Abstract: A combination measuring tape/chalk marker holder includes a main housing and a chalk retention pocket. The main housing has a main housing shell with a base and a back plate. The main housing is an equilateral triangular prismatic body with two outwardly curved lateral walls meeting at an apex. Within the housing, a locking reel holding a flexible measuring tape is releasably engaged with a locking hub formed on the back plate. The measuring tape extends through a portal formed in one of the outwardly curved lateral walls. The chalk retention pocket is fixed to and extends from the back plate. The pocket has a base parallel to and coextensive with the main housing base, two parallel lateral walls, and a flexible chalk retention member. The chalk retention pocket is flexible and removably retains a convex lensate marking body. A rotatable foot enables the holder to stand erect.
Assignee:
Bear Automotive Service Equipment Company
Inventors:
Michael J. Kling, III, Michael P. Alusick, Gary Kercheck, Daniel A. Matre, Gary L. Friederichs, Jeff Krueger, Duane M. Schmitz, James L. Visser, Mark W. Geis, Terrence K. Mahon