Patent ID: 7763136

Claim:
An apparatus for applying tape to a surface comprising: a main body; a plurality of paired rollers in communication with the main body, each roller of each pair of rollers disposed on opposite sides of the main body; two plate members, with one plate member disposed on one side of the main body and a second plate member disposed on the opposite sides of the main body, the plate members moveable laterally with respect to the main body, and the plate members are slideably attached to the main body each plate member includes at least two tape roll holders rotatably mounted to the plate member the two tape roll holders are configured in the same plane when attached to the plate member and at least one mechanism for feeding tape for being pressed into contact with the surface by the rollers when the apparatus is advanced over the surface; a spool member attached to the plate member and configured in the same plane as the two tape rolls; and, a scale plate attached to the main body, the scale plate slideably received in each of the plate members, each of the plate members including a lever member for moving from a first position, out of contact with the scale plate, where the plate member is slideable along the scale plate to a second position, into contact with the scale plate, where the plate member is locked in a fixed position.