DEVICE FOR APPLYING A PROTRUDING TAB TO DOUBLE-SIDED ADHESIVE TAPE, AND METHOD OF USING
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1. A dispenser comprising:
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a roll of double-sided adhesive tape positioned on the frame, the roll of tape having a terminal end;
a tab piece storage and attachment unit arranged on the frame, the unit having an elongated shape with first and second ends and comprising at least first and second major opposing walls extending at least partially between the first and second ends, the unit further comprising a plurality of individual tab pieces in a stack comprising first and second opposed major surfaces, wherein the tab piece stack is arranged between the first and second major opposing walls,wherein the first major opposing wall contains a window that is proximate the first end of the tab piece storage and attachment unit and that exposes at least a portion of the first major surface of the tab piece stack,wherein the first major opposing wall further comprises a non-window portion located between the window and the second end of the elongated tab piece storage and attachment unit; and
,wherein the tab piece storage and attachment unit and the roll of tape are arranged such that when the terminal end of the tape is positioned in overlapping relation with the window, the tape is not in overlapping relation with the non-window portion of the first major opposing wall of the tab piece storage and attachment unit.
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Abstract
Herein is disclosed a device and method for attaching a tab to an elongate length of double-sided adhesive tape, the tab protruding beyond a terminal end of the elongate length of tape and being attached to both surfaces of the adhesive tape.
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1. A dispenser comprising:
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a frame; a roll of double-sided adhesive tape positioned on the frame, the roll of tape having a terminal end; a tab piece storage and attachment unit arranged on the frame, the unit having an elongated shape with first and second ends and comprising at least first and second major opposing walls extending at least partially between the first and second ends, the unit further comprising a plurality of individual tab pieces in a stack comprising first and second opposed major surfaces, wherein the tab piece stack is arranged between the first and second major opposing walls, wherein the first major opposing wall contains a window that is proximate the first end of the tab piece storage and attachment unit and that exposes at least a portion of the first major surface of the tab piece stack, wherein the first major opposing wall further comprises a non-window portion located between the window and the second end of the elongated tab piece storage and attachment unit; and
,wherein the tab piece storage and attachment unit and the roll of tape are arranged such that when the terminal end of the tape is positioned in overlapping relation with the window, the tape is not in overlapping relation with the non-window portion of the first major opposing wall of the tab piece storage and attachment unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of dispensing a length of double-sided adhesive tape with a tab attached to a terminal end of the adhesive tape, comprising:
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providing a tab piece storage and attachment unit comprising a plurality of individual tab pieces arranged in a stack with first and second major surfaces, the tab piece storage and attachment unit having an elongated shape with first and second ends and comprising at least first and second major opposing walls extending at least partially between the first and second ends, the first major opposing wall comprising a window that is proximate the first end of the tab piece storage and attachment unit and that exposes a portion of the first major surface of the tab piece stack; providing a length of double-sided adhesive tape comprising first and second major adhesive surfaces, and comprising a terminal end that comprises a terminal edge; positioning the first major adhesive surface of the terminal end of the adhesive tape in overlapping relation with the window; pressing on at least a portion of the second major surface of the terminal end of the adhesive tape that is in overlapping relation with the window, such that the first major adhesive surface of the tape comes in contact with the first major surface of the tab stack causing an uppermost individual tab piece of the tab piece stack to be attached to the first major adhesive surface of the adhesive tape; withdrawing the terminal end of the tape from the window, causing the uppermost individual tab piece of the tab piece stack to be removed from the tab piece storage and attachment unit, and thus providing a length of double-sided adhesive tape with a tab attached to the first major adhesive surface of the terminal end of the tape and protruding past the terminal end of the tape; wrapping the protruding portion of the tab over the terminal end of the tape, and attaching the first major surface of the tab to the second major surface of the adhesive tape, such that a portion of the tab protrudes past the terminal end of the tape; thus providing a length of double-sided adhesive tape with a tab attached to both major surfaces of the adhesive tape and protruding past the terminal end of the length of adhesive tape. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A device for attaching a protruding tab to a terminal end of an elongate length of double-sided adhesive tape, the device comprising:
a tab piece storage and attachment unit containing a plurality of individual tab pieces arranged in a stack with first and second major surfaces, the tab piece storage and attachment unit having an elongated shape with first and second ends and comprising at least first and second major opposing walls extending at least partially between the first and second ends, wherein the first major opposing wall comprises a window that exposes at least a portion of the first major surface of the tab piece stack, the window defined on all sides by edges, wherein the edges comprise leading and trailing edges that are oriented substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis of the elongated unit, and first and second side edges that are oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated unit; and wherein the tab piece storage and attachment unit comprises a flange positioned at the leading edge of the window, wherein the flange is in overlapping relation with a portion of the first major surface of the tab piece stack. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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