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US 2012/0006497 A1Published application
Tape dispenser
AssigneeShurtech Brands, LLC
InventorBrian A. Vulpitta
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Abstract
A tape dispenser is provided with a roller adjacent its cutter and tape retaining tabs adjacent the roller. The tabs a close to the roller and hold the end of the tape adjacent the roller facilitating application of the tape to a substrate. The dispenser is also provided with feet at its rear end allowing the dispenser to rest on its rear end with the end of the tape remote from the supporting surface.
Claims9
A tape dispenser comprising:
- a first sidewall having a hub structure, a forward end, a rearward end, a foot adjacent said rearward end;
- a second sidewall generally parallel to said first sidewall having a hub structure, a forward end, a rearward end, a foot adjacent said rearward end;
- an interconnecting portion extending between said first sidewall and said second sidewall and interconnecting said first sidewall and said second sidewall having a forward end adjacent said sidewall forward ends;
- a cutter extending between said sidewalls adjacent to said interconnecting portion forward end;
- a roller extending between said side walls adjacent to said cutter and parallel to said cutter;
- said dispenser adapted to rest in a stable condition with said sidewall feet in contact with a planar horizontal surface, said first sidewall foot having a first point of extreme contact and a second point of extreme contact, said second sidewall foot having a third point of extreme contact and a fourth point of extreme contact, and said sidewall forward ends extending upwardly;
- said roller being within a volume of space bordered by lines extending upwardly from said first, second, third and fourth points of extreme contact when said dispenser rests on said feet.
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A tape dispenser adapted to dispense tape from a roll of tape on a cylindrical core, said roll of tape having an outer surface and an axis, said tape dispenser comprising:
- a first sidewall having a hub structure with a first hub axis, a forward end, a rearward end, a foot adjacent said rearward end;
- a second sidewall generally parallel to said first sidewall having a hub structure with a second hub axis generally coaxial with said first hub axis, a forward end, a rearward end, a foot adjacent said rearward end;
- an interconnecting portion extending between said first sidewall and said second sidewall and interconnecting said first sidewall and said second sidewall having a forward end adjacent said sidewall forward ends;
- a cutter extending between said sidewalls adjacent said interconnecting portion forward end, said cutter having a forward edge generally parallel to said first hub axis;
- a generally cylindrical roller extending between said side walls adjacent to said cutter and parallel to said cutter, said roller having an outer surface extending downwardly and outwardly from a first plane tangent to said cutter forward edge and said roll of tape outer surface;
- a first tape retaining tab extending from said first sidewall toward said second sidewall, said first tape retaining tab having a first tape engagement surface;
- a second tape retaining tab extending from said second sidewall toward said first sidewall and said first tape retaining tab, said second tape retaining tab having a second tape engagement surface extending toward said first tape engagement surface;
- wherein a second plane extending from said first hub structure axis to said cutter forward end and a third plane from said first hub structure axis through a line tangent to said first and second tape retaining tab engagement surfaces form an angle of less than about 12 degrees.
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A tape dispenser adapted to dispense tape from a roll of tape on a cylindrical core, said roll of tape having an outer surface and an axis, said tape dispenser comprising:
- a first sidewall having a hub structure with a first hub axis, a forward end, a rearward end, a foot adjacent said rearward end;
- a second sidewall generally parallel to said first sidewall having a hub structure with a second hub axis generally coaxial with said first hub axis, a forward end, a rearward end, a foot adjacent said rearward end;
- an interconnecting portion extending between said first sidewall and said second sidewall and interconnecting said first sidewall and said second sidewall having a forward end adjacent said sidewall forward ends;
- a cutter extending between said sidewalls adjacent said interconnecting portion forward end, said cutter having a forward edge generally parallel to said first hub axis;
- a generally cylindrical roller extending between said side walls adjacent to said cutter and parallel to said cutter, said roller having an outer surface extending downwardly and outwardly from a first plane tangent to said cutter forward edge and said roll of tape outer surface;
- a first tape retaining tab extending from said first sidewall toward said second sidewall, said first tape retaining tab having a first tape engagement surface;
- a second tape retaining tab extending from said second sidewall toward said first sidewall and said first tape retaining tab, said second tape retaining tab having a second tape engagement surface extending toward said first tape engagement surface wherein a second plane extending from said first hub structure axis to said cutter forward end and a third plane from said first hub structure axis through a line tangent to said first and second tape retaining tab engagement surfaces form an angle of less than about 12 degrees;
- said dispenser adapted to rest in a stable condition with said sidewall feet in contact with a planar horizontal surface, said first sidewall foot having a first point of extreme contact and a second point of extreme contact, said second sidewall foot having a third point of extreme contact and a fourth point of extreme contact, and said sidewall forward ends extending upwardly;
- said roller being within a volume of space bordered by lines extending upwardly from said first, second, third and fourth points of extreme contact when said dispenser rests on said feet.
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