring tape entrance / exit 52 of the housing 51. Also, the end connected to the spring (not shown) of the measuring portion 54 is provided with, for example, a latching tool 55 made of metal and having an L-shaped cross-section. Furthermore, the end of the measuring portion 54 provided with the latching tool 55 is taken in and out from the measuring tape entrance / exit 52 formed on the thick portion of the housing 51 (the circumferential side surface formed in the left-right direction of the paper surface in FIG. 2). In the existing retractable measuring tape 50 shown in FIG. 2, the retracting operation of the measuring portion 54 can be restricted by sliding the locking operation portion 53 upward in the vertically upward direction (the direction indicated by reference numeral A in FIG. 2) and pushing it up. Also, although the sizes and shapes of the individual parts of existing (commercially available) retractable measuring tapes with a locking function other than those shown are variously different, they have substantially the same structure (mechanism) as the retractable measuring tape 50 with a locking function shown in FIG. 2 and the like.

[0026] [2; Regarding the usage method of the present invention] The usage method of the tape cutter 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6. Each of FIGS. 3 to 6 is an image diagram for explaining the usage state of the tape cutter according to the present embodiment. Using the tape cutter 10 according to this embodiment (which is the existing desktop tape cutter 10a with the tape measure holder 1 according to this embodiment installed thereon), the procedure for cutting out an adhesive tape piece having a length that is neither excessive nor insufficient for sealing the folded portion 62 of the envelope 60 (see FIG. 3) is as follows, for example. In the first step (step S1), the side edge 61a of the envelope body 61 of the envelope 60 is placed in contact with the lower edge 11c on the front 11b side of the main body portion 11 of the tape cutter 10 in the state shown in FIG. 1 above (see FIG. 3).

[0027] Next (step S2), as shown in FIG. 4, the user (not shown) pinches the hooking tool 55 provided at the tip of the measuring portion 54 of the tape measure 50 with locking function held in the holding structure 2 (accommodating portion 3) with a finger (not shown) and pulls out the measuring portion 54, and aligns the tip position of the hooking tool 55 with the position of the side edge 61a of the envelope 60 on the side that is not in contact with the lower edge 11c of the front 11b of the tape cutter 10. After that, the locking operation portion 53 of the tape measure 50 with locking function is operated, that is, the locking operation portion 53 is pushed up in the direction indicated by reference numeral A in FIG. 4 to temporarily restrict the rewinding operation of the measuring portion 54. That is, by this operation, the position of the hooking tool 55 provided at the tip of the measuring portion 54 of the tape measure 50 with locking function is fixed on the side edge 61a of the envelope 60 on the side that is not in contact with the lower edge 11c of the front 11b of the tape cutter 10 (the measuring portion 54 is fixed in the state shown in FIG. 4).

[0028] Subsequently (step S3), as shown in FIG. 5, the user (not shown) pinches the end portion 22' of the adhesive tape 22 arranged near the cutting blade 12 of the tape cutter 10 with a finger 70, pulls it out while visually confirming, and cuts the adhesive tape 22 with the cutting blade 12 until the end portion 22' reaches the tip position of the hooking tool 55 of the measuring portion 54 to obtain an adhesive tape piece 22a.

[0029] Finally (step S4), as shown in FIG. 6, the folded portion 62 of the envelope 60 may be sealed using the adhesive tape piece 22a obtained in the previous step S3. In the previous step S3, the user determines the pulling length of the adhesive tape piece 22a by eye based on the length (L) of the measuring portion 54 pulled out from the retractable measuring tape 50 with a locking function. Therefore, the length (L) of the obtained adhesive tape piece 22a does not exactly match the length (L) in the short side direction of the envelope 60, and there is a slight error. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the length of the adhesive tape piece 22a is particularly expressed as "a length approximated to the length L". However, the range of this error is much smaller than the case where the length of the adhesive tape piece 22a is determined only by the user's rough estimate without using the pulling amount of the measuring portion 54 of the retractable measuring tape 50 with a locking function as a reference, and it does not cause any problem in sealing the folded portion 62 of the envelope 60.

[0030] [3; Effects of the present invention] According to the retractable measuring tape holder 1 and the tape cutter 10 according to the present embodiment, the existing desktop tape cutter 10a can be used as having the same function as a tape cutter (for example, see Patent Document 1) with a retractable measuring tape built in the main body. That is, according to the retractable measuring tape holder 1 and the tape cutter 10 according to the present embodiment, it becomes easy to prepare a large number of adhesive tape pieces 22a having a desired length from the tape cutter 10. In addition, according to the retractable measuring tape holder 1 and the tape cutter 10 according to the present embodiment, the convenience and versatility of the conventionally known desktop tape cutter 10a can be improved.

[0031] Furthermore, when the suction cup 5 is particularly used as the fixing structure 4 of the retractable measuring tape holder 1 according to the present embodiment, the structure of the fixing structure 4 can be simplified and its manufacturing cost can be reduced. That is, according to the retractable measuring tape holder 1 according to the present embodiment using the suction cup 5 as the fixing structure 4, the attachment work of the retractable measuring tape holder 1 can be completed only by pressing the suction cup 5 against a desired position on the side surface 11a of the main body portion 11 of the existing (or commercially available) desktop tape cutter 10a. Furthermore, by peeling off the suction cup 5 from the main body 11 of the existing (or commercially available) desktop tape cutter 10a, the measuring tape holder 1 according to the present embodiment can be easily removed. Moreover, the suction cup 5 can be obtained at a low cost. Therefore, according to the measuring tape holder 1 according to the present embodiment that uses the suction cup 5 as the fixing structure 4, a measuring tape holder with excellent operability can be provided at low cost.

[0032] [4; About the modification and detailed structure of the present invention] (About the angle adjustment mechanism of the holding structure) The measuring tape holder according to a modification of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a view of the measuring tape holder according to a modification of the present embodiment as seen from the front side. As shown in FIG. 7, the measuring tape holder 1' according to the modification includes an angle adjustment mechanism 6 between the accommodating portion 3 (see FIGS. 2 etc.) and the fixing structure 4'. As shown in FIG. 7, the fixing structure 4' of the measuring tape holder 1' according to the modification includes, for example, a suction cup hanging portion 4c made of a flat plate body made of resin or metal, and a hanging hole 4b formed in the thickness direction of the suction cup hanging portion 4c for hanging the hanging portion 5a of the suction cup 5, and the suction cup 5 (for example, two) that is detachably held by hanging the hanging portion 5a in the hanging hole 4b.

[0033] Also, as shown in FIG. 7, the angle adjustment mechanism 6 includes a connecting arm 6a protruding from the surface of the accommodating portion 3 (holding structure 2) on the side opposite to the side where the lid 3e is arranged, and a connecting arm 6b protruding from the surface of the previous fixing structure 4' on the side where the hanging portion 5a of the suction cup 5 is arranged, and is constituted by a support shaft (such as a bolt 6d) that integrally connects the connecting arms 6a and 6b in a state where they overlap each other and supports them so as to be rotatable relative to each other. More specifically, the support shaft in the angle adjustment mechanism 6 includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, an insertion hole 6c formed to penetrate the thickness direction (the vertical direction in the drawing of FIG. 7) of the connecting arm 6a and the connecting arm 6b, a bolt 6d inserted into the communication portion between the insertion holes 6c, and a nut 6e provided on the end side of the shaft portion of the bolt 6d. Also, although not particularly labeled in FIG. 7, washers may be provided between the head of bolt 6d and connecting arm 6a, and between nut 6e and connecting arm 6b. Furthermore, instead of nut 6e, a wing nut (not shown) may be used so that the tightening condition of nut 6e can be adjusted as desired.

[0034] According to the tape measure holder 1' according to the above-described modification, the housing portion 3 can be rotated as desired about the axis 7 of bolt 6d (refer to the direction indicated by reference sign B in FIG. 7). In this case, when the tape measure holder 1' is installed on the side surface 11a of the main body portion 11 of the existing desktop tape cutter 10a via the fixing structure 4', the installation angle of the housing portion 3 (holding structure 2) with respect to the planar direction of the side surface 11a can be changed as desired.

[0035] Among existing desktop tape cutters 10a, there are some in which the planar direction of the side surface 11a of the main body portion 11 is not parallel to the pulling direction of the adhesive tape 22. When installing and using the tape measure holder 1 without the angle adjustment mechanism 6 shown in FIG. 1 etc. on the side surface 11a of the main body portion 11 of such an existing desktop tape cutter 10a, due to the non-parallelism between the planar direction of the side surface 11a and the pulling direction of the adhesive tape 22, the pulling direction of the major portion 54 in the tape measure 50 with a locking function cannot be made parallel to the pulling direction of the adhesive tape 22. In this case, it becomes difficult to approximate the length of the obtained adhesive tape piece 22a to the target length. And this phenomenon becomes more prominent as the size of the envelope 60 is larger. For this reason, it is expected that the convenience of the tape measure holder 1 (refer to FIG. 2 etc.) according to the present embodiment will decrease.

[0036] On the other hand, when using the measuring tape holder 1' according to the modified example, even when the planar direction of the side surface 11a of the main body 11 of the existing desktop tape cutter 10a and the pulling direction of the adhesive tape 22 are not parallel, by providing the angle adjustment mechanism 6, the pulling direction of the adhesive tape 22 and the pulling direction of the measuring part 54 of the measuring tape 50 with a locking function held by the measuring tape holder 1' can be made substantially parallel. Therefore, when using the measuring tape holder 1' according to the modified example, the above-mentioned problems are less likely to occur. Therefore, according to the measuring tape holder 1' according to the modified example of the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a measuring tape holder with higher versatility with respect to the shape of the main body 11 of the existing desktop tape cutter 10a.

[0037] Note that, in the measuring tape holder 1' (see FIG. 7) according to the modified example, the case of using a support shaft structure as the angle adjustment mechanism 6 is described as an example, but a ball joint (not shown) may be used instead of such a support shaft structure. When using a ball joint (not shown) as the angle adjustment mechanism 6, the range in which the mounting angle of the holding structure 2 (accommodating portion 3) with respect to the planar direction of the side surface 11a of the main body 11 of the existing desktop tape cutter 10a can be changed becomes wider, so a higher-performance measuring tape holder can be provided.

[0038] (Regarding the form of the holding structure) In the present embodiment, the case of using the hollow container-shaped accommodating portion 3 as the holding structure 2 is described as an example, but the form of the holding structure 2 may be other than this form. In this case, the accommodating portion holder 4a becomes a measuring tape holder with a locking function. More specifically, the measuring tape 50 with a locking function may be directly held by the accommodating portion holder 4a of the fixing structure 4 shown in FIG. 2 above. In this case, by adopting a leaf spring structure with better clamping force for the accommodating portion holder 4a or providing an anti-slip or the like at the contact portion with the housing 51 of the measuring tape 50 with a locking function, it is possible to prevent the measuring tape 50 with a locking function from accidentally coming off from the accommodating portion holder 4a (measuring tape holder with a locking function). In addition, when using a conventionally known clamp mechanism or a clamping mechanism such as a conventionally known clip instead of the storage part holder 4a, the same operational effects can be expected.

[0039] (Regarding the display of the pulling-out amount of the measuring part) In addition, in the tape measure holder 1 according to the present embodiment, with the tip position (however, before pulling out) of the hooking tool 55 of the tape measure 50 with a locking function held in the storage part 3 (holding structure 2), and the installation position of the cutting blade 12 in the desktop tape cutter 10a being made to coincide, when the tape measure holder 1 can be installed on the side surface 11a of the main body part 11 of the desktop tape cutter 10a, the pulling-out amount (length) of the measuring part 54 and the length (L) in the short side direction of the envelope 60 coincide. In this case, for example, by displaying the pulling-out amount (cm) of the measuring part 54 corresponding to the size of each envelope 60 at a visible position on the surface of the container main body 3a of the storage part 3, the user can omit the step S1 in the usage method of the previous tape cutter 10. In this case, using the tape cutter 10 according to the present embodiment and the tape cutter according to its modified example, the operation of creating the adhesive tape 22 having a desired length can be performed more efficiently. In addition, the reference display of the pulling-out amount of the tape measure 50 with a locking function may be directly displayed (such as adding a prominent marking line in red etc.) together with the envelope size on the memory of the measuring part 54 of the tape measure 50 with a locking function. Also in this case, the same operational effects can be exhibited.

[0040] (Regarding the installation position of the tape measure holder) In the present embodiment, an example is given and described where the tape measure holder 1 (or the tape measure holder 1') is installed and used near the installation position of the cutting blade 12 in the main body part 11 of the existing desktop tape cutter 10a, that is, on the side surface 11a closer to the front surface 11b of the main body part 11, but the installation position of the tape measure holder 1 (or the tape measure holder 1') may be other than the above. That is, the tape measure holder 1 (or the tape measure holder 1') according to the present embodiment may be attached to and used on the side surface 11a near the back surface 11d of the main body 11 of the existing desktop tape cutter 10a. In the tape cutter 10 according to the present embodiment, the main purpose of using the tape measure 50 with a locking function is not to directly measure the length of the adhesive tape 22, but to use it as a positioning member for aligning the pulling amount of the adhesive tape 22 to a desired value. Therefore, by performing steps S1 and S2 in the above-described method of using the tape cutter 10, even if the tape measure holder 1 (or the tape measure holder 1') according to the present embodiment is attached to the side surface 11a near the back surface 11d of the main body 11 of the existing desktop tape cutter 10a, the object and effects of the present invention can be sufficiently exhibited. However, in this case, since the pulling amount of the measurer portion 54 of the tape measure 50 with a locking function does not match the pulling amount of the adhesive tape 22, the reference indication on the surface of the housing portion 3 as described above cannot be used.

[0041] (Regarding a modification of the fixing structure) In the fixing structure 4 according to the present embodiment, the case where the suction cup 5 is used as a fixture is described as an example. However, in addition to the suction cup 5, for example, a tightening tool such as a binding band or an adhesive member (such as an adhesive seal, etc.) may be used. In this case, for example, even when the side surface 11a of the main body 11 of the desktop tape cutter 10a is made of a material not suitable for adsorption by the suction cup 5 or has a surface shape, the tape measure holder 1 (or the tape measure holder 1') according to the present embodiment can be attached to and used on the side surface 11a of the main body 11 of the desktop tape cutter 10a.

Industrial Applicability

[0042] As described above, the present invention is a tape measure holder and a tape cutter equipped with the same that can efficiently prepare a large number of adhesive tape pieces having a desired length from the tape cutter by using an existing desktop tape cutter and a tape measure with a locking function as they are, and is applicable in the technical field related to stationery and office supplies.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0043] 1…Metal tape holder 2…Holding structure 3…Accommodating part 3a…Container body 3b…Stopper 3c…Opening for the measurer 3d…Opening for lock operation 3e…Cover 3f…Hinge 4…Fixing structure 4a…Holder for the accommodating part 4b…Hooking hole 4c…Suction cup hooking part 5…Suction cup 5a…Hooking part 6…Angle adjusting mechanism 6a, 6b…Linking arms 6c…Insertion hole 6d…Bolt 6e…Nut 7…Axis center 10…Tape cutter 10a…Tape cutter for desktop use 11…Main body part 11a…Side surface 11b…Front surface 11c…Lower edge 11d…Back surface 12…Cutting blade 13…Adhesive tape reel 20…Adhesive tape roll 21…Core 22…Adhesive tape 22’…End part 22a…Adhesive tape piece 50…Metal tape with lock function 51…Housing 52…Measurer entrance / exit 53…Lock operation part 54…Measurer part 55…Hooking tool 60…Envelope 61…Envelope body 61a…Side edge 62…Folded-back part 70…Finger

Claims

1. A holding structure for accommodating or clamping and holding the housing of a retractable measuring tape with a locking function, A fixing structure provided directly or indirectly on the holding structure for detachably fixing the holding structure to the side surface of the main body of the tape cutter, A measuring tape holder, characterized in that both the measuring port and the locking operation part are exposed when the retractable measuring tape with the locking function is held by the holding structure.

2. The measuring tape holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixing structure includes at least one suction cup.

3. Interposed between the holding structure and the fixing structure, The measuring tape holder according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized by comprising an angle adjustment mechanism for making it possible to change the mounting angle of the holding structure with respect to the side surface of the main body of the tape cutter.

4. A tape cutter, characterized by comprising the measuring tape holder according to claim 1 or claim 2.

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