Patent ID: 7963309
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A material transfer device for transferring a coating from an outer surface of a transfer tape onto a surface, of the type comprising a housing having a bottom portion; a transfer head around which the transfer tape extends, said transfer head protruding from the housing; and a protective cover connected to the bottom portion of the housing and movable between an advanced and a retracted position, the protective cover having a front end portion adapted to protrude from the housing in the advanced position so as to cover the transfer head for protecting an unused portion of the transfer tape; wherein the improvement comprises a tongue and groove connection between the protective cover and the bottom portion of the housing, wherein the tongue and groove connection is configured to allow the cover to be movable between the advanced position and the retracted position, wherein the tongue and groove connection comprises a single tongue extending along the bottom portion of the housing and a single groove that extends along the protective cover in alignment with the single tongue and that cooperatively engages the single tongue.