Dispenser apparatus for adhesive tape

A hand held apparatus for the supply, activation and dispensing of a length of adhesive tape, said apparatus comprising:

• feed means in order to move a leading end of the said length of tape away from a tape supply held in a cavity in a housing of the apparatus and towards a dispensing outlet,
• a liquid application station to allow liquid to be applied to an adhesive coating on the said adhesive tape as it passes said station,
• a cutting station to selectively cut the tape to define the said length of adhesive tape, said liquid application station and cutting station located intermediate the said tape supply and the dispensing outlet;
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• user actuation means are provided and located adjacent to a handle portion of the housing to allow selective operation of the feed means to sequentially move the said leading end through the dispensing outlet followed by operation of the cutting station to define the said length of adhesive tape with liquid applied to the said adhesive coating of the same,
• said liquid application station including a reservoir received in a base of the housing, said reservoir including a cap in connection with a receiving tube leading to a sump assembly located in the base, said sump assembly including a cavity and a brush chassis with a brush,
• wherein said reservoir is located at a first side of the length of tape and the said sump assembly is located at a second side of the said length of tape opposing said first side, and said tube passes through said housing between said first and second sides and, when located with said cap, opens a valve in the cap to allow liquid to flow from the reservoir, through the tube, into the said cavity and along the bristles of the brush to be available to be applied from the bristles to activate the said adhesive coating on the said second side of the length of tape as it passes to the dispensing outlet.