Special receptacle or package – For plural stationery implements
Reexamination Certificate
1997-06-04
2001-04-24
Bui, Luan K. (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
For plural stationery implements
C206S225000, C206S371000, C206S411000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06220429
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to the field of dispensers.
More particularly, this invention relates to a tape dispensing assembly for dispensing adhesive tape from a roll.
2. Prior Art
The prior art is replete with apparatus for dispensing adhesive tape from a roll. Adhesive tape normally includes a thin flexible backing of fabric, paper, plastic or other non-fibrous material including a surface having a pressure sensitive adhesive coating. For ease of use, the foregoing variety of adhesive tape is normally wound upon a core to form a roll.
Adhesive tape is well known and highly useful for a multitude of selected operations. However, along with the advent of adhesive tape arose difficulties with easily and efficiently dispensing and severing the tape to form segments of tape of preselected lengths suitable for intended use. Although the prior art provides a variety of apparatus operative for aiding a user in dispensing and severing tape, difficulties still exist with large taping operations such as closing boxes and other similarly large taping operations.
It would be highly advantageous, therefore, to remedy the foregoing and other deficiencies inherent in the prior art.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved tape dispensing assembly.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a tape dispensing assembly that is easy to use.
And another object of the present invention is to provide a tape dispensing assembly that is easy to make.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a tape dispensing assembly that is inexpensive.
Yet another object of the instant invention is to provide a tape dispensing assembly operative for allowing a user to easily dispense and sever adhesive tape for large taping operations such as closing boxes and other similarly large taping operations.
Yet still another object of the instant invention is the provision of enhancing the speed and efficiency of using adhesive tape in large taping operations.
And a further object of the invention is to provide a tape dispensing assembly that is convenient to use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly, to achieve the desired objects of the instant invention in accordance with a preferred embodiment thereof, provided is a tape dispensing assembly including a base having a drum extending outwardly from the base and terminating with an outer end. Further included is a first pin spaced from the drum and extending outwardly therefrom and terminating with an outer end, and a second pin spaced from the drum and extending outwardly therefrom and terminating with an outer end, the second pin further being located proximate the first pin with a space formed therebetween the first pin and the second pin. An extended strip of adhesive tape having an adhesive surface is also provided and is wound upon a core to form a roll. The roll is mountable upon the drum for rotation. In operation, a user may grasp a free end of the extended strip, pull the extended strip from the roll, pass the extended strip proximate the first and second pins in lateral traverse with the adhesive surface of the extended strip facing the first and second pins, and sever the extended strip proximate the space intermediate the first pin and the second pin to form a strip segment and a severed free end of the extended strip, whereby upon severing, the strip segment will adhesively adhere to the second pin and the severed free end of the extended strip will adhere to the first pin thereby preventing the strip segment and the severed free end of the extended strip from becoming entangled and preventing the severed free end of the extended strip from adhering back upon the roll.
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Bui Luan K.
Goltry Michael W.
Parsons Robert A.
Parsons & Goltry
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