Abstract:
This Dispenser having a cutter plate, which is flexibly mounted on a Tape roll, helps in peeling the Tape and is able to cut it by serration provided at the other end. 
     There is an open space, in between the rod and cutter plate, so that Tape can be drawn over from both sides of the dispenser, to cut it by serrations present at the other end. 
     On the cutter plate of the Dispenser, there is a notch and a hole is provided, so that, the cut end of the tape which sticks on the plate, can be easily removed for the next operation. 
     This cutter plate assembly being flexibly attached on a Tape roll, by means of two 0 rings, can swivel like a hinge, so that Tape can be cut at any desired and from a suitable angle. 
     A double cutter is provided to hold a firm grip on the tape, to cut it easily, besides, to protects from injury also. 
     Thus It is a novel, Tape Dispenser which is User friendly, Multipurpose and a unique and most simple in Design, useful for most of varieties of Tapes, having variations in, Materials, Widths, Diameters, Thickness, Toughness, Stickiness, and various Applications and Uses. Most suitable for a common Man, Office, Industry and Packaging use in Industry.

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This Application Claims the benefit of provisional Patent Application Patent number Ser. no. 3144 Mumbai filed 2011 Nov. 8 by the present Inventor in India 
     FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH 
     Not Applicable 
     SEQUENCE LISTING: OR PROGRAM 
     Not Applicable 
     This Invention relates to Adhesive Tape Dispenser which are used to dispense Tapes from various types of Tape Rolls 
     PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION 
     The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed. 
     FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The present disclosure generally relates to a tape dispenser for dispensing a desired length of tape rolled on a tape-reel, more particularly, the present disclosure relates to a tape dispenser for dispensing a desired length of adhesive-tape from an adhesive-tape reel. 
     BACKGROUND 
     A tape reel includes a core in form of a roller around which an adhesive tape that has a sticky side and a glossy side is wound. The tape may be made from plastic material. The adhesive tape is wound over the tape reel in such a manner that the sticky side of the adhesive tape is facing inwardly and a glossy side of the adhesive tape is facing outwardly. More specifically, the sticky side of a layer of the adhesive tape removably sticks to the glossy side of the layer disposed underneath thereof and can be separated off from the underneath layer by applying a dragging force on the layer. 
     The user of the adhesive tape desirous of dispensing a length of adhesive tape from the tape reel has to locate the free end of the adhesive tape so as to enable the user to hold the free end of the adhesive tape and apply dragging force on the adhesive tape. However, it becomes difficult for a person even with a normal vision to locate the free end of the adhesive tape. Further, it is a tedious task to locate the free end of the adhesive tape for each subsequent use and a lot of time and effort is wasted in locating the free end of the tape. 
     Further, the cutting of the adhesive tape requires a separate cutter. At times, it becomes difficult to locate the cutter, while the desired length of the tape has already been dispensed from the tape reel. In such cases the user may try to cut the tape by pulling the tape or using teeth for cutting the tape. However, both the methods for cutting desired length of tape have drawbacks associated therewith, particularly; the first method may damage the tape while the second method is unhygienic. 
     A variety of adhesive tape dispensers available in the market are provided with cutters secured thereto to facilitate dispensing a desired length of adhesive tape from the adhesive tape dispensers. More specifically, such tape dispensers include a tape-roll mounted on a bearing mechanism to facilitate rolling of the tape-roll. As a free end of the tape supported on the tape-roll is dragged to dispense the tape from the tape roll, the tape roll rotates with respect to the bearing mechanism to facilitate dispensing of the tape. 
     As a desired length of the tape is dispensed from the tape-roll, the tape is cut by a cutter disposed at a distance from the tape roll mounting. Further, after the desired length of the tape has been cut by the cutter, the free end of the tape sticks on the cutter that acts as a stay to facilitate locating of the free end of the tape for subsequent uses. However, such adhesive tape dispensers are clumsy, involve more number of hardware components, difficult to handle and operate. Further, mounting of the tape roll on the bearing mechanism of the tape dispenser is a tedious task. 
     Further, in case of duct tapes, the sticky side of the tape is very sticky and it requires a large dragging force for separating the subsequent layers of the tape from each other. Such high dragging forces may damage the tape. The damage caused to the tape due to dragging forces applied thereon for dispensing the tape from the roll may be aggravated if the tape is made of fragile material such as paper or film. Further, if the dragging forces are transmitted to the tape dispenser, the tape dispenser may get damaged. In order to prevent damages to the tape dispenser due to high dragging forces transmitted thereto, additional hardware components are configured on the tape dispenser. Accordingly, in the case of a tape dispenser for duct tape, the tape dispenser is made rigid, thereby increasing manufacturing cost of the tape dispenser. Still further, such adhesive tape dispensers lack arrangement for preventing sticking of the adhesive tape back to the roll from which it has been dispensed. 
     Still further, in case of the adhesive tape dispensers known in the prior art there is no provision for ensuring positive safety for the adhesive tape against any damage thereof. Still further, in case of wider adhesive tapes, area of the adhesive is greater as such more force is required for overcoming the adhesive forces and separating the subsequent layers of the tape, accordingly, the adhesive tape dispensers known in the prior art are in-effective in dispensing wider tapes as the adhesive tape dispensers of the prior art utilize dragging forces. 
     Still further, the adhesive tape dispenser known in the prior art is difficult to use. More specifically, as a user drags the tape from the tape dispenser, the tape dispenser may also get dragged as a result of the dragging forces. In order to prevent the tape dispenser from dragging, the tape dispenser is made heavy or the tape dispenser is mounted on a worktable, both methods for preventing the tape dispenser from sliding have drawbacks associated therewith. If the tape dispenser is made heavy, the manufacturing cost of the tape dispenser is increased. If the tape dispenser is mounted on the work-table, its portability is hampered. Attempts have been made in prior art to use a cutter designed from a single wire. 
     The user of the adhesive tape desirous of dispensing a desired length of adhesive tape from the tape reel has to locate the free end of the adhesive tape and apply dragging force on the adhesive tape, with effect to this, the adhesive tape dispenser is required to have a heavy construction for dispensing the tape by dragging, so that the main body of the adhesive tape dispenser need not move when dragging force is applied on the tape. Accordingly, the overall mass as well as cost of the adhesive tape dispenser increases. 
     The adhesive tape dispensers known in the prior art include a stay on which a free end of the adhesive tape dispensed from the roll can stick, thereby facilitates location of the free end of the adhesive tape for subsequent uses thereof. However, adhesive tape dispensers known in the prior art have drawbacks associated therewith, for example, the stay used with the convention tape dispensers fail to hold the tape firmly while dispensing the tape and the tape may stick back to the roll, thereby causing a lot of in-convenience. More specifically, the adhesive tape may slip from the stay which is provided to stick the tape there-to and becomes difficult to separate there-from. 
     Still further, the stay on which the free end of the adhesive tape sticks is generally disposed at a distance from the bearing mechanism on which the tape-roll is mounted. Such a configuration of the adhesive tape dispenser keeps the sticky surface of adhesive tape supported between the stay and the tape-roll constantly in contact with moist, dusty environment that may de-grade the sticky side of the adhesive tape supported between the stay and the tape-roll and result in wastage of that part of the tape. Still further, the adhesive tape dispenser supported between the stay and the tape-roll sags there-between and a sticky face of the tape may touch a bottom portion of the tape dispenser, stick to it and get damaged. 
     The adhesive tape dispenser in accordance with the prior art is prone to cause accidents. More specifically, the adhesive tape dispenser in accordance with the prior art is having a configuration such that the user has to drag the desired length of the tape up-to the cutter and press the tape against the cutter disposed beneath the tape. As the tape gets cut by the cutter, the user&#39;s hand holding the free end of the tape remains in motion due to inertia and may hit a hard surface. Still further, as the cutter used in the prior art adhesive tape dispenser is having sharp cutting edges that are exposed and not covered such cutting edges may cause accidents. 
     Furthermore, the adhesive tape dispenser known in the prior art are configured for handling a particular tape dimension only and fail to handle tapes of different dimensions. Still further, the adhesive tape dispenser known in the prior art requires the tape to be dragged while dispensing; such dragging action may cause jerks and damage the tape. In order to facilitate smooth rolling of the tape while dragging and smooth drawing of the tape from the tape roll additional hardware components are required. Still further, the tape dispensers of the prior art fail to rewind the tape in case an excess length of the adhesive tape has been dispensed by the tape dispenser. Accordingly, this may cause wastage of the tape. 
     Further, the adhesive tape dispenser known in the prior art fails to cater different widths of tape, accordingly, adhesive tape dispensers of different configurations are required for catering different widths of adhesive tapes. In accordance with another tape dispenser known in prior art the adhesive tape roller is encapsulated in a casing which is provided with a cutter assembly configured thereon. However, such an encapsulated arrangement lacks flexibility to be used for different dimensioned adhesive tape rollers. Accordingly, the adhesive tape dispenser includes a plurality of hardware components, thereby making the adhesive tape dispenser prone to wear related problems and thereby require frequent maintenance. Furthermore, the adhesive tape dispenser known in the prior art is expensive. 
     Accordingly, there is a need for an arrangement for handling adhesive tape, more particularly, an adhesive tape dispenser that is simple in construction, in-expensive and user friendly. Furthermore, there is a need for an adhesive tape dispenser that eliminates the dragging operation for dispensing the tape there-from and accordingly eliminates the drawbacks associated with dragging of the tape for dispensing the tape. 
     Still further, there is a need for an adhesive tape dispenser that prevents sticking of the tape dispensed off from the tape roll back to the roll. Further, there is a need for an adhesive tape dispenser that is adapted to be used for adhesive tapes of varying dimensions. Further, there is need for an adhesive tape dispenser that may be easily mounted on the tape roll and flexibly folded thereon to facilitate convenient packaging of the adhesive tape dispenser along with the tape roll. 
     STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION 
     A tape dispenser comprising a flexible frame to be detachably mounted on a tape roll for dispensing a desired length of tape is described. The frame travels along the circumference of the tape roll to cut predefined length of a tape. A cutter plate is rotatably coupled to the frame and a window defined by a lower portion of the cutter plate and a pair of legs is adapted to receive the tape form either side. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A tape dispenser to be detachably mounted on a tape roll for dispensing a desired length of tape is described. The adhesive tape dispenser includes a flexible frame, a pair of flexible bands and a first rod. The flexible frame is defined by a rod and cutter plate assembly. The rod and cutter plate assembly includes a second rod, a cutter plate, wherein the cutter plate includes a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the cutter plate includes serrations provided to facilitate cutting of the adhesive tape peeled off from the adhesive tape roll. The second rod of the rod and cutter plate assembly rolls over the roll to facilitate floating of the rod and cutter plate assembly over the roll and peeling of the tape for dispensing the tape from the roll. 
     The cutter plate is rotatably coupled to the frame with a pair of flexible bands. The flexible band is selected from one or more of the following elastic material, rubber band, spring like structure and combinations thereof. A window is defined by a lower portion of the cutter plate and a pair of legs. The window is adapted to receive the tape form either side. The legs are removably secured to the extreme ends of the outer rod of the frame to facilitate swiveling of the cutter plate. 
     The cutter plate includes at least one notch and a central aperture adapted to facilitate convenient removal of the tape. The tape cutter also includes a paper, for example silicon paper, on either side adapted to removably hold a free end of the tape. 
     In another embodiment the adhesive tape dispenser includes a plurality of cutter plates, each configured to cater different widths of adhesive tape rollers. The cutter plates are adapted to cut the adhesive tape from both sides. 
     In yet another embodiment the adhesive tape dispenser includes a box, a rod and a cutter plate. In this embodiment, the tape roll is enclosed in the box. The box includes an opening and a pair of notches adapted to facilitate peeling of the tape from box and to hold the uncut portion of the tape for further cutting. 
     In yet another embodiment tape dispenser includes a rod to be mounted on a tape roll and at least one tape cutter securely coupled with a pair of plates positioned on extreme ends of the rod. The plates are preferably aligned in parallel or traversal with the rod. Cutter plates are coupled in a known way to define a pin joint. Cutter plates define a groove adapted to adjust in accordance with the width of the tape to be cut. 
     Adhesive tape dispenser of present invention is user friendly, multipurpose and simple in design. Adhesive tape dispenser is useful for all varieties of tapes having variations in materials, widths, diameters, thickness, toughness, stickiness. The adhesive tape dispenser in accordance with the present invention can be used in industries where adhesive tapes are frequently and continuously used such as packaging industry, as the adhesive tape dispenser in accordance with the present invention is simple and convenient to use. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS 
       The above mentioned and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to following description, appended claims and accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several figures where: 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of an adhesive tape dispenser mounted on a tape roll in accordance with a preferred embodiment of present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded view of a tape dispenser of  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  is a top perspective view of a rod and cutter plate assembly along with a first rod and flexible band assembly of the tape dispenser of  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 4  is a front perspective view of the tape dispenser of  FIG. 1  that shows further details of a cutter plate; 
         FIG. 5  shows a front perspective view of tape of the tape roll being adjusted with respect to the rod and cutter plate assembly of the tape dispenser of  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 6  is a front perspective view of an another embodiment of the tape dispenser of  FIG. 1  having a cutter plate and a sticking plate; 
         FIG. 7  is a front perspective view of an another embodiment of the tape dispenser of  FIG. 6  having the cutter plate on one side of the rod and the sticking plate on opposite side of the rod; 
         FIG. 8   a  is a side perspective view of the tape dispenser of  FIG. 6  that shows a pair of rods for supporting sticking plate and cutter plate; 
         FIG. 8   b  is top view of the adhesive tape dispenser of  FIG. 6  with the cutter plate and the sticking plate gripping the tape; 
         FIG. 9  shows another embodiment of the adhesive tape dispenser in accordance with the present invention; 
         FIG. 10  is a top perspective view of the rod and cutter plate assembly of the tape dispenser; 
         FIGS. 11   a - 11   d  show various structural configurations of the plate for the adhesive tape dispenser of  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 6 ,  FIG. 9  and  FIG. 10 ; 
         FIG. 12   a  is a front perspective view of the tape dispenser that shows cutter plate and tape; 
         FIG. 12   b  is a side view of another embodiment of the tape dispenser of  FIG. 12   a  that shows cutter plate; 
         FIG. 13  is a front perspective view of the adhesive tape dispenser with an arrangement for covering the serrations provided on the cutter plate; 
         FIG. 14  is a side perspective view of another embodiment of the tape dispenser that shows a pair of plates holding the tape; 
         FIG. 15  is a side view of the tape dispenser in accordance with one another embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 16  is a front perspective view of the tape dispenser in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Although specific terms are used in the following description for sake of clarity, these terms are intended to refer only to particular structure of the invention selected for illustration in the drawings, and are not intended to define or limit the scope of the invention. 
     An adhesive tape dispenser in accordance with the present invention is mounted on a tape roll and prevents sticking of the adhesive tape back to the tape roll after the adhesive tape has been peeled-off the tape roll, thereby facilitate locating of a free end of the adhesive tape for subsequent uses thereof. The adhesive tape dispenser in accordance with the present invention utilizes peeling mechanism for dispensing the tape rather than using the dragging mechanism as used in the tape dispensers of the prior art. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , an adhesive tape dispenser  100  in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a tape roll  01 . The adhesive tape dispenser  100  includes a flexible frame defined by a rod and cutter plate assembly  10 ; a pair of O-rings/flexible bands each referred to as  05 , and an elongate bush member/a first rod  06 . The rod and cutter plate assembly  10  includes a second rod  04 , a cutter plate  03 , wherein the cutter plate  03  includes a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the cutter plate  03  includes serrations  08  provided to facilitate cutting of the adhesive tape peeled off from the adhesive tape roll  01 . The second rod  04  of the rod and cutter plate assembly  10  rolls over the roll  01  to facilitate floating of the rod and cutter plate assembly  10  over the roll  01  and peeling of the tape for dispensing the tape from the roll  01 . In this preferred embodiment, length of cutter plate  03  is 4 cm. It is, understood, however, that width of cutter plate  03  may vary in other alternative embodiments per intended use of tape dispenser  100 . 
     The distal end of the cutter plate  03  also includes a silicon paper  07  secured thereto. Instead of silicon paper, Teflon paper may also be secured to the distal end of the cutter plate  03 . The silicon paper  07  or Teflon paper are having such surface properties that enable removably holding of a free end of the tape and easy peeling of the tape from the surface thereof and maintaining minimum contact between the free end of the tape and cutter plate  03 . However, the present invention is not limited to a particular kind of paper secured to the distal end of cutter plate  03  as far as the surface of the paper exhibits desired properties. 
     Now referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the proximal end of the cutter plate  03  includes a pair of leg-members/legs that are removably secured to the extreme ends of second rod  04  to facilitate swiveling of cutter plate  03  about rod  04 . More specifically, each of the legs configured on the proximal end of cutter plate  03  includes holes for receiving second rod  04  and facilitates swiveling of cutter plate  03  about rod  04 . A window is defined by a lower portion of cutter plate  03  and pair of legs adapted to receive the tape form either side. Second rod  04  is held against roller  01  by pair of flexible bands  05  and first rod  06  disposed beneath the rim, thereby providing sufficient pressure for dispensing of the tape and permitting the adhesive tape dispenser  100  to float smoothly over the roller  01  during operation. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , second rod  04  is assembled to cutter plate  03 . Second rod  04  is inserted in the holes provided at the extreme ends of the legs extending from cutter plate  03 . Rod and cutter plate assembly  10  is then assembled to first rod  06  disposed beneath the rim of the roller by means of the flexible bands  05  and rod and cutter plate assembly  10  floats over the roll  01 . Cutter plate  03  along with silicon paper  07  (Refer  FIG. 1 ) further acts as a stay to facilitate sticking of the free end of the tape thereon and thereby convenient locating of the free end of the tape. It is, understood, however, that adhesive tape dispenser  100  may still be used for cutting the tapes even if the adhesive tape dispenser  100  is not mounted on the tape roll. 
     The cutter plate  03  of rod and cutter plate assembly  10  also includes a pair of notches  09   a  and  09   b  and a central aperture  09   c  configured thereon to facilitate convenient removal of the tape sticking on the silicon paper  07  (Refer  FIG. 1 ). Central aperture  09   c  is preferably placed between the portion of cutter plate  03  covered with silicon paper  07  and the portion of cutter plate  03  that is not covered by silicon paper  07 . In this one embodiment, the front and the back sides of cutter plates  03  are preferably similar in configuration, i.e. both front and back sides of cutter plate  03  is provided with area covered with silicon paper  07  and area without silicon paper  07 . 
     The rod and cutter plate assembly  10  is mounted on tape roll  01  with the help of first rod  06  and pair of flexible bands  05 . Each flexible band  05  is preferably secured to an extreme end of first rod  06 . First rod  06  along with flexible bands  05  secured to the extreme ends thereof is placed underneath the rim of roll  01  and rod and cutter plate assembly  10  is disposed outside the rim of roll  01 . First rod  06  disposed inside roll  01  is connected to second rod  04  of rod and cutter plate assembly  10  by means of pair of flexible band  05  such that first rod  06  presses against an internal surface of the wall of tape roll  01  and causes second rod  04  of rod and cutter plate assembly  10  to press against an external surface of the wall of tape roll  01 . 
     Now referring to  FIG. 4 , a detailed arrangement of tape dispenser  100  mounted on tape roll  01  is shown. Referring to  FIG. 5 , the tape is drawn from tape roll  01  using tape dispenser  100  such that the sticking surface of tape  02  being drawn is facing upwards and the non-sticking surface of the tape being drawn is in contact with second rod  04  of rod and cutter plate assembly  10  to facilitate peeling and cutting action. 
     The tape from tape roll  01  is peeled-off the tape roll  01  for the first use thereof, thereafter the tape is made to roll over second rod  04  of rod and cutter plate assembly  10  in such a way that sticky surface of the adhesive tape is facing upward and glossy surface of the adhesive tape is facing downward and is rolling over second rod  04  of rod and cutter plate assembly  10 . 
     The rod and cutter plate assembly  10  is adjusted in such a way that the sticky face of tape  02  is facing silicon paper  07  secured to cutter plate  03 . Thereafter, the sticky face  02   a  of the adhesive tape  02  is made to stick on silicon paper  07  secured to cutter plate  03  to facilitate locating of the free end of the adhesive tape for subsequent uses thereof. If the adhesive tape sticks to cutter plate  03 , it becomes difficult to separate the tape from cutter plate  03  for the next operations. 
     The silicon paper  07  prevents the adhesive tape from sticking to cutter plate  03 . The use of silicon paper  07  or Teflon material prevents the tape from firmly sticking all along the length of the tape on cutter plate  03 . 
     The cutter plate  03  of rod and cutter plate assembly  10  also includes a pair of notches  09   a  and  09   b  and a central aperture  09   c  configured thereon to facilitate convenient removal of the tape sticking on silicon paper  07  secured to cutter plate  03 . The silicon paper  07  secured to cutter plate  03  keeps the free end of the tape free and facilitate holding of the free end of the tape for easy removal of the tape from the middle portion of cutter plate  03 . The free end of tape  02  rests onto cutter plate  03  and away from roll  01 . 
     According to still another embodiment of the present invention, rod and cutter plate assembly  10  is adjustable to cater different widths of the adhesive tape. In this another embodiment, instead of using a single cutter plate adapted to swivel about the rod, a plurality of cutter plates, each configured to cater different widths of adhesive tape rollers can be used. 
     Cutter plate  03  of adhesive tape dispenser  100  is folded to lie along the periphery of the roll for taking up a compact configuration to facilitate convenient packaging of adhesive tape dispenser  100  along with the adhesive tape roll  02 . Serrations  08  provided at the distal end of cutter plate  03  of adhesive tape dispenser  100  are adapted to cut the adhesive tape from both sides. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , an adhesive tape dispenser  200  is mounted on a tape roll  01 . Adhesive tape dispenser  200  is provided with a pair of plates, more particularly a cutter plate  103  and a sticking plate  109  is swivably mounted on second rod  104 . Cutter plate  103  and sticking plate  109  are pivotable about a common axis. The legs of cutter plate  103  and sticking plate  109  include holes for receiving second rod  104 , thereby creating a hinge type assembly. 
     The rod and cutter plate assembly  110  is mounted on the tape roll  01  with the help of first rod  106  and pair of flexible bands  105 , wherein each flexible band  105  is secured to an extreme end of first rod  106 . First rod  106  along with flexible band  105  secured to the extreme ends thereof is placed underneath the rim of the roll and rod and cutter plate assembly  110  is disposed outside the rim of the roll. 
     The first rod  106  disposed inside the roll is connected to second rod  104  of rod and cutter plate assembly  110  by means of pair of flexible band  105  such that first rod  106  presses against an internal surface of the wall of the tape roll  01  and causes second rod  104  of rod and cutter plate assembly  110  to press against an external surface of the wall of the tape roll  01 . Such an arrangement with serrations  108  configured on cutter plate  103  and silicon paper  107  applied on the sticking plate  109  is generally used for dispensing tapes of greater widths, where a good and firm grip is required. Sticking plate  109  with silicon paper  107  applied thereto includes a pair of notches  109   a  and  109   b  and a central aperture  109   c  configured thereon to facilitate convenient removal of the tape sticking on silicon paper  107 . 
     Adhesive tape dispenser  200  also includes a sticking plate  109 . In this particular embodiment, instead of configuring serrations  108  and silicon paper  107  on the same plate, serrations  108  and silicon paper  107  may be separately configured on cutter plate  103  and sticking plate  109  respectively. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , a loose end of tape  02  wound over the tape roll  01  is drawn over second rod  104  in such a manner that the sticky surface of the tape is facing sticking plate  109  as the adhesive tape drawn over second rod  104  is being cut by serrations  108  configured on cutter plate  103  disposed opposite to sticking plate  109 . According to another embodiment of the present invention, cutter plate  103  and sticking plate  109  are pivotably mounted on two different rods  104   a  and  104   b  respectively instead of being mounted on the same second rod  104 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8   a , an arrangement utilizing a pair of rods  104   a  and  104   b  for supporting cutter plate  103  and sticking plate  109  respectively of the adhesive tape dispenser  200  is described. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8   b , another view of adhesive tape dispenser  200  with cutter plate  103  and sticking plate  109  overlapping each other and gripping tape  02  there-between is described. 
     Now referring to  FIG. 9 , a tape dispenser  300  in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention includes an angle  215  that has a horizontal face  215   a  and an operative vertical face  215   b , wherein the horizontal face  215   a  has a slot  216  configured thereon, through which the free end of tape  02  wound on tape roll  01  passes such that the sticky side  02   b  of tape  02  is facing the vertical face  215   b . The horizontal face  215   a  of angle  215  is secured to the tape roll  01  by means of a first rod  206 . First rod  206  along with flexible bands  205  secured to the extreme ends thereof is placed underneath the rim of the roll and angle  215  is disposed outside the rim of roll  01 . 
     First rod  206  disposed inside the roll is connected to angle  215  by means of pair of flexible bands  205  such that first rod  206  presses against an internal surface of the wall of tape roll  201  and causes the horizontal face  215   a  of angle  215  to press against an external surface of the wall of the tape roll  201 . More specifically, the side edges of the horizontal face  215   a  of angle  215  are provided with lugs  211  and  213  (not shown in figure) to facilitate connection between the horizontal face  215   a  and first rod  206 . The operative vertical face  215   b  of tape dispenser  300  is provided with serrations  208  configured on an operative top edge thereof to facilitate cutting of the tape. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 11   a - 11   d , various structural configurations of the plate for the adhesive tape dispenser of  FIGS. 1 ,  6 ,  9  and  10  are described. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 12   a  and  12   b , an adhesive tape dispenser  400  in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention includes only a second rod  302 . It is, understood, however, that adhesive tape dispenser may still work without second rod  302 . Adhesive tape dispenser  400  is mounted on adhesive tape roll  01  without requiring first rod to facilitate mounting and floating of a cutter plate  303  over the tape roll  01 . The cutter plates  303  includes a pair of notches  309   a  and  309   b  and a central aperture  309   c  configured thereon to facilitate convenient removal of the tape sticking on silicon paper  307 . 
     Now referring to  FIG. 13 , the adhesive tape dispenser with an arrangement for covering the serrations  08  provided on cutter plate  03  is described. The tape drawn from the adhesive tape roller itself acts as a cover for covering the sharp edges of serrations  08  provided on cutter plate  03 . Cutter plate  03  acts as a stay on which the adhesive tape sticks. Cutter plate  03  can swivel and lie adjacent to the outer periphery of the tape roll to take up a compact configuration to facilitate convenient packaging of the adhesive tape dispenser along with the tape roll. Further, the position of the stay with respect to the tape roll is maintained minimum in order to prevent sagging of the tape. 
     Now referring to  FIG. 14 , an alternative embodiment of an adhesive tape dispenser  500  in accordance with the present invention is described. Adhesive tape dispenser  500  includes a pair of opposed plates  502 , a pair of opposed rods  504  that are defined in the body of a cutter plate  506 . In this one alternative embodiment, pair of opposed plates  502  are adapted to fixedly hold cutter plate  506 . A tape roll  508  is held in position with the help of pair of opposed rods  504 . Pair of opposed plates  502  form an opening  510  adapted to cut tape roll  508  from either side. Cutter plate  506  is normal to pair of opposed plates  502  and tape roll  508 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 15 , another embodiment of an adhesive tape dispenser  520  in accordance with the present invention is described. Adhesive tape dispenser  520  includes a box  522 , a rod  524  and a cutter plate  526 . In this embodiment, a tape roll  528  is enclosed in box  522 . Box  522  includes an opening  530  and a pair of opposed notches  532 . Opening  530  facilitates peeling of the tape from box  522 . Pair of opposed notches  532  are adapted to hold the uncut portion of the tape for further cutting. 
     Referring to  FIG. 16 , in yet another embodiment, tape dispenser  540  includes a cutter  542  having at least two cutting edges defined by serrations  544 , a first rod  546 , a second rod  548 , and a flexible band  550 . The cutter plate  542  is positioned on the tape with the first rod  546  and flexible band  550  such that band  550  holds the cutter  542  on the tape with first rod  546 . The second rod  548  is advantageously usable for staying the tape. 
     Now referring to  FIGS. 1-5 , in operation, the adhesive tape dispenser  100  includes a flexible frame defined by a rod and cutter plate assembly  10  is mounted on the tape roll  01 . Rod and cutter plate assembly  10  is mounted on tape roll  01  with the help of the first rod  06  and the pair of flexible bands  05 . Each flexible band  05  is preferably secured to an extreme end of first rod  06 . First rod  06  along with flexible bands  05  secured to the extreme ends is placed underneath the rim of roll  01  and rod and cutter plate assembly  10  is disposed outside the rim of roll  01 . First rod  06  disposed inside the roll  01  is connected to second rod  04  of the rod and cutter plate assembly  10  by means of the pair of flexible band  05  such that the first rod  06  presses against an internal surface of the wall of the tape roll  01  and causes second rod  04  of rod and cutter plate assembly  10  to press against an external surface of the wall of the tape roll  01 . 
     More specifically, pair of flexible bands  05  operates from underneath the rim of roller  01  for facilitating floating of rod and cutter plate assembly  10  over roller  01  whilst maintaining pressure on rod and cutter plate assembly  10 . Silicon paper  07  or Teflon material not only prevents the tape from sticking near the serrated end of the cutter plate  03  but also facilitates sticking of the tape to the middle portion of the cutter plate  03 , when the tape is cut by the serrations  08  provided at the distal end of the cutter plate  03 . 
     Further, as silicon paper  07  facilitates easy removal of the free end of the tape, the area of the tape following the free end of the tape sticks to the portion of cutter plate  03  where there is no silicon thereby preventing the adhesive tape from getting released from cutter plate  03  and sticking back to roller  01 . 
     More specifically, cutter plate  03  of rod and cutter plate assembly  10  acts as a barrier and prevents the tape from sticking back to roll  01 . Once a required length of the adhesive tape is dispensed out of roll  02 , the free end of the tape is made to stick on cutter plate  03  such that the adhesive tape covers serrations  08  configured on the distal end of cutter plate  03  to prevent any accidents caused by the sharp edges of serrations  08 . 
     In use, as a user of the adhesive tape dispenser  300  mounted on the roll  01  draws the tape from the roller  01 , the roller  01  remains stationary and the adhesive tape dispenser  300  smoothly moves over roller  01  as flexible band  205  and first rod  206  hold rod and cutter plate assembly  10  of adhesive tape dispenser  300  in a floated configuration. Accordingly, because of the peeling action that involves smooth movement with minimum force for drawing the tape, not much effort is required for unwinding the tape. 
     The adhesive tape dispenser  100  in accordance with the present invention provides major and concise improvements on cutter plate  03  that is of compact configuration and facilitates cutting of the tape. Cutter plate  03  is a multi-purpose plate that serves a variety of different purposes. More specifically, cutter plate  03  floats along the reel, at the same time hold roll  01  by a spring like device so as to float smoothly, and provide action of peeling of the tape to facilitate cutting thereof, with minimum force and at various angles. Cutter plate  03  is able to positively make the non sticking side of the tape to roll on the roller  01  by holding the end of the tape, at the same time keeping the end of the tape free for next operations. 
     The peeling action requires minimum force for dispensing the tape thereby making the drawing operation simple, less complicated and easy. However, the adhesive tape dispenser  100  of the present invention can also use dragging action of the tape for dispensing a desired length of the tape from the roll. The adhesive tape dispenser  100  ensures positive safety of the tape and also ensures that the loose end of the tape does not stick back to the roller  01 . The adhesive tape dispenser  100  may be used for dispensing tape made from different material such as plastic, paper or cloth. The adhesive tape dispenser  100  in accordance with the present invention can be used to cut the tape from both sides i.e. from the sticky side as well as from the glossy side depending upon peeling/dragging direction of the tape and choice of the user. 
     Tape dispenser  100  of present invention is user friendly, multipurpose and simple in design. Tape dispenser  100  is useful for all varieties of tapes having variations in materials, widths, diameters, thickness, toughness, stickiness. Furthermore, the adhesive tape dispenser  100  in accordance with the present invention can be used in industries where adhesive tapes are frequently and continuously used such as packaging industry, as the adhesive tape dispenser  100  in accordance with the present invention is simple and convenient to use. The adhesive tape dispenser  100  with two-plates is still more convenient to use as the first plate may be used to facilitate sticking of the free end whereas the second plate is used for cutting the tape. The two-plates also facilitate gripping of the tape there-between, while tape is being cut. 
     The adhesive tape dispenser  100  in accordance with the present invention eliminates the drawbacks associated with prior art tape dispensers, more particularly; the adhesive tape dispenser  100  in accordance with the present invention utilizes peeling action instead of the dragging action for dispensing the adhesive tape from the roll  01 . The adhesive tape dispenser  100  for mounting on a tape roll is adapted to prevent sticking of the adhesive tape back to the roll  01  after tape has been peeled-off the tape roll. 
     In case of adhesive tape dispenser using multiple plates for example, cutter plate and sticking plate for facilitating gripping of the adhesive tape, all the plates are similar in structure and configuration, thereby reducing the overall manufacturing cost and other complications. The sticking plate provides firm grip on the tape to facilitate gripping, positively holding and cutting the tape near a loose end thereof. 
     The adhesive tape dispenser  100  ensures positive safety of the adhesive tape against any damage thereof, thereby preventing wastage of the adhesive tape. Furthermore, the adhesive tape dispenser  100  facilitates locating of the free end of the adhesive tape for subsequent uses thereof. The adhesive tape dispenser  100  is simple in construction, in-expensive and convenient to use. The adhesive tape dispenser  100  can dispense wider and stickier tapes that require more forces for drawing the tape from the roll  01 . The adhesive tape dispenser  100  can cut the tape from both sides. Further, the adhesive tape dispenser  100  can dispense tape from both sides depending upon the direction of peeling of the tape. 
     The embodiments of the invention shown and discussed herein are merely illustrative of modes of application of the present invention. Reference to details in this discussion is not intended to limit the scope of the claims to these details, or to the figures used to illustrate the invention.