Tape dispenser

A tape dispenser for an elongate strip of tape, said tape having a longitudinal axis and being wound onto a spool with a cylindrical opening defining a rotational axis, the longitudinal axis of the tape wound onto the spool defining a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis of the spool, the tape dispenser comprising:

• a hub configured for insertion into the inner cylindrical surface of the spool for permitting the spool to rotate about the hub, a tape roll chamber at least partly surrounding the hub and a tape dispensing channel extending from the tape roll chamber, portions of the tape dispensing channel remote from the tape roll chamber defining a tape application section configured and aligned such that tape in the tape application section has its longitudinal axis aligned at an acute angle to the plane defined by the longitudinal axis of portions of the tape wound onto the spool, portions of the tape dispensing channel remote from the tape roll chamber defining a blade support wall, a blade being disposed on the blade support wall for severing the tape, the tape dispensing channel further being formed to define a window between the blade support wall and the tape roll chamber, wherein the blade support wall includes a convexly arcuate surface for applying pressure to tape dispensed from the tape dispenser.

A tape dispenser for an elongate strip of tape, said tape having a longitudinal axis and being wound onto a spool with a cylindrical opening defining a rotational axis, the longitudinal axis of the tape wound onto the spool defining a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis of the spool, the tape dispenser comprising:

• a hub configured for insertion into the inner cylindrical surface of the spool for permitting the spool to rotate about the hub, a tape roll chamber at least partly surrounding the hub and a tape dispensing channel extending from the tape roll chamber, portions of the tape dispensing channel remote from the tape roll chamber defining a tape application section configured and aligned such that tape in the tape application section has its longitudinal axis aligned at an acute angle to the plane defined by the longitudinal axis of portions of the tape wound onto the spool, portions of the tape dispensing channel remote from the tape roll chamber defining a blade support wall, a blade being disposed on the blade support wall for severing the tape, wherein the tape dispensing channel includes an arcuate opening dimensioned for accommodating said tape dispensed from the tape roll chamber and forming said tape into an arcuate side-to-side configuration.

A tape dispenser having a cylindrical hub defining an axis of rotation, a tape roll chamber surrounding the hub, the tape roll chamber including opposed top and bottom walls substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation and outer circumferential walls substantially surrounding the hub, a tape dispensing channel extending from the tape roll chamber, the tape dispensing channel having an end remote from the tape roll chamber, said end comprising a blade support wall having a blade thereon, portions of the tape dispensing channel adjacent the blade defining a tape dispensing path aligned at an acute angle to the axis of rotation defined by the hub, the tape dispensing path having a longitudinal direction aligned to the top and bottom walls of the tape roll chamber at an angle of between 15° and 50°, and wherein the blade is substantially parallel to the top and bottom walls of the tape roll chamber and is offset from the top wall of the tape roll chamber and on a side of the top wall opposite the bottom wall.

A tape dispenser having a cylindrical hub defining an axis of rotation, a tape roll chamber surrounding the hub, the tape roll chamber including opposed top and bottom walls substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation and outer circumferential walls substantially surrounding the hub, a tape dispensing channel extending from the tape roll chamber, the tape dispensing channel having an end remote from the tape roll chamber, said end comprising a blade support wall having a blade thereon, portions of the tape dispensing channel adjacent the blade defining a tape dispensing path aligned at an acute angle to the axis of rotation defined by the hub, wherein portions of said tape dispensing channel between the tape roll chamber and the blade define an arched opening extending substantially transverse to the tape dispensing channel.

A tape dispenser having a cylindrical hub defining an axis of rotation, a tape roll chamber surrounding the hub, the tape roll chamber including opposed top and bottom walls substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation and outer circumferential walls substantially surrounding the hub, a tape dispensing channel extending from the tape roll chamber, the tape dispensing channel having an end remote from the tape roll chamber, said end comprising a blade support wall having a blade thereon, portions of the tape dispensing channel adjacent the blade defining a tape dispensing path aligned at an acute angle to the axis of rotation defined by the hub, wherein portions of the tape dispensing channel adjacent the blade define a convexly arcuate tape pressing surface extending parallel to the blade.

A tape dispenser having a cylindrical hub defining an axis of rotation, a tape roll chamber surrounding the hub, the tape roll chamber including opposed top and bottom walls substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation and outer circumferential walls substantially surrounding the hub, a tape dispensing channel extending from the tape roll chamber, the tape dispensing channel having an end remote from the tape roll chamber, said end comprising a blade support wall having a blade thereon, portions of the tape dispensing channel adjacent the blade defining a tape dispensing path aligned at an acute angle to the axis of rotation defined by the hub, wherein the tape dispensing channel includes an arcuate slot between the blade and the tape roll chamber, said arcuate slot being generated about an axis that is parallel to the tape dispensing channel.

A tape dispenser for an elongate strip of tape, said tape having a longitudinal axis and being wound onto a spool with a cylindrical opening defining a rotational axis, the longitudinal axis of the tape wound onto the spool defining a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis of the spool, the tape dispenser comprising:

• a hub configured for insertion into the cylindrical opening of the spool for permitting the spool to rotate about the hub, at least one wall extending from the hub to define a gripping region of the dispenser at least partly surrounding the spool, a tape dispensing channel extending from the gripping region of the dispenser for dispensing the tape, at least one trap wall formed in the tape dispensing channel and aligned transverse to the longitudinal axis of portions of the tape disposed in the tape dispensing channel, the trap wall being configured to form the tape in the tape dispensing channel into an arched configuration, a pair of arms projecting beyond the trap wall and away from the gripping region of the tape dispenser, and a blade support wall extending between ends of said arm remote from said trap wall such that a window is formed between the trap wall, the blade support wall and the arms, a blade being on the blade support wall, whereby the trap wall enables the tape to be cantilevered at least partly across the window.