Patent ID: 7234499

Claim:
An adhesive tape application tool for applying an adhesive tape to an adherend having a side comprising an application surface and a projected line portion formed on a side of the adherend opposite the side comprising the application surface, said adhesive tape application tool comprising an application part for pressing an adhesive tape against the application surface and a guidance part comprising first and second guide rollers, said first guide roller comprising a first end having a first diameter, a second end having a second diameter smaller than said first diameter and a tapered portion located between said first and second ends and said second guide roller comprising a first end having a first diameter, a second diameter smaller than said first diameter and a tapered portion located between said first and second diameters, said first and second guide rollers having axes of rotation which are not perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said application part, and said tool being operatively adapted so that said first and second guide rollers contact the projected line portion, wherein the first end of said first guide roller is located on a first side of the projected line portion, the second end of said first guide roller is located beyond the first side of the projected line portion, the first end of said second guide roller is located on a second side of the projected line portion, a second end of said second guide roller is located beyond the second side of the projected line portion, and the first side of the projected line portion is opposite to the second side of the projected line portion.