Patent · US Expired

Tape cutter device

US5160573A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 1991
Grant dateNov 3, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 22, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/171
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

According to the present invention, a tape cutter device for cutting a tape which comprises a tape substrate coated with an adhesive layer and a separable sheet laid on the adhesive layer comprises: means for receiving the tape; and a cutter blade for cutting the tape received on the tape receiving means to thereby divide the tape into two sections such that at least the adhesive layers of the two sections being separated from each other; wherein, in each section of the tape, an adhesive force of the adhesive layer relative to the separable sheet is greater than an adhesive force of the adhesive layer relative to the cutter blade.

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