Dispenser for applying a material to a surface
AssigneeBerol Corporation
InventorsCrispin M. Miller, Jean L. Spencer
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Abstract
The invention features dispensers for applying a material, e.g., a tape, to a surface. For example, the invention features a dispenser for applying a material to a surface, including a housing, at least a major portion of which is substantially cylindrical; within the housing, a supply spool rotatable about an axis and a quantity of material stored on the supply spool in a plurality of widths wide; and, at one end of the housing, an applicator head about which the material is passed, the head being constructed to press the material against the surface, the head having an edge, over which the material passes, that is disposed at an angle of greater than 5 degrees relative to a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis of the housing.
Claims49
A dispenser for applying a material to a surface, comprising:
- a housing, at least a major portion of which is substantially cylindrical;
- within the housing, a supply spool rotatable about an axis and a quantity of material stored on the supply spool in a plurality of widths wide;
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- at one end of the housing, an applicator head about which the material is passed, the head being constructed to press the material against the surface, the head having an edge, over which the material passes, that is disposed at an angle of greater than 5 degrees relative to a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis of the housing.
A dispenser for applying a material to a surface, comprising:
- a housing, at least a major portion of which is substantially cylindrical;
- within the housing, a supply spool rotatable about an axis and a quantity of material stored on the supply spool in a plurality of widths wide, the axis of rotation of the spool being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing;
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- at one end of the housing, an applicator head about which the material is passed, the head being constructed to press the material against the surface, the head having an edge, over which the material passes, that is positioned so that its lengthwise midpoint is in the vicinity of the longitudinal center axis of the housing so that the housing will not rotate to any significant extent about its longitudinal center axis when the edge is pressed against a surface during use.
A dispenser for applying a material to a surface, comprising:
- a housing, at least a major portion of which is substantially cylindrical;
- within the housing, a supply spool rotatable about an axis and a quantity of material stored on the supply spool in a plurality of widths wide, the axis of rotation of the spool being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing;
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- at one end of the housing, an applicator head about which the material is passed, the head being constructed to press the material against the surface, the head having a burnishing member defining an edge, over which the material passes,
- the burnishing member being mounted on a cantilevered tongue so as to allow the burnishing member to flex flat-wise when the edge is pressed against a surface.
A dispenser for applying a material to a surface, comprising:
- a supply spool rotatable about an axis;
- a quantity of unused tape stored on the supply spool;
- a housing which surrounds at least a majority of the tape, a substantial portion of the housing being substantially cylindrical in shape, the housing defining a longitudinal center axis;
- an applicator head about which the tape is passed, the head passing the tape against the surface to deposit a transfer layer of the tape onto the surface, the head defining an edge over which the tape passes, the edge being disposed at an angle of greater than 5 degrees relative to a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis of the housing;
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- a support surface constructed to support the tape as it moves from the supply spool to the edge in a manner that prevents the tape from being subjected to a significant edgewise load.
A dispenser for applying a material to a surface, comprising:
- a supply spool rotatable about an axis;
- a quantity of unused tape stored on the supply spool;
- an applicator head about which the tape is passed, the head pressing the tape against the surface to deposit a transfer layer of the tape onto the surface, the head defining an edge over which the tape passes;
- a housing which surrounds at least a.majority of the tape;
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- a support surface positioned between the supply spool and the edge for engaging a face of the tape, the support surface being shaped to change an orientation of a vector normal to the plane of the tape from substantially parallel to the edge to substantially perpendicular thereto over an axial distance of less than about 30 mm.
A dispenser for applying a material to a surface, comprising:
- a supply spool rotatable about an axis;
- a quantity of unused tape stored on the supply spool:
- a housing which surrounds at least a majority of the tape, a substantial portion of the housing being substantially cylindrical in shape, the housing defining a longitudinal center axis;
- an applicator head about which the tape is passed, the head pressing the tape against the surface to deposit a transfer layer of the tape onto the surface, the head defining an edge over which the tape passes, the edge being disposed at an angle of greater than 5 degrees relative to a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis of the housing;
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- a support surface constructed to support the tape as is moves from the supply spool to the edge, the support surface being configured so that both edges of the tape travel the same path length as the tape moves between the supply spool and the edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.