Dispenser

• US 9,457,983 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2012
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tesa SE (Maxingvest AG)
• Original Assignee: Tesa SE (Maxingvest AG)
• Inventors: Himmelsbach, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): EFTA, ALEX B
• Application Number:
  US14/349,218
• Publication Number:
  US 20140252021A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,464 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/703 Cutting of tape
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/24 for perforating or stencil cutting using special types or dies
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/36 for portability , i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers B41J3/4075 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/39 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/4075 Tape printers; Label printers
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 35/0033 and affixing it to a surface B65H35/004 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 35/0086 using movable cutting elements
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 37/005 Hand-held apparatus

Abstract

A dispenser dispenses portions of a roll of a double-sided sticky adhesive tape where at least one sticky side is covered by a liner. The dispenser has (i) an optional handle, (ii) a feed of the adhesive tape, mounted on a frame of the dispenser, to a first cutting apparatus A, (iii) a first cutting apparatus A, configured such that by way of the cutting operation the adhesive tape is severed at a point by the cutting apparatus without the liner being severed at the same time such that the adhesive tape is weakened such that the adhesive tape is able to be severed at the point, (iv) a second cutting apparatus B, configured such that by way of the cutting operation the adhesive tape and the liner are completely severed by the cutting apparatus, is mounted downstream of the first cutting apparatus with reference to the guiding of the adhesive tape from the roll of the adhesive tape, and (v) an application device by way of which the adhesive tape is pressed on the support and which comprises a rotatably mounted roller.

Claims

1. A dispenser for dispensing portions of a roll of a double-sided sticky adhesive tape, having at least one sticky side covered by a liner, the dispenser comprising:

a frame having an upper edge and a bottom edge when the frame is located in an upright position;

a handle having a length defined between a first end and a second end located opposite to the first end of the handle, wherein the first end of the handle is fastened to the bottom edge of the frame, wherein the second end of the handle extends outwardly away from the bottom edge of the frame;

a movable lever connected to the frame;

a first cutting apparatus connected to the frame and configured such that, by way of a first cutting operation via moving the movable lever, the adhesive tape is weakened at a first point such that the adhesive tape is severable at the first point;

a second cutting apparatus connected to the frame and configured such that, by way of a second cutting operation via moving the movable lever, the adhesive tape and the liner are completely severed at a second point by the second cutting apparatus, wherein the second cutting apparatus is mounted downstream of the first cutting apparatus with reference to a guiding of the adhesive tape from the roll of the adhesive tape;

an application device by way of which the adhesive tape is pressed on a support, wherein the application device consists of a rotatably mounted roller; and

a rotary wheel for rotating the application device by hand,

wherein the handle comprises a front side located adjacent to the first cutting apparatus,

wherein the front side of the handle comprises convex surfaces alternating between concave surfaces and the convex and concave surfaces are formed in the handle of the dispenser between the first end and the second end of the handle, and

further wherein, when the dispenser is located in an upright position, the first cutting apparatus and the second cutting apparatus are located between the rotary wheel and the application device.

2. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first cutting apparatus and the second cutting apparatus comprises a movable cutter.

3. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first cutting apparatus and the second cutting apparatus consists of a movable cutter and a rotatably mounted cutting roller, by means of the which the adhesive tape is guidable and which forms a support on which the adhesive tape is severable as a result of moving the movable cutter to it.

4. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first cutting apparatus and the second cutting apparatus consists of a movable cutter and a cutting bed which comprises a fixed surface by means of which the adhesive tape is guided and which forms a support on which the adhesive tape is severable as a result of moving the movable cutter to it.

5. The dispenser according to claim 4, wherein the cutting bed comprises lateral webs between which the adhesive tape is guided and the webs comprise a width of between 0.1 mm and 3 mm.

6. The dispenser according to claim 3, wherein cutters of the first and second cutting apparatus are movable independently of one another.

7. The dispenser according to claim 3, wherein a finger lever, which, when actuated, transfers the cutters of the first and/or second cutting apparatus into the cutting operation, is provided on the handle.

8. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein at least a position of the second cutting apparatus on the frame is movable to vary a length of a resulting tab.

9. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive tape is situated on a receiving means, which is rotatably mounted on the frame, in the form of a roll, where at least one sticky side of the adhesive tape is covered by a liner.

10. The dispenser according to claim 9, wherein a rotatably mounted draw-off roller is present and wrapped around, at least in part, by the adhesive tape and by means of which the adhesive tape is removed from the roll.

11. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein at least the handle is mounted in a mirror-inverted manner on the frame such that the dispenser is usable by both left-handed and right-handed users.

12. The dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising:

a helical spring for pulling the lever back to an initial position.

13. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein, when the dispenser is in an upright position, the second cutting apparatus is inclined with respect to the first cutting apparatus and located between the first cutting apparatus and the application device.

14. The dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the movable cutter is razor-blade-like cutter.

15. The dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the movable cutter comprises a toothed blade.

16. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the handle has a rear side located opposite with respect to the front side of the handle, wherein the rear side of the handle comprises a convex surface and a concave surface.

17. A dispenser for dispensing portions of a roll of a double-sided sticky adhesive tape, having at least one sticky side covered by a liner, the dispenser comprising:

a frame having an upper edge and a bottom edge, when the frame is located in an upright position;

a handle having a length defined between a first end and a second end located opposite to the first end of the handle, wherein the first end of the handle is fastened to the bottom edge of the frame, wherein the second end of the handle extends outwardly away from the bottom edge of the frame;

a movable lever connected to the frame;

a first cutting apparatus connected to the frame and configured such that, by way of a first cutting operation via moving the movable lever, the adhesive tape is weakened at a first point such that the adhesive tape is severable at the first point;

a second cutting apparatus connected to the frame and configured such that, by way of a second cutting operation via moving the movable lever, the adhesive tape and the liner are completely severed at a second point by the second cutting apparatus, wherein the second cutting apparatus is mounted downstream of the first cutting apparatus with reference to a guiding of the adhesive tape from the roll of the adhesive tape; and

an application device by way of which the adhesive tape is pressed on a support, wherein the application device consists of a rotatably mounted roller, wherein the application device is connected to the frame of the dispenser and located downstream of the second cutting apparatus, that is mounted downstream of the first cutting apparatus, with reference to the guiding of the adhesive tape from the roll of the adhesive tape, and further wherein, when the dispenser is located in an upright position, the application device is inclined with respect to the first cutting apparatus and the second cutting apparatus, and further wherein the first cutting apparatus is located adjacent to the bottom edge, the second cutting apparatus is located adjacent to the top edge, and a portion of the application device is coplanar with the upper edge of the frame of the dispenser.

18. A dispenser for dispensing portions of a roll of a double-sided sticky adhesive tape, having at least one sticky side covered by a liner, the dispenser comprising:

a frame having an upper edge and a bottom edge when the frame is located in an upright position;

a handle having a length defined between a first end and a second end located opposite to the first end of the handle, wherein the first end of the handle is fastened to the bottom edge of the frame, wherein the second end of the handle extends outwardly away from the bottom edge of the frame;

a movable lever connected to the frame;

a first cutting apparatus connected to the frame and configured such that, by way of a first cutting operation via moving the movable lever, the adhesive tape is weakened at a first point such that the adhesive tape is severable at the first point;

a second cutting apparatus connected to the frame and configured such that, by way of a second cutting operation via moving the movable lever, the adhesive tape and the liner are completely severed at a second point by the second cutting apparatus, wherein the second cutting apparatus is mounted downstream of the first cutting apparatus with reference to a guiding of the adhesive tape from the roll of the adhesive tape; and

an application device by way of which the adhesive tape is pressed on a support, wherein the application device consists of a rotatably mounted roller, wherein the movable lever extends outwardly away from the dispenser and has a length defined between a first end of the movable lever and a second end located opposite with respect to the first end of the movable lever, wherein the first end of the movable lever contacts the first cutting apparatus and the second end of the movable lever extends outwardly away from the upper edge of the frame when the movable lever is located in a first position.