Patent ID: 8479794
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tape dispenser adapted to dispense lengths of adhesive tape from a roll of adhesive tape wound upon a cylindrical tape core, the tape dispenser comprising: a first sidewall; a second sidewall generally parallel to the first sidewall; a hub structure and a tape retaining tab extending inwardly from at least one of the first and second sidewalls, the tape core being rotatably supported on the hub structure of the first and second sidewalls; and a cantilevered tongue supported between the sidewalls at forward portions thereof, the tongue extending in cantilevered fashion rearwardly towards the tape retainer tab and the hub structure and having a surface approaching the tape retaining tab; wherein an unwound portion of the tape passes between the surface of the tongue approaching the tape retaining tab and the retaining tab; wherein the tongue is movable between a first position for urging the unwound portion of the tape against the tape retaining tab and a second position not urging the unwound portion of the tape against the tape retaining tab; wherein the surface of the tongue approaching the tape retaining tab is a bottom surface of the tongue, and when the tongue is moved to the second position, the bottom surface of the tongue is spaced farther from the tape retaining tab than when the tongue is in the first position; and wherein the bottom surface of the tongue approaches a tape engaging surface of the tape retaining tab from above, and wherein a rear edge of the tongue closest the tape retaining tab is curved upwardly such that when the tongue is in the first position, a first portion of the bottom surface of the tongue is below the tape engaging surface and a second portion of the bottom surface of the tongue is above the tape engaging surface, whereby the unwound portion of the tape passing between the tongue and the tape retaining tab is bent about both the tape engaging surface and the bottom surface of the tongue.