Fulcrum Tape Pinching Gun
OwnerChristopher Telmaninventor
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Abstract
A tape dispensing device with a tape head pivotally mounted on a housing. The first end of the tape head features a cutting tool and the second end features one or more protrusions or feet. Adjacent to the tape head and located on an inner surface of the housing is an arc or trough shaped stop that is complementary in shape to the second end of the tape head. When the user applies force to the first end of the tape head while placing tape on a separate surface, the tape head rotates causing the foot or feet on the tape head to push the length of tape into the trough causing it to stick to the trough. At the same time, the foot creases the tape causing the free end of the tape to stiffen or stick out.
Claims15
A tape dispensing device comprising a tape head pivotally mounted to a housing.
A tape gun with a housing, a cylinder that holds a roll of tape, and a tape head featuring a cutting tool at a first end comprising:
- a fulcrum operably connected to a body of the tape head;
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- a stop located on an inner surface of the housing and located proximate to the tape head such that when the tape is pulled from the roll underneath and past the tape head and the tape gun is rotated toward the tape head, the tape pushes the first end of the tape head causing the tape head to rotate around the fulcrum and a second end of the tape head to pushes the tape into the stop.
A tape dispensing device capable of creasing a length of tape as the tape is cut by the device comprising:
- at least one trough located on an inner surface of a housing;
- a tape head with at least one foot shaped and positioned to fit into the at least one trough;
- wherein when the tape head is moved, the foot inserts into the trough trapping the length of tape passing between the trough and foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.