Abstract: A spooled marking apparatus for defining layouts of athletic fields, playing surfaces, home improvement projects, and the like is presented herein. The reel includes a housing within which a spool is disposed retaining an elongated marking device wound thereon. The housing includes an opening through which a free end of the elongated marking device is allowed to pass through. The free end of the elongated marking device includes a fastener, and the housing includes a lock and a roller handle.

Abstract: A tape dispenser that includes a gripper pad and a tape reel. The tape reel includes a spool around which a tape is wound. The spool is enclosed in a housing that includes an opening through which a free end of the tape is allowed to pass through. The free end of the tape includes a fastener such as a hook. The housing also includes a tape lock and a roller handle. The gripper pad includes at least one suction pad, receiving means for a stake, or both. The tape reel and the gripper pad each include receiving means for a connecting means. The connecting means is a wedge connector, a magnetic connector, or the like, and combinations thereof. The tape reel is allowed to freely rotate while the gripper pad remains affixed onto a surface such as a floor, a lawn or a turf.