Patent ID: 7407129
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A dispenser/package assembly for rolls of tape, said dispenser/package assembly comprising: a. a frame having a base, b. a first wall extending upwardly and perpendicularly from said base and having a first upper edge, c. a second, opposing wall extending upwardly and perpendicularly from said base and having a second upper edge, d. reinforcing members extending between said first and second upper edges and fixedly secured thereto, e. a plurality of shafts adapted to respectively receive at least one said roll, said shafts extending horizontally between said walls, f. at least one tensioning/braking device in contact with at least two of said rolls, said at least one tensioning/braking device comprising: wherein said second and fourth extremities of said first and second metal strips are attached together with a spring and wherein said first and second friction materials are respectively in contact with said at least two rolls.