Tape dispenser with battery-operated hot wire tape cutter
OwnerAnthony J. Lammers, John R. Nottingham +2inventors
InventorsAnthony J. Lammers, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Patrick W. Brown
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Abstract
Disclosed is a tape dispenser including a housing configured to support a roll of tape, such that the tape is dispensable from the roll. A tape cutter is engageable with the tape. The tape cutter includes a heating element. A power source, such as batteries, is in electrical communication with the heating element. When a flow of electricity passes from the power source to the heating element, a temperature of the heating element increases to sever the tape. Buttons and/or switches are preferably included and designed as a safety feature. The buttons and switches are to be operated in a certain manner in order to prevent unwanted heating of the heating element.
Claims4
A tape dispenser, comprising:
- a housing configured to support a roll of tape, such that the tape is dispensable from the roll;
- a tape cutter engageable with the tape, the tape cutter including a heating element;
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- a power source in electrical communication with the heating element, wherein when a flow of electricity passes from the power source to the heating element, a temperature of the heating element increases to sever the tape;
- a safety mechanism that must be activated in order for the flow of electricity to commence and maintain, wherein force exerted from a surface to the safety mechanism activates the safety mechanism;
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- a tape wiper affixed to a front of the tape dispenser.
A tape dispenser, comprising:
- a housing configured to support a roll of tape, such that the tape is dispensable from the roll;
- a tape cutter engageable with the tape, the tape cutter including a heating element;
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- a power source in electrical communication with the heating element, wherein when a flow of electricity passes from the power source to the heating element, a temperature of the heating element increases to sever the tape;
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- a tape wiper affixed to a front of the tape dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.