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US 6,672,531 B1Granted
Foil tape dispensing device
OwnerKenneth R. Erlandsoninventor
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Abstract
A foil tape dispensing device for dispensing aluminum foil tape used for sealing ductwork. The foil tape dispensing device includes a housing having first and second side walls, a top wall and front and back end walls, and also having a compartment disposed therein, and further having an opening being disposed through the first side wall and into the compartment; and also includes a handle being attached to the housing; and further includes an assembly of dispensing foil tape from the housing; and also includes a cutting member being attached to the housing for severing selected lengths of foil tape.
Claims3
A foil tape dispensing device comprising:
- a housing having first and second side walls, a top wall and front and back end walls, and also having a compartment disposed therein, and further having an opening being disposed through said first side wall and into said compartment, said housing having a laterally-extending opening being disposed through one of said front end wall near a top thereof for dispensing the foil tape from said housing, said housing having a front portion and a back portion, said compartment being disposed in said front portion;
- a handle being attached to said housing;
- a means of dispensing foil tape from said housing including a tape-dispensing spool beings journaled through said second wall and being disposed in said compartment of said housing, and further including a tape-backing rollup assembly also being mounted to said housing, said tape-backing rollup assembly including a first sprocket being mounted to said tape-dispensing spool, and further including a rotatable shaft being journaled through said second wall and being disposed in said compartment of said housing, and also including a second sprocket being mounted to said rotatable shaft, and further includes a crank being detachably attached to said rotatable shaft for keeping the tape-backing taut, and also includes an endless chain being carried about said first and second sprockets, and further including a tape-backing spool being mounted to said rotatable shaft in said compartment, and further including a coiled spring being removably disposed in said tape-backing spool and about said rotatable shaft to provide tension to the tape-backing about the tape-backing spool, and also including an endcap being fastened with a fastener to an outer end of said rotatable shaft, and further including an anti-spring back member being mounted to said rotatable shaft and being engageable to said lug member to keep the tape-backing taut about said tape-backing spool;
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- a cutting member being attached to said housing for severing selected lengths of foil tape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.