Tape dispenser for defining a perimeter, apparatus therefrom and methods therefor
AssigneeShamak LLC
InventorFarhad Qamar Rizvi
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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.
Claims10
A perimeter setting apparatus, comprising:
- a pad comprising a receptacle;
- a reel housing a spool wound with a perimeter marking material, the reel comprising a receptacle located on a first side of the reel;
- a connector operatively coupled to the reel on a first end of the connector, and to the pad on a second end of the connector opposite the first end of the connector, wherein the connector is configured to allow the reel to swivel around the connector,
- wherein the connector further comprises a first wedge and a second wedge, the second wedge configured to be insertable into the receptacle of the pad, and
- wherein the second wedge comprises a first ridge and a second ridge adjacent the first ridge, the first ridge and the second ridge forming a gap in between.
A perimeter setting apparatus, comprising:
- a pad;
- a reel housing a spool wound with a perimeter marking material, the reel having a receptacle located on a first side of the reel;
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- a magnetic connector comprising a first connector and a second connector, wherein the magnetic connector is operatively coupled to the reel on a first end of the magnetic connector, and to the pad on a second end of the magnetic connector opposite the first end of the magnetic connector, wherein the magnetic connector is configured to allow the reel to swivel around the magnetic connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.