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US 6,599,363 B2Granted
Coating film transfer tool and method for replacing coating film transfer tapes
AssigneePlus Stationery Corporation
InventorYasuo Narita
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InventorYasuo Narita
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An object of the present invention is to provide a coating film transfer tool which can easily implement the replacement of coating film transfer tapes with as few operations as possible. In a coating film transfer tool according to the present invention, a main body case is provided which is divided into two separate case members, and the case members are disposed such that one of the two case members is manually rotated relative to the other case member. Then, provided on the one of the case members are a head retaining body adapted to be interlocked with the operation of the one case member for rotation, a supply reel to which a coating film transfer tape is detachably attached, a take-up reel around which a coating film transfer tape that has been used up is wound and a transfer mechanism for interlocking the supply reel and the take-up reel.
A coating film transfer tool for use to transfer a transfer layer provided on a side of a tape in a strippable state to a coating film receiving surface, characterized in that a main body case constructed in such a manner as to be divided into at least two separate case members is provided on a coating film transfer tool main body, and that one of said two case members is disposed manually rotatably relative to the other case member, said one case member comprising a head retaining body adapted to be interlocked with the operation of said one case member for rotation, a supply reel to which a coating film transfer tape is detachably attached, a take-up reel for taking up said coating film transfer tape after said tape has been used up, and a transfer mechanism for interlocking said supply reel and said take-up reel, whereby by opening said one case member by rotating it in one direction a head automatically rotates to be disengaged from said coating film transfer tape and at the same time said supply reel and said take-up reel become exposed out of said main body case so that said used-up coating film transfer tape is removed therefrom for replacement with a refill coating film transfer tape, whereas by closing said one case member by rotating it in an opposite direction said head not only rotates automatically in an opposite direction to engage with said refill coating film transfer tape so replaced but also is allowed to return to the same position as that said head took before it was moved.
A coating film transfer tool for use to transfer a transfer layer provided on a side of a tape in a strippable state to a coating film receiving surface, characterized in that a main body case and a supporting body provided manually rotatably in the interior of said case main body are provided on a coating film transfer tool main body, said supporting body comprising a head retaining body adapted to be interlocked with the operation of said supporting body for rotation, a supply reel to which a coating film transfer tape is detachably attached, a take-up reel for taking up said coating film transfer tape after said tape has been used up, and a transfer mechanism for interlocking said supply reel and said take-up reel, whereby by drawing said supporting body from said main body case by rotating it in one direction a head automatically rotates to be disengaged from said coating film transfer tape and at the same time said supporting body moves out of said main body case so that said used-up coating film transfer tape is removed therefrom for replacement with a refill coating film transfer tape, whereas by accommodating said supporting body back in said main body case by rotating it in an opposite direction said head not only rotates automatically in an opposite direction to engage with said refill coating film transfer tape so replaced but also is allowed to return to the same position as that said head took before it was moved.
A method for replacing coating film transfer tapes for use in a coating film transfer tool for use to transfer a transfer layer provided on a side of a tape in a strippable state to a coating film receiving surface, characterized in that a main body case and a supporting body provided manually rotatably in the interior of said case main body are provided on a coating film transfer tool main body, said supporting body comprising a head retaining body adapted to be interlocked with the operation of said supporting body for rotation, a supply reel to which a coating film transfer tape is detachably attached, a take-up reel for taking up said coating film transfer tape after said tape has been used up, and a transfer mechanism for interlocking said supply reel and said take-up reel, whereby by drawing said supporting body from said main body case by rotating it in one direction a head automatically rotates to be disengaged from said coating film transfer tape and at the same time said supporting body moves out of said main body case so that said used-up coating film transfer tape is removed therefrom for replacement with a refill coating film transfer tape, whereas by accommodating said supporting body back in said main body case by rotating it in an opposite direction said head not only rotates automatically in an opposite direction to engage with said refill coating film transfer tape so replaced but also is allowed to return to the same position as that said head took before it was moved, said method comprising the operations of rotating said supporting body in one direction to draw it from said main body case so as to remove a coating film transfer tape that has been used up, attaching a refill coating film transfer tape to said supply reel and said take-up reel after said used-up coating film transfer tape has been removed, and rotating said supporting body in the opposite direction to return said supporting body back into said main body case.
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