Back to results
US 6,640,864 B2Granted
Dispensing apparatus for a thermoplastic adhesive tape
AssigneeGlue Dots International, LLC
InventorJohn P. Downs
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Hot melt thermoplastic adhesive is predeposited on a carrier strip having front and back release surfaces. The carrier strip is rolled into a coil compressing the thermoplastic hot melt into disks which may later be removed for use. The disks are spaced so that the carrier strip may be deformed to expose a single disk to a planar surface permitting simplified dispensing of the disks.
Claims4
In combination a dispensing apparatus for thermoplastic adhesive dispensing tape and a thermoplastic adhesive dispensing tape said tape comprising:
- (i) a flexible carrier tape extending longitudinally, having a transverse width, and having opposed first and second release surfaces;
- and
- (ii) a plurality of thermoplastic adhesive dots arrayed longitudinally along the first release surface;
- the dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a reel support for holding the thermoplastic adhesive dispensing tape in coiled configuration;
- a guide for receiving the carrier tape after the adhesive dots have been removed;
- and
- an anvil surface positioned between the reel support and the guide to receive the thermoplastic adhesive dispensing tape as unreeled from the coil to deform the thermoplastic adhesive dispensing tape to expose a single adhesive dot to a planar surface.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.