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US 4,836,592 AGranted
Coffee filter selector
OwnerRobert E. Robertsinventor
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Abstract
Coffee filter selector apparatus includes a housing having a continuous length of adhesive material for contacting a coffee filter and for removing the contacted coffee filter from a stack of nested coffee filters. The adhesive material is manually wound from a supply reel over an idler wheel, which extends out of the housing and onto a takeup reel. The takeup reel includes outer peripheral notches for a ratcheting system and for allowing a predetermined linear length of adhesive to be advanced from the supply reel onto the takeup reel.
Claims7
Apparatus for adhesively removing an element from a stack of elements, comprising, in combination:
- base means for supporting elements secured thereto;
- tape means secured to and movable on the base means, including
- a length of tape having an ashesive side for contacting the element and for adhering to the contacted elements, and
- takeup roller means secured to the length of tape for advancing the length of tape, including
- a takeup roller, and
- a takeup wheel secured to the takeup roller and movement of the takeup wheel causes movement of the takeup roller to advance the length of tape;
- and
- means for advancing the takeup roller means a predetermined distance to advance the length of tape, including
- a plurality of spaced apart notches on the takeup wheel, with the space between the notches corresponding to the predetermined distance which the length of tape advances, and
- means extending into a notch for limiting the movement of the takeup wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.