Packing tape dispenser

A tape dispenser comprising:

• A body having a downward facing concave space at a bottom thereof;
• a cutting blade mounted to the body and positioned in the concave space with an cutting edge recessed in the concave space;
• a groove member being able to move vertically between a first and second location, at the first location, the groove member being partially submerged in the concave space and pocketing at least a portion the cutting blade for cutting a piece of tape, at the second location, the groove member being downwardly away from the bottom of the body for threading a piece of tape through a gap formed between the groove member and the bottom of the body;
• a side plate attached to an end of the groove member, the side plate being slidably accommodated in a first hollowed space formed inside the body, the side plate having a first slot for retaining a first spring to urge the side plate to slide downwardly resulting in the groove member to move from the first location to the second location;
• a first stopper situated within the first slot and at an upper end of the first spring, the first stopper being fixed to the body and preventing the side plate from being completely pulled out of the first hollowed space;
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• a spring loaded pin contained inside the body and a first notch on an edge of the side plate, wherein the groove member is maintained in the second location by engaging the spring loaded pin with the first notch.