Tape dispenser
First Claim
1. An apparatus for dispensing non-adhesive tape to an article comprising:
- a spool having said non-adhesive tape wound therearound and having a spool bore therethrough, the spool bore being adapted to rotatably receive a support member therein;
a casing having an interior cavity sized to resistively and rotatably receive the spool therein; and
a dispenser portion located in the casing for dispensing the non-adhesive tape therethrough,wherein one said of the spool or said casing includes a biased protrusion adapted to engage one of a plurality of corresponding notches in said other of said spool or said casing, said plurality of notches are arranged circumferentially around an interior of said casing between said casing and said spool such that rotation of said spool within said casing causes said protrusion to engage successive notches.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for dispensing non-adhesive tape to an article. The apparatus comprises a spool having the non-adhesive tape wound therearound and having a spool bore therethrough. The spool bore is adapted to rotatably receive a support member therein. The apparatus further includes a casing having an interior cavity sized to resistively and rotatably receive the spool therein and a dispenser portion located in the casing for dispensing the non-adhesive tape therethrough. The apparatus may further comprise a finger hub rotatably receivable within the spool bore. The method comprises securing a free end of the non-adhesive tape to the article through a dispenser portion of the casing and rotating the casing around the article with the dispenser portion maintained in radial alignment with the article so as to draw the non-adhesive tape though the dispensing portion and thereby to rotate the spool within the casing.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for dispensing non-adhesive tape to an article comprising:
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a spool having said non-adhesive tape wound therearound and having a spool bore therethrough, the spool bore being adapted to rotatably receive a support member therein; a casing having an interior cavity sized to resistively and rotatably receive the spool therein; and a dispenser portion located in the casing for dispensing the non-adhesive tape therethrough, wherein one said of the spool or said casing includes a biased protrusion adapted to engage one of a plurality of corresponding notches in said other of said spool or said casing, said plurality of notches are arranged circumferentially around an interior of said casing between said casing and said spool such that rotation of said spool within said casing causes said protrusion to engage successive notches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for dispensing non-adhesive tape to an article comprising:
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providing a spool having said non-adhesive tape wound therearound and a spool bore therethrough; resistively and rotatably supporting a casing around said spool; supporting said spool on a support member located within said spool bore; securing a free end of said non-adhesive tape to said article through a dispenser portion of the casing; and rotating said casing around said article with the dispenser portion maintained in radial alignment with the article so as to draw said non-adhesive tape though said dispensing portion and thereby to rotate said spool within said casing, wherein one said of the spool or said casing includes a biased protrusion adapted to engage one of a plurality of corresponding notches in said other of said spool or said casing, said plurality of notches are arranged circumferentially around an interior of said casing between said casing and said spool such that rotation of said spool within said casing causes said protrusion to engage successive notches. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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