Patent ID: 7069971

Claim:
A tape dispenser comprising: a base having opposite front and rear ends and a top face, the front end forming a cutter holder in which a first cutter is mounted with a sharp edge projecting above a top of the cutter holder, a side wall extending alongside and from the top face of the base to form a first cavity with the top face, first and second slots being defined in the side wall and extending from a top edge of the side wall; and a movable tape carrier having a bottom complementary in shape to and positioned on the top face of the base to have the carrier received in the first cavity of the base, a second side wall extending from the bottom to define a second cavity in which an axle is mounted for rotatably supporting a roll of tape in the second cavity, first and second pins formed in the second side wall and movably received in the first and second slots to releasably retain the carrier in the first cavity, a second cutter mounted to a rear end of the carrier; wherein the releasable retention of the movable carrier in the base allows for the dispenser to be selectively used in a fixed operation mode by fixing the carrier in the base and a movable operation mode by separating the carrier from the base.