Patent ID: 8863807

Claim:
An apparatus for dispensing and creasing tape for application to a joint between wallboard members, said apparatus comprising: a device for dispensing tape over a joint between wallboard members, said device having a first end and a second end distant from said first end, said first end being rotatable relative to said second end about a longitudinal axis extending between said first end and said second end, said device being adapted to dispense tape from a location near said second end; a wheel pivotally mounted to said device near said second end for causing a crease in tape dispensed from said device, said wheel being configured to pivot relative to said device into a plurality of positions between a first position of said plurality of positions farthest from said first end of said device and a second position of said plurality of positions nearest said first end of said device; and an actuator connected to said device near said first end, said actuator being adapted to control positioning of said wheel relative to said device in response to user input and being adapted for receiving user input corresponding to a position of said wheel desired by a user; wherein in the absence of user input via said actuator, said wheel resides substantially in said first position; and wherein positioning of said wheel is controllable by said actuator when said first end of said device is being rotated relative to said second end of said device or when said first end of said device is stationary relative to said second end of said device.