Patent · US Expired

Tape dispenser

US5482182A · kind A · utility

33Cited by
14References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 7, 1994
Grant dateJan 9, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 7, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1365
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable dual advance dispenser for a supply of linered tape material having an adhesive tape mounted in separable strips on a release liner. The dispenser includes a frame for supporting a supply of linered tape material and a dispensing apparatus for dispensing desired portions of the linered tape. The dispensing apparatus includes a rotatable liner dispensing member which directs a portion of the liner in a different direction from the adhesive tape, a rotatable adhesive tape material dispensing apparatus for dispensing the adhesive tape, a separation member to separate the liner from the adhesive tape, and a drive transfer mechanism which causes interaction between the rotatable adhesive tape material dispensing apparatus and the rotatable liner dispensing member. If the user selects a first dispensing option, adhesive tape is pulled from the adhesive tape dispensing apparatus, and the liner is advanced through the liner dispensing apparatus. If the user selects a second dispensing option, then the liner is pulled from the liner dispenser apparatus, and the adhesive tape is advanced through the adhesive tape dispensing apparatus. The linered tape may …

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