Apparatus for dispensing mesh drywall tape

Apparatus for dispensing drywall tape comprising,

• a chassis including a pistol grip handle constructed for one-hand operation;
• a tape roll receiving reel carried by the chassis for rotation;
• a tape guide roller mounted within the chassis for receiving tape from the reel and guiding the tape to an outlet from the chassis;
• a tape applying pressure roller mounted adjacent a front end of the chassis for receiving the tape from the outlet and pressing the tape against a surface to be taped;
• a tape cutter mounted within the chassis and movable between a stored and a tape cutting position, the tape cutter including a trigger positioned adjacent the pistol grip handle and included in the one hand operation, the tape cutter being pivotally mounted within the chassis to move with the trigger between the stored and the tape cutting positions, and the tape cutter further includes a spring biasing the tape cutter into the stored position, the tape cutter including a serrated knife edge directed away from the pressure roller and at an acute angle to the tape extending from the tape guide roller to the pressure roller;
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• a corner roller with an angled surface pivotally mounted on the chassis for movement between a stored position adjacent the chassis and a tape engaging position situated outwardly from the pressure roller so as to receive the tape from the pressure roller.

Apparatus for dispensing drywall tape comprising,

• a chassis including a handle constructed for one-hand operation;
• a tape roll receiving reel carried by the chassis for rotation;
• a tape guide roller mounted within the chassis for receiving tape from the reel and guiding the tape to an outlet from the chassis;
• a tape applying pressure roller mounted adjacent a front end of the chassis for receiving the tape from the outlet and pressing the tape against a surface to be taped;
• a tape cutter mounted within the chassis and movable between a stored and a tape cutting position;
• a corner roller with an angled surface pivotally mounted on the chassis for movement between a stored position adjacent the chassis and a tape engaging position situated outwardly from the pressure roller so as to receive the tape from the pressure roller;
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• the handle and the tape roll receiving reel are mounted on opposite sides of the chassis and adjacent a rear end with the pressure roller mounted adjacent the front end so that the apparatus is generally bounded by a first plane tangent to the pressure roller and the corner roller in the stored position and a second plane tangent to the pressure roller and the handle, and the first and second planes form an angle of less than ninety degrees.

Apparatus for dispensing drywall tape comprising:

• a chassis including a pistol grip handle constructed for one-hand operation;
• a tape roll receiving reel carried by the chassis for rotation;
• a tape guide roller mounted within the chassis for receiving tape from the reel and guiding the tape to an outlet from the chassis;
• a tape applying pressure roller mounted adjacent a front end of the chassis for receiving the tape from the outlet and pressing the tape against a surface to be taped;
• a tape cutter mounted within the chassis and movable between a stored and a tape cutting position, the tape cutter including a trigger positioned adjacent the pistol grip handle and included in the one hand operation, the tape cutter being pivotally mounted within the chassis to move with the trigger between the stored and the tape cutting positions, and the tape cutter further includes a spring biasing the tape cutter into the stored position;
• a corner roller with an angled surface pivotally mounted on the chassis for movement between a stored position adjacent the chassis and a tape engaging position situated outwardly from the pressure roller so as to receive the tape from the pressure roller;
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• the handle and the tape roll receiving reel are mounted on opposite sides of the chassis and adjacent a rear end with the pressure roller mounted adjacent the front end so that the apparatus is generally bounded by a first plane tangent to the pressure roller and the corner roller in the stored position, and a second plane tangent to the pressure roller and the handle, and the first and second planes form an angle of less than ninety degrees.