Patent ID: 7937905

Claim:
A tape guide plate and finger plate assembly for guiding a leading end portion of a carton or case sealing tape, within a carton or case sealing apparatus, comprising: a sealing tape application roller; a tape guide plate; a finger plate pivotally mounted at a first proximal end portion thereof, and having at least one finger disposed upon a second distal end portion thereof; a spring for biasing said finger plate toward said tape guide plate such that said at least one finger of said finger plate is moved into engagement with said tape guide plate such that a leading end portion of the carton or case sealing tape is interposed and conveyed between said tape guide plate and said at least one finger of said finger plate and guided toward said sealing tape application roller; and at least one roller disposed upon said at least one finger of said finger plate and operatively engaged with said tape guide plate for smoothly guiding the leading end portion of the carton or case sealing tape toward said sealing tape application roller for deposition onto a surface portion of a carton or case to be sealed, as the sealing tape is conveyed between said at least one roller, mounted upon said at least one finger of said finger plate, and said tape guide plate.