Patent ID: 9493322
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B65H

Claim Text:
1. A manual tape applicator comprising a main frame, at least one guide roll mounted on said main frame for rotation on a first axis to guide a tape having an adhesive side and a non-adhesive side from a supply of said tape toward a tape applicator wiper mounted on a wiper assembly that is pivotably mounted on said main frame on a second axis, movement about said second axis moving said applicator wiper between an extended inactive position to a retracted cutting position, means biasing said wiper assembly and thereby said applicator wiper to said extended inactive position, a cutter assembly pivotably mounted on said main frame on a third axis, a top wiper mounted on and extending from said cutter assembly and a cutter blade mounted on said cutter assembly, a latch cam element extending from said cutter assembly and a cooperating cam on said wiper assembly, said latch cam comprises a cam element connected to said cutter assembly and said cooperating cam comprises a slot with a notch formed in said wiper assembly in which said cam element is received, said latch and cooperating cams interacting to prevent movement of said cutter assembly when said applicator wiper is in said extended inactive position and freeing said cutter assembly for pivotal movement on said third axis when said applicator wiper is moved at least partway between said extended and said retracted positions, said first and second and third axes being parallel.