Binding tape reel having a tape cleaning tool
US5046678A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S242/916
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reel on which a supply of binding tape is mounted. The reel has a hub adapted to be mounted on a shaft with at least one flange extending radially outwardly therefrom. The flange is adapted to engage a braking member to maintain the binding tape unwinding from the reel under tension as the reel rotates. The flange is mounted in a core of the reel with a pair of opposed, spaced frames extending radially outwardly from the core. The binding tape is wound about the core between the frames. A tape cleaning tool is molded integrally with the hub. The tool is molded operator removable from the hub and facilitates cleaning of the tape guides during routine maintenance.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.