Patent ID: 7178707

Claim:
A tape dispenser for holding a plurality of rolls of tape, comprising: a) a substantially rigid housing having a front face, a rear side, and a pair of opposing side walls extending between said front face and rear side, said opposing side walls each having a front edge, wherein said rear side comprises a rear surface and said front face is open forming a cavity therein between said opposing side walls for receiving a plurality of rolls of tape therein; b) a plurality of horizontally disposed notches that are disposed on the front edge of each of said opposing side walls, said notches being spaced apart along said walls, wherein each notch disposed on a first one of said opposing side walls is aligned with a notch on a second one of said opposing side walls to form respective pairs of cooperatively aligned notches, each of said notches having a downwardly disposed groove disposed in a side thereof opposite the front edge; and c) a spindle for receiving a roll of tape thereon, said spindle having first and second opposing ends wherein a first end of said spindle is disposed in a first of a respective pair of grooves and a second end of said spindle is disposed in a second of said respective pair of grooves to permit the ends of the spindle to rotate in the grooves and to be removably secured in the grooves; d) a plurality of serrated edges being disposed on a front of said housing adjacent each said pair of notches, wherein said serrated edges are substantially perpendicular to said side walls, wherein said serrated edges are positioned adjacent each of said pairs of notches to permit a piece of tape to be cut off of a roll of tape disposed in the tape dispenser; e) a dust cover being disposed on said front of said housing so that said cover can be attached to the housing and then removed from the housing, wherein said dust cover has top and bottom opposing ends, wherein said bottom end is pivotally attached to a first end of said housing and said top end is releasably locked to a second end of said housing to permit the tape dispenser to be selectively covered by the dust cover, and said bottom end of said dust cover comprises a pivot disposed on said bottom of said wall of said housing and a locking nub disposed on said top of said wall of said housing; and f) finger notches disposed in said front edges of said sidewalls in a spaced apart manner adjacent the spindles to permit fingers of a user to grasp the tape.