Hollow tube adhesive tape dispenser
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsAndrew J. Hartgers, Liam D. Rutherford
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Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsAndrew J. Hartgers, Liam D. Rutherford
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A collapsed adhesive tape tube dispenser for dispensing adhesive tape rolls. The dispenser having a baseplate having a first end, a second end, and a baseplate center line extending longitudinally in the machine direction. A tape roll unwind supported by the baseplate near the first end. A mandrel extending in the machine direction having a mandrel first end and a mandrel second end with the mandrel second end being cantilevered and unsupported. An exterior forming die positioned between the first end and the second end, and the exterior forming die having a shaping portion with a threading slot. A compression roller located near the second end for flattening the adhesive tape tube structure.
A collapsed adhesive tape tube dispenser comprising:
An adhesive tape structure comprising a collapsed tubular structure made from the adhesive tape, the collapsed tubular structure having a second edge overlapping a first edge forming a seam, a hollow center, and an encased secondary material located in the hollow center.
A method of encasing a secondary material in a collapsed tubular structure comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.