Patent ID: 7380693

Claim:
A desktop tape dispenser, comprising: a main body portion, with a rod disposed in the rear part of the main body portion, said rod holding a roll of tape, a rotation shaft disposed in the lower middle part of the main body portion, an extension piece provided on a bottom plate of the main body portion and a cutter provided on the front part of the main body portion; an adjustment portion, fitted in the main body portion and able to be used to set a tape output length; a stopping portion, fitted in the main body portion and comprising a wheel piece, a transmission piece and a return piece, wherein the wheel piece extends out of the main body portion and is disposed to move the transmission piece and the return piece, and wherein the wheel piece is positioned at a level higher than that of the rotation shaft of the main body portion; and a return portion, fitted onto the front part of the main body portion and able to return the stopping portion to its original position, wherein a space is provided near the front part of the main body portion so as to hold the adjustment portion and the return portion, wherein a first hole is provided on one side wall of the space and a second hole and a plurality of positioning holes are provided on another side wall of the space so as to hold the adjustment portion in place, characterized in that, in use, a free end of the tape is pulled out and made to go through an underside of the rotation shaft and then through an upper surface of the wheel piece of the stopping portion so that the wheel piece, the transmission piece and the return piece are rotated along with the movement of the tape, and, when a preset tape output length is reached, the stopping portion will stop the movement of the tape, and when the tape is cut by pulling the free end of the tape downwards on the cutter, the return portion will return the stopping portion to its former position so as to be ready for another tape dispensing.