Tape and apron dispensing apparatus
OwnerStanley L. Wahlquistinventor
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Abstract
A tape and apron dispensing apparatus in which the apron roll and tape roll are mounted for rotation about spaced, relatively parallel axes at one side of an elongated body member and the portion of the body member intermediate the tape and apron rolls is shaped to provide a handgrip paralleling the path of withdrawal of the taped apron and adapted to be grasped in one hand to enable hand manipulation of the tape and apron dispensing apparatus when applying the taped apron to a surface to be masked. An apron roll brake and cut-off device is mounted on the dispenser to facilitate severing of an end section of the taped apron.
Claims10
In a hand manipulable tape-apron dispensing apparatus for applying a strip of pressure sensitive tape to an edge of an apron strip and for dispensing the taped apron during application of the tape-apron to a surface to be masked, the dispensing apparatus including an elongated body member having inner and outer sides and upper and lower edges, tape roll support means on said body member adjacent one end for supporting a roll of pressure sensitive tape for rotation about an axis perpendicular to said inner side and with one end of the tape roll in a first plane adjacent said inner side of the body member, means extending laterally in cantilever fashion from said inner side of the body member adjacent the other end thereof for supporting a roll of apron material for rotation about a second axis parallel to the axis of the tape roll and with the periphery of the apron roll spaced a substantial distance from the periphery of the tape roll, apron roll guide means engaging one end of said apron roll for maintaining the same offset from said first plane a distance less than the width of the tape roll whereby a longitudinal portion of the tape strip from the tape roll will overlap and adhere to an edge portion of the apron strip on the apron roll when an end of the tape is withdrawn from its roll and passed over the apron roll at its upper side, said elongated body member having the portion thereof intermediate the tape roll and the apron roll adapted to be grasped in one hand to enable one hand positioning and movement of the dispensing apparatus during application of the taped apron to a surface being masked, the improvement comprising:
- a roll brake and cut-off device including a cutter bar adapted to extend lengthwise of the apron roll along the upper side thereof and an arm extending laterally of the cutter bar, means pivotally mounting one end of said arm on the body member at a location spaced from said other end of the body member to support the cutter bar for movement in a direction laterally of the upper side of the apron roll into and out of engagement therewith, said cut-off device having a portion providing an upwardly facing surface adjacent said body member at a location such that it can be engaged by the thumb of the same hand used to grasp the intermediate portion of the body member whereby the cutter bar can be selectively pressed by the thumb against the apron roll to facilitate tearing of taped apron along the cutter bar.
In a hand manipulable tape-apron dispensing apparatus for applying a strip of pressure sensitive tape to an edge of an apron strip and for dispensing the tape-apron during application of the tape-apron to a surface to be masked comprising, an elongated body member having inner and outer side faces and upper and lower edges, said body member having a shaft attached to a forward portion thereof and extending laterally from the inner side face of the panel in cantilever fashion for rotatably supporting a roll of apron material, an apron roll guide means engageable with the end of an apron roll to space the same from the inner side face of the panel, means adjacent the rear end of the panel for supporting a roll of pressure sensitive tape for rotation about an axis normal to said inner side face of the panel and with the end of the tape roll adjacent said inner side face, a tape guide extending laterally from said inner side face of said body member at a location intermediate said tape roll and said apron roll adapted to overlie the tape as it passes from the tape roll and over the apron roll, said elongated body member having an intermediate portion thereof spanning the space between said tape roll and said apron roll of a length to receive a hand therebetween, and the upper and lower edges of said intermediate portion of the body member being respectively spaced above and below the tape strip as it passes from tape roll under the tape guide and over the apron roll to provide a handgrip portion adapted to be grasped in one hand with the thumb portion of the hand overlying the upper edge and the fingers of the hand grasping the lower edge to enable one hand manipulation of the apparatus during application of the tape apron, the improvement comprising:
- a roll brake and cut-off device including an elongated arm at the inner side of the body member, means pivotally mounting one end of the arm on the inner side of the body member for movement about an axis perpendicular thereto and located intermediate the tape roll and said apron roll and above the tape strip as it passes from the tape roll under the tape guide and over the apron roll, said arm extending forwardly from said one end thereof, a cutter bar affixed to the other end of said arm and extending generally parallel to the pivot axis of the arm and lengthwise of the apron roll at the upper side thereof, said arm having a portion at the other end providing an upwardly facing surface adjacent the inner side of said body member adapted to be engaged by thumb of the same hand that is used to grasp the intermediate portion of the body member whereby the cutter bar can be selectively pressed by the user's thumb against the apron roll to facilitate tearing of the taped apron along the cutter bar.
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