Patent · US Expired

Reuseable tape dispenser

US4961525A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 8, 1989
Grant dateOct 9, 1990
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T225/294
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tape dispenser comprising a molded plastic frame having a base wall portion with a tape cutting edge and a pair of flexurable side wall arm portions extending in generally parallel side-by-side relation from the base wall portion and provided with C-shaped wall portions having opposed arcuate hub portions extending inwardly therefrom and adapted to support a tape roll. The hub portions are provided with axially engageable and releasable locking means adjacent the free ends of the C-shaped wall portions for firmly joining the hub portions together thereat simply by relative pivotal flexure movement of the arm portions to rigidify the dispenser.

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