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US 8,893,941 B2Granted
Trigger operated brake for handheld tape dispenser
OwnerPhilo Jefferson Pintoinventor
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Abstract
A mechanism to halt the dispensing of pressure sensitive adhesive tape from a handheld dispenser with a finger operated trigger (10) which forces lever (13) to engage brake plate (15) with cogs to mesh with the cogs on the cogged spool holder (16) to positively stop the dispensing of tape.
Claims5
A handheld dispenser of pressure sensitive adhesive tape comprising:
- a handle, and
- a rotating spool holder including a brake plate and holding a roll of pressure sensitive adhesive tape on the tape spool holder
- a cutting blade;
- an idler pulley;
- and
- a finger activated trigger stopping the motion of the tape supply reel holder by engaging the brake plate through actuating a lever coupling the brake plate and the trigger, thus stopping the dispensing of tape when the trigger is pressed by a finger.
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