Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor – With work feeding or handling means
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-24
2001-11-27
Osele, Mark A. (Department: 1734)
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor
With work feeding or handling means
C156S523000, C156S579000, C118S076000, C242S160400, C242S171000, C242S588600
Reexamination Certificate
active
06321815
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a protector for the leading end of correction tape for use in a correction tape roller device, and more particularly, to a protector which is installed in a correction tape roller device, for protecting the externally exposed leading end of correction tape.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A general correction tape roller device includes a main body in which rollers are rotatably installed, a roll of correction material coated tape wound on the rollers, a case for accommodating and supporting the main body, and a tape guide which is installed in the end of the main body, for guiding movement of the correction tape to the outside of the case. In this connection, a conventional correction tape roller device will be described with reference to
FIGS. 1 and 2
.
FIG. 1
is a perspective view showing one example of a conventional correction tape roller device.
FIG. 2
is a perspective view showing the state where the main body of
FIG. 1
has been retreated.
Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2
, a correction tape roller device
100
includes a main body
110
which can be moved back and forth. A roller around which correction tape is wound, and another roller around which the used correction tape is collected, are installed in the main body
110
. Also, on the main body
110
are formed a protrusion
111
for easily moving the main body
110
and a stopper
112
for locating the main body
110
to stop in its place.
A tape guide
120
for guiding the correction tape
10
is installed in the end of the main body
110
, in which a part of the end of the tape guide
120
protrudes outward from the main body
110
to allow the correction tape
10
to be pressed on paper in order to correct typographical errors.
A case
130
accommodates the main body
110
and the tape guide
120
to protect them from being damaged. On the upper surface of the case
130
is formed openings
131
for exposing the protrusion
111
and the stopper
112
, respectively. In the front end of the case
130
is formed a first opening
132
through which the tape guide
120
protrudes. In the back end of the case
130
is formed a second opening
133
for inserting the main body
110
.
That is to say, as shown in
FIG. 1
, in the case that typographical errors are to be corrected, the end of the tape guide
120
is made to protrude outwards from the first opening
132
, and the leading end of the correction tape
10
passing through the end of the tape guide
120
is pressed and moved over a corresponding portion on paper, to thereby coat a correction material on the paper to correct the typographical errors.
In the case that the correction tape roller device is kept separately after correcting the typographical errors, the protrusion
111
is pressed and slidably pulled backwards. Then, as shown in
FIG. 2
, the main body
110
and the tape guide
120
installed in the end of the main body
110
are moved backwards, so that the tape guide
120
enters the inside of the case
130
. That is, since the leading end of the correction tape
10
is hidden in the inside of the case
130
and protected from being damaged, the correction material of the correction tape
10
is not peeled out and foreign matter is not attached to the correction material thereof.
In the case of the correction tape roller device
100
as shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2
, the whole main body
110
should be moved in order to protect the externally exposed correction tape
10
. As a result, much effort is made to protect the exposed correction tape. Both hands are used to move the main body
110
since it is difficult to move it with only one hand.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a protector which is installed in a correction tape roller device which includes a main body containing a roller around which a correction material coated tape is wound and another roller around which the used correction tape is collected, a case for accommodating and supporting the main body, and a tape guide which is installed in the end of the main body, for guiding movement of the correction tape to the outside of the case, thereby protecting the externally exposed leading end of the correction tape passing through the end of the tape guide.
To accomplish the above object of the present invention, there is provided a protector which is installed in a correction tape roller device which includes a main body containing rollers around which a correction tape is wound, a case for accommodating and supporting the main body, and a tape guide which is installed in the end of the main body, for guiding movement of the correction tape to the outside of the case, to thereby protect the externally exposed leading end of the correction tape, the correction tape leading end protector comprising: a guide groove which is formed lengthwise along both the sides near the end of the tape guide; guide protrusions which are installed in parallel and spaced by a predetermined distance near the end of the tape guide, for preventing the correction tape from being beyond a predetermined path; and a moving cap surrounding the guide protrusions to protect the correction tape passing between the guide protrusions, and installed to be moved by a predetermined distance along the guide groove to cover the leading end of the correction tape as necessary.
Preferably, the guide groove is formed of a T-shaped groove in either side of the tape guide, and the guide protrusions are formed protrudingly upward along the guide groove. It is further preferable that the moving cap comprises a combining protrusion which is combined with the guide groove; a combining portion surrounding the guide protrusion; an extension portion which is extended forward from the combining portion, to cover the leading end of the correction tape as necessary; and a pressing protrusion which is protrudingly installed on the surface of the extension portion or the combining portion, to thereby allow the moving cap to be easily pushed or pulled with a finger.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5679156 (1997-10-01), Matsumaru
patent: 6059002 (2000-05-01), Katami
Anderson Kill & Olick P.C.
Osele Mark A.
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