Patent ID: 7163040

Claim:
An applicator tip system adapted to direct a transfer tape in a transfer tape dispenser, the system comprising: an applicator tip including a platform with a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a supply side surface and a return side surface, wherein the supply side surface, return side surface, and front edge are adapted to support a transfer tape, a first wall adjacent the first side edge of the platform, a second wall adjacent the second side edge of the platform; at least one tape-contacting protuberance extending upwardly from the supply side surface of the applicator tip, wherein the protuberance is disposed adjacent the rear edge and is adapted to maintain outer edges of the transfer tape adjacent to the supply side surface of the platform; and a length of tape extending over the supply side, contacting the tape-contacting protuberance, and extending around the front edge.