Manual device for transferring a film from a carrier tape to a substrate

A hand-operated appliance for transferring a film from a carrier tape to a substrate, said appliance comprising:

• a casing including an applicator strip;
• and
• an interchangeable cassette including a supply spool carrying a carrier tape coated with a film, a wind-up spool positioned and configured to take up the carrier tape separated from the film, a drive connection between said supply spool and said wind-up spool and driving said wind-up spool as said supply spool is driven by drawing off carrier tape, and a tape guide device holding a part of the carrier tape ready as a loop;
• wherein at least one seat is formed in said casing configured to hold said interchangeable cassette in a first position with respect to said casing such that said applicator strip enters the carrier tape loop and from which said interchangeable cassette is movable into an end position in said casing pushed back from said applicator strip with the tape loop taut around said applicator strip.

A method of loading an interchangeable cassette carrying a carrier tape coated with a film into a casing, said interchangeable cassette comprising a supply spool carrying the coated carrier tape, a wind-up spool rotatably coupled to said supply spool and positioned to take up the carrier tape separated from the film, and a tape guide device holding a part of the coated carrier tape in a loop, and said casing comprising an applicator strip and at least one seat configured to hold said interchangeable cassette in a first position, said method comprising:

• guiding said applicator strip into the tape loop;
• inserting said interchangeable cassette onto said at least one seat in said casing;
• and
• moving said interchangeable cassette off said at least one seat and away from said applicator strip and into a loaded position in said casing.