Tape dispenser with coordinated dispensing, sealing and cutting mechanism

• US 3,306,806 A
• Filed: 07/20/1964
• Issued: 02/28/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Edward S. Seropian
• Original Assignee: Edward S. Seropian
• Inventors: Seropian, Edward S.
• Application Number:
  US04/383,831
• Time in Patent Office: 953 Days
• US Class Current: 156/523
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 35/0033 and affixing it to a surface B65H35/004 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1348 Work traversing type
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/896 Rotatable wound package supply

Claims

1. AN ENLONGATED TAPE DISPENSER FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH A ROLL OF TAPE COMPRISING:

(A) AN ELONGAED HOLLOW BODY HAVING GENERALLY UPSTANDING SPACED APART SIDES AND A TOP SECURED TO MARGINAL EDGES OF SAID SIDES, (B) SAID BODY HAVING A FORWARD END PORTION AND A REARWARD END PORTION, (C) A SPINDLE EXTENDING GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID SIDES IN SAID REARWARD END PORTION OF SAID BODY ROTATABLY CARRING A ROLL OF TAYPE, (D) SAID FORWARD END PORTION OF SAID BODY INCLUDING AN OUTLET THROUGH WHICH TAPE CARRIED ON SAID SPINDLE IS ADAPTED TO BE DISPENSED, (E) LIFT MEANS CARRYING THE FREE END OF TAPE FROM SAID ROLL WITHIN SAID BODY IN SPACED ABOVE RELATION TO A SURFACE TO BE COVERED BY TAPE, (F) PRESSURE FOOT MEANS TO URGE THE FREE END OF SAID TAPE INTO CONTACTING RELATION TO A SAID SURFACE TO BE TAPED, (G) SHEAR MEANS IN SAID BODY INCLUDING BLADE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED IN SPACED ABOVE SHEARING RELATION TO TAPE BEING DISPENSED WEHREBY TAPE BEING DISPENSED IS ADAPTED TO BE SHEARED AT ANY DESIRED POINT BY PIVOTAL MOTION OF SAID BLADE, AND (H) ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING A PLUNGER WHEREBY SAID PRESSURE FOOT MEANS IS MOVED IN COORDINATED RELATION TO SAID LIFT MEANS AND SAID SHEAR MEANS.