Patent ID: 7334622
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hand-held device for transferring a film from a backing tape onto a substrate, said device comprising: a housing in which a supply of the backing tape is arranged; and an application member projecting from said housing and having a front end with a free end and at least a first application edge and a second application edge, the backing tape being wound around said free end and said application edges of said application member and extending into said housing with tape sections at a lower longitudinal side of said application member facing the substrate during operation and at an upper longitudinal side of said application member opposite said lower longitudinal side; wherein: said second application edge projects from said lower longitudinal side of said application member, said first application edge and said second application edge are linear, said first application edge and said second application edge are arranged asymmetrically in relation to a longitudinal axis of said application member, and said first and second application edges have mid-central planes enclosing an angle of approximately 30° to 120°.