Dispenser for self-adhesive material

A device for separating and dispensing stick-on material from a roll of backing tape to which the stick-on material is adhered, comprising:

• an elongated tape guide member having front and rear ends and upper and lower surfaces,
• an empty-tape chamber at the rear end of the guide member,
• a holding chamber for a roll of backing tape to which stick-on material is adhered located adjacent to the upper surface of the guide member rearwardly of the front end, and
• a drive member frictionally engaging the lower surface of the guide member rearwardly of the front end and movably mounted for rearward movement relative to the guide member while in such frictional engagement.

A device for separating and dispensing stick-on material from a roll of backing tape to which the stick-on material is adhered, comprising:

• means for holding a supply roll of backing tape and stick-on material so that tape and adhered stick-on material can be payed out from the roll and the tape can be separated from the stick-on material,
• means spaced from the holding means for receiving empty-tape after it has been separated from the stick-on material,
• means for guiding tape that has been separated from the stick-on material along a path from the holding means to the receiving means, and
• means cooperating with the guiding means for receiving therebetween empty tape from the holding means, for pressing the empty tape against the guiding means, and for applying a force to the tape that moves the tape along the path toward the receiving means.

A device for separating and dispensing postage stamps from a roll of backing tape to which the stamps are lightly adhered, comprising:

• a housing having a front, a rear, a bottom and a top,
• an intermediate wall in the housing spaced between the front and the rear thereof and terminating in spaced relation to the bottom wall,
• the top, bottom, and sides of the housing and the intermediate wall defining an empty tape take-up chamber therebetween,
• a guidewall extending forwardly from the intermediate wall in closely spaced relation to the bottom wall thereby defining a rear guideway therebetween, said guide wall also extending upwardly from the bottom wall and terminating in a front tip spaced above the bottom of the housing,
• the sides and guidewall defining a supply chamber forwardly of the intermediate wall and opening at the front of the housing, and
• a resiliently compressible roller rotatably mounted between the side walls under and in resilient engagement with the guidewall, defining a forward guideway therebetween aligned with the rear guideway, and projecting from the bottom of the housing.

A device for separating stick-on material such as postage stamps from a roll of backing tape to which the stick-on material is adhered and dispensing the stick-on material onto an application surface, comprising:

• a housing having a pair of elongated longitudinally extending side walls, a rear wall interconnecting the side walls, a bottom wall interconnecting the side walls and extending forwardly from the rear wall, and a top wall extending forwardly from the rear wall;
• an intermediate wall extending down from the top wall in longitudinally spaced relation to the rear wall and terminating in spaced relation to the bottom wall, the top, bottom, side and the intermediate walls defining a substantially cylindrical empty tape take-up chamber therebetween;
• a guidewall extending forwardly from the intermediate wall in closely spaced relation to the bottom wall thereby defining a rear guideway therebetween, said guidewall also extending upwardly from the bottom wall and terminating in a front tip spaced above the bottom of the housing, the intermediate and guidewall also extending transversely of the housing between the side walls,
• the side, intermediate, and guide walls defining a supply chamber forwardly of the intermediate wall and opening at the top and at the front of the housing;
• a cover pivotally attached to the housing and movable to and from positions closing and opening the top of the supply chamber;
• a resiliently compressible roller rotatably mounted in the housing on an axis spaced below and rearwardly of the tip, under and in resilient engagement with the guidewall, defining a forward guideway therebetween aligned with the rear guideway, and projecting from the bottom of the housing;
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• a nose on the front of the housing above and forwardly of the tip and engageable with a stamp on the application surface after it is applied to the surface thereby to press the stamp against the surface.