Patent ID: 7556216

Claim:
A tape dispenser for dispensing adhesive tape from a roll, said tape dispenser comprising: a housing having a first and a second side wall; a first hub mount being of a first diameter and extending inwardly from the first side wall; a second hub mount being of a second and smaller diameter, and extending inwardly from the second side wall; a hub member adapted to retain a roll of tape thereon and comprising a generally cylindrical body having an interior surface and open first and second ends with a longitudinal axis extending therebetween; and wherein each of said first and second ends is of an interior third diameter that is small enough to fittingly engage the first hub mount and too large to fittingly engage the second hub mount; and wherein the body further includes at least one flange extending radially inwardly from the interior surface thereof, and said flange has a terminal end spaced a distance inwardly from the second end of the body; and an annular end member having an external diameter substantially equal to the third diameter, said annular end member being oriented so that it is coaxial with the body and is engageable with the second end thereof, whereby the first end of the body is engageable with the first hub mount and the annular end member is engageable with the second hub mount.