Adhesive tape dispenser

An adhesive tape dispenser head assembly arranged to dispense pieces of adhesive tape onto an object, the assembly comprising:

• a feed spool arranged to hold adhesive tape;
• a tape launcher arranged to launch the adhesive tape onto the object;
• a first brake arranged to move between an applied position, in which the first brake is arranged to press the tape against the tape launcher, and an unapplied position;
• the tape launcher being arranged to move between a braked position, in which the first brake can be applied to the tape launcher, and an unbraked position, in which the tape is free to move relative to the tape launcher, the first brake remaining in the applied position initially as the tape launcher moves from the braked position to the unbraked position, such that the tape is gripped between the first brake and the tape launcher;
• a second brake arranged to facilitate positioning of the tape launcher in the braked position;
• a tape cutter movable between a cutting position, in which the tape cutter is arranged to cut the tape, and a non-cutting position;
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• a co-ordination mechanism arranged to co-ordinate relative movement between the tape launcher, the tape cutter, the first brake and the second brake such that when the tape cutter is in the cutting position, the tape launcher is in the braked position and the first brake is in the applied position.