Patent ID: 7987887

Claim:
A retractable correction tape-dispensing device ( 100 ) comprising: a housing; a supply spool ( 10 ) configured to wind a first portion of a transfer tape ( 20 ) that is adhered with a film; a take-up spool ( 30 ) configured to wind a second portion of the transfer tape ( 20 ) that is not adhered with the film; an applicator assembly ( 60 ) movable back and forth between an application position and a retracted position according to a position of an actuating member ( 50 ), the applicator assembly ( 60 ) comprising: an application tip ( 40 ) disposed at a distal end of the housing and a distal end of the applicator assembly ( 60 ), the application tip ( 40 ) having the transfer tape ( 20 ) wrapped thereon; first and second sidewalls ( 62 ); and first and second tape tensioning arms ( 70 ) extending from the first and second sidewalls ( 62 ), respectively; a retracting mechanism configured to move applicator assembly ( 60 ) into the retracted position; and first and second tape tensioning shafts ( 80 ) mounted on the housing, wherein the first tape tensioning shaft ( 80 ) and the first tape tensioning arm ( 70 ) engage the first portion of the transfer tape ( 20 ), wherein the second tape tensioning shaft ( 80 ) and the second tape tensioning arm ( 70 ) engage the second portion of the transfer tape ( 20 ), wherein the first and second tape tensioning arms ( 70 ) cover the first and second tape tensioning shafts ( 80 ) when the applicator assembly ( 60 ) is in the retracted position, thereby wrapping the transfer tape ( 20 ) around the first and second tape tensioning arms ( 70 ) and the first and second tape tensioning shafts ( 80 ), and wherein the first and second tape tensioning arms ( 70 ) expose the first and second tape tensioning shafts ( 80 ) when the applicator assembly ( 60 ) is in the application position, thereby pulling the transfer tape ( 20 ) taut between the first and second tape tensioning shafts ( 80 ) and the first and second tape tensioning arms ( 70 ), and thereby preventing the transfer tape ( 20 ) from being loosened and misaligned.