Notepaper dispenser and tape tabber
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsJoseph F. Ramey, George A. Seiler, Dorman N. Thompson, Jr.
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Abstract
The dispenser is adapted for dispensing individual sheets of notepaper with a length of tape adhered to the sheets to permit the same to be readily tacked conspicuously to a desired surface. The dispenser supports the stack of notepapers and a roll of pressure-sensitive adhesvie tape. The tape is directed from the roll beneath a support member carrying a severing blade on its forward end which support member is positioned above one end of the stack of notepaper. The support member is movable toward and away from the upper sheet to tack the free end of the tape to the end of the upper sheet of the stack of notepapers.
Claims5
A notepaper dispenser comprising a frame having a support surface for a stack of sheets with one end in register,
- means for rotatably supporting a roll of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape,
- an applicating member having a planar surface positioned on said frame above said sheets and adjacent said one end of said sheets,
- means supporting said applicating member for movement toward and away from the upper sheet of a said stack of sheets on said support surface for applying the free end of a said roll of tape successively to a said upper sheet, said support surface having a length and width substantially greater than the size of said applicating member and the width of said tape, and
- cutting means for cutting a length of tape, said cutting means being positioned on said applicating member adjacent an edge of said planar surface, which edge is spaced along the path of said tape from said means for supporting said roll of tape beyond said planar surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.