Patent ID: 7669631

Claim:
An adhesive tape dispenser adapted to dispense tape wound upon a tape core comprising: a frame; an application roller; a cutter assembly mounted on the frame; a handle mounted on the frame; and, a core support assembly secured to the frame and having a first axis, the core support assembly comprising: a shaft secured to the frame; an axle assembly disposed about at least a portion of the shaft, the axle assembly including a hub having an outer surface with a second axis adjacent the first axis, at least one flange extending radially from the hub, and a cam rotatably mounted on the hub; and, a spindle adapted to support the tape core rotatably mounted on the axle assembly, the spindle freely rotating in a first direction and wherein rotation of the spindle in a second direction rotates the cam about the second axis in the second direction whereby the cam engages the spindle preventing further rotation of the spindle in the second direction about the axle assembly.