Variable length tab-forming device for tape roll holders

A molded polymer tape roll dispenser having a tap-forming device comprising,

• (a) a tape roll holder having a forwardly upwardly extending tape support station with upper and lower extremities,
• (b) a forward upwardly extending strut with upper and lower extremities,
• (c) a flexible spring comprising a cylinder having a lateral slot with front and back edges, said lower extremities of the station and strut joined respectively to the back and front edges of said slot, said strut being biased by said spring to diverge upwardly from the upper extremity of the station, forming a spaced-open position, the upper extremities of the station and strut each terminating in a wing, the wing of the strut having a forward extending tear-off section, the two wings abutting when said forward strut is pushed against said station thereby defining a closed position, said wings forming tape tabs by movement of the strut between open and closed position to the station, and
• (d) means for varying the diameter of said cylinder and altering the spacing between said upper extremities of said support station and said strut in said spaced-open position to enable formation of tape tabs of variable lengths upon movement of said strut between said open and closed positions.

A molded polymer tape roll dispenser having a tab-forming device comprising,

• (a) a tape roll holder having a forwardly upwardly extending tape support station with upper and lower extremities,
• (b) a forward upwardly extending strut with upper and lower extremities,
• (c) a flexible spring comprising a cylinder having a lateral slot with front and back edges, said lower extremities of the station and strut joined respectively to the back and front edges of said slot, said strut being biased by said spring to diverge upwardly from the upper extremity of the station, forming a spaced-open position, the upper extremities of the station and strut each terminating in a wing, the wing of the strut having a forward extending tear-off section, the two wings abutting when said forward strut is pushed against said station thereby defining a closed position, said wings forming tape tabs by movement of the strut between open and closed position to the station,
• (d) a pawl extending parallel to and toward the center axis of said cylinder from said back edge of said slot, and
• (e) a ratchet spool insertable in said cylinder, having a circular solid wall with open, circular ends and having pawl seats of increasing depth in said wall parallel to said slot for insertion of said pawl whereby the diameter of said cylinder is varied and the spacing between said upper extremities of said support station and said strut in said spaced-open position is altered to enable formation of tabs of variable lengths upon movement of said strut between said open and closed positions.