Tape dispenser for defining a perimeter, apparatus therefrom and methods therefor
OwnerFarhad Qamar Rizviinventor
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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.
Claims19
A tape dispenser comprising:
- a gripper pad, the gripper pad having:
- one or more suction grip on one side of the gripper pad;
- a receptacle located at a center of the gripper pad on another of the gripper pad opposite the one side;
- and
- a plurality of stake receivers protruding through the gripper pad and surrounding the receptacle;
- a tape reel having:
- a spool;
- a tape comprising a fixed end and a free end, wherein the tape is wound around the spool and fixed to the spool at the fixed end;
- a fastener on the free end of the tape;
- a housing that encloses the spool and the tape, wherein the housing comprises an opening through which the tape is dispensed;
- and
- a tape look configured to look the spool in a predetermined position, upon the tape being extended to a predetermined length;
- and
- a tape connector configured to connect the gripper pad and the tape reel.
An apparatus for setting up a perimeter comprising:
- a plurality of tape dispensers;
- wherein each tape dispenser comprising:
- a gripper pad, the gripper pad having:
- one or more suction grip on one side of the gripper pad;
- a receptacle located at a center of the gripper pad on another side of the gripper pad opposite the one side;
- and
- a plurality of stake receivers protruding through the gripper pad and surrounding the receptacle;
- a tape reel having:
- a spool;
- a tape comprising a fixed end and a free end, wherein the tape is wound around the spool and fixed to the spool at the fixed end;
- a fastener an the free end of the tape;
- a housing that encloses the spool and the tape, wherein the housing comprises an opening through which the tape is dispensed;
- and
- a tape lock configured to lock the spool in a predetermined position, upon the tape being extended to a predetermined length;
- and
- a tape connector configured to connect the gripper pad and tape reel.
A method for setting up perimeter, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of tape dispensers, wherein each tape dispense comprises:
- a gripper pad, the gripper pad having:
- one or more suction grip on one side of the gripper pad;
- a receptacle located at a center of the gripper pad on another side of the gripper pad opposite the one side;
- and
- a plurality of stake receivers protruding through the gripper pad and surrounding the receptacle;
- a tape reel having:
- a spool;
- a tape comprising a fixed end and a free end, wherein the tape is wound around the spool and fixed to the spool at the fixed end;
- a fastener on the free end of the tape;
- a housing that encloses the spool and the tape, wherein the housing comprises an opening through which the tape is dispensed;
- and
- a tape lock configured to lock the spool in a predetermined position upon the tape being extended to a predetermined length;
- and
- a connector configured to connect the gripper pad and the tape reel;
- affixing a predetermined number of tape dispensers at predefined positions that define corners of the perimeter;
- connecting two tape dispensers by extending the tape from a first tape dispenser and fastening it to a second tape dispenser to define one side;
- and
- repeating the connecting of the two tape dispensers to each other to define all sides of the perimeter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.