Tape dispenser with improved components and structures
OwnerTrung Tony Nguyeninventor
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Abstract
A tape dispenser with improved components and structure for dispensing single/double or triple reverse-conjoined adhesive tape strips, non-reverse-conjoined adhesive tape strips, or for dispensing tape strips from at least one adhesive tape roll without or with a roll of other thin material, each of which incorporates at least one non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder, at least two rotatable hubs, a hanging hook, a swingable presser, and with additional enhancements, the improved tape dispenser would offer new functionality, efficiency, and value.
Claims20
A tape dispenser for dispensing single and double or triple reverse-conjoined adhesive tape strips, non-reverse-conjoined tape strips, from adhesive tape rolls, or for dispensing at least one adhesive tape roll with or without a roll of other thin material, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a housing structure;
- at least one non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder;
- a first wing and second wing or a bottom wing;
- a hanging hook and adaptor;
- at least two rotatable hubs;
- a first and second cutting blade;
- a rotatable cylindrical hub;
- and
- a swingable presser and/or a flexible presser;
- wherein the housing structure has a first and second wall panel, at least one arch wall panel, a handle, a first and second cutting blade, a first and second cutting-blade receptacle, a first and second wing, a first and second cylinder, cylinders for installing the rotatable hubs, a cylinder for installing the swingable presser, a cantilever, and a rear stand foot;
- wherein the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder has a raised pattern or etched pattern incorporated onto the lateral curved surface;
- said raised pattern or etched pattern including perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations besides having a regular or repeated raised pattern or etched pattern;
- wherein the rotatable hubs have no protrusions or tape-roll stoppers at the outermost corners of the base;
- wherein the first cutting blade is pre-inserted, snapped on, or fastened by a screw to be attached to the first cutting-blade receptacle;
- wherein the second cutting blade is pre-inserted, snapped on, or fastened with a screw to be attached to the second cutting-blade receptacle;
- wherein the rotatable hub installed on the second wall panel is replaced with the rotatable cylindrical hub when a roll of other thin material is utilized;
- and
- wherein the swingable presser has a non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder incorporated to press onto the dispensed portion of the single tape strip, the overlapped portions of the tape-to-tape strips, or the overlapped portion of the tape with other thin material;
- said the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder incorporated to the swingable presser is swung upwardly to press the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder toward the underside of the first and second wing or first cutting-blade receptacle and to hold the dispensed tapes or combination of tape with other thin material in place, or substituted with the flexible presser which has a rigid base portion with grooves to be snapped or fastened onto the front portion of the first cutting-blade receptacle.
A tape dispenser comprises:
- a housing structure;
- at least one non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder;
- a raised or etched pattern incorporated onto the lateral curved surface of said non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder;
- wherein the raised or etched pattern includes perceptible projection, lumps, or indentation;
- wherein the raised or etched pattern has a regular or irregular pattern incorporated onto the lateral curved surface;
- wherein the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder having raised or etched pattern is for the adhesive and/or smooth/non-adhesive side of at least one dispensed tape-end strip to roll onto the lateral curved surface partially and laterally as one tape itself independently or overlapped reverse-conjoined with each other, or with other thin material;
- wherein the housing structure has a first and second wall panel, at least one arch wall panel, a handle, a first and second cutting blade, a first and second cutting-blade receptacle, a first and second wing, a first and second cylinder, cylinders for installing the rotatable hubs, a cylinder for installing the swingable presser, a cantilever, a rear stand foot;
- the moving components include rotatable hubs, non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder, and hanging hook;
- said the rotatable hubs have no protrusions or tape-roll stoppers at the outermost corners of the base;
- said the first and second cutting blade is pre-inserted, snapped on, or fastened by a screw to be attached to the first and second cutting-blade receptacle;
- said first wall panel is connected to the left side of the arch wall panel and the second wall panel is connected to the right edge of the arch wall panel;
- wherein the raised or etched pattern incorporated onto the lateral curved surface of the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder is implemented for tape dispensers dispensing single adhesive tape-end strips from one tape roll, reverse-conjoined and/or non-reverse-conjoined tape-end strips dispensed from at least two adhesive tape rolls, or tape-end strips overlapped with other thin material;
- wherein the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder with the raised or etched pattern incorporated as part of the curved surface is also utilized for other tape dispensers including packaging tape dispensers, painter's masking tape dispensers, mini-tape dispensers, electrical tape dispensing machines or other tape dispensing devices that dispense single-sided, double-sided, partially overlapped reverse-conjoined adhesive tape-end strips or tape overlapped with other thin material in any of which to roll onto the lateral curved surface of the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder or be pressed onto by the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder causing the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder to rotate in a lateral rotational path, clockwise or counterclockwise;
- wherein the raised or etched pattern on the lateral curved surface of the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder formed a first and second surface level;
- said first surface level is the base of the pattern which is laterally flat or semi-flat, and a second surface level is the high points raised over the first surface level;
- said second surface level having high points where the adhesive and/or smooth/non-adhesive side of the tapes to roll onto;
- said second surface level has an overall radius radiating from the axis of the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder and is the same radius as on the adjacent curved surface of the first cylinder;
- said high points at the second surface level provided fewer points of contact area when the adhesive and/or the non-adhesive side of the tapes contacted the high points on the lateral curved surface of the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder,
- The raised or etched pattern on the lateral curved surface of the rotatable sleeve or cylinder comprises raised zigzag lines, spiral lines, circular lines, straight lines diagonal lines, crossed lines, weaving lines, or wavy lines, all of which have continuous or broken lines. The raised or etched pattern on the curved surface of at least one rotatable sleeve or cylinder is for a smooth/non-adhesive side and adhesive side of at least one tape-end strip from at least one tape roll to roll onto or slide by partially and laterally;
- wherein the raised pattern or etched pattern further comprises raised dots, raised letters, raised shapes (round, oval, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, and trapezoid), raised irregular or repeat wallpaper-like texture, raised sandpaper-like texture, raised brick-like texture, raised wall-texture-pattern-like texture or raised stone-like texture, perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations, in any of which is for the smooth/non-adhesive side and adhesive side of the at least one dispensed tape-end strip from at least one tape roll to roll onto laterally;
- The raised pattern or etched pattern includes perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations besides having a regular or repeated raised pattern or etched pattern, that elevates from the lateral curved surface of the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder, is utilized for the tape dispensers dispensing reverse-conjoined and non-reversed conjoined tape-end strips from tape rolls, or for the dispensed adhesive side and the smooth/non-adhesive side of the tape to roll onto. At least one of which can also be incorporated into other tape dispensers including packaging tape dispensers, painter's tape dispensers, electrical tape dispensing machines, or other tape dispensers that lack the non-stick rotatable sleeve or cylinder having raised pattern or etched pattern incorporated onto the curved surface of the rotatable sleeve or cylinder so that the adhesive side of the tape or the smooth/non-adhesive side of the tape can roll at least onto a portion of the lateral curved area which is the curved surface of the rotatable sleeve or cylinder.
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