Article dispensing – Concurrent separation and distortion of flexible article – Plural sources – stacks or compartments
Patent
1996-04-16
1998-06-23
Skaggs, H. Grant
Article dispensing
Concurrent separation and distortion of flexible article
Plural sources, stacks or compartments
221 63, 221155, B65H 100
Patent
active
057692700
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tape or sheet dispenser for supplying reseparable adhesive memorandum tapes or sheets of paper, for example, tape flags accommodated therein.
2. Description of the Related Arts
A tape dispenser for supplying tape flags disclosed in Laid-Open Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-504004 is described below as an example of a conventional reseparable adhesive tape commercially available. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a colored plastic case 31 accommodates a plurality of tape flags 30, in the same color, connected with each other by adhering respective one ends thereof zigzag. Then, a board 33 is adhered to the bottom surface of the case 31 so as to hold the tape flags 30 in the case 31. By pulling the front end of the first tape flag 30 projecting upward from an opening 32 disposed at the center of the upper surface of the case 31, the rear end of the first tape flag 30 is taken out from the opening 32 and the subsequent (second) tape flag 30, one end of which has been adhered to the back surface of the other end of the first tape flag 30 projects upward from the opening 32, and the other end of the second tape flag 30 is separated from the third tape flag 30. In this manner, the tape flags 30 can be taken out one by one from the case 31.
In the conventional tape dispenser having the above-described construction, the board is adhered to the back surface of the case with adhesive agent. Therefore, when the tape flags have been exhausted, new tape flags cannot be accommodated in the case. That is, the tape dispenser cannot be used again. In addition, the tape-taking-out opening of the plastic case projects from the upper surface thereof and hence, the plastic case is thick. Thus, it is inconvenient to carry the tape dispenser adhered to a note book.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a dispenser, for supplying tapes or sheets, which has a take-out opening not projecting from the upper surface thereof and can be carried by putting it on a note book.
In accomplishing these and other objects of the present invention, there is provided a tape or sheet dispenser comprising: a bottom section; and a pair of wing sections, each one edge of which is elastically deformably connected with each of two edges, of the bottom section, opposed to each other lengthwise and other edges of which are opposed to each other and form a take-out opening therebetween, thus forming an approximately flat C-shaped configuration so that a plurality of tapes or sheets reseparably adhered to each other zigzag between the bottom section and the wing sections is taken out from the take-out opening one by one.
Preferably, each wing section can be made of transparent material which allows tapes or sheets accommodated between the wing sections and the bottom section to be seen through the wing sections.
Preferably, the bottom section and the wing sections can be integrally composed of a plastic film, respectively.
Preferably, the width of each wing section can be at least twice as large as the width of each tape or sheet so as to accommodate two kinds of tapes or sheets or more.
Preferably, the thickness of the plastic film can be in the range of from 504 .mu.m to 500 .mu.m.
Preferably, the gap of the tape or sheet take-out opening can be in the range of from 3 mm to 8 mm in length.
Preferably, the tapes or sheets can be fixed so that the tapes or sheets are unmovable with respect to the bottom section.
Preferably, the bottom section and each wing section can be each made of a rectangular transparent plastic film; only one edge of each wing section can be elastically deformably connected with one end of the bottom section; and the width of the bottom section and that of each wing section can be at least twice as large as that of each tape or sheet.
According to the above construction, the tape or sheet dispenser comprises the bottom section and the wing section formed on each side of the bottom section, thus f
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patent: 4586630 (1986-05-01), Loder
patent: 4653666 (1987-03-01), Mertens
patent: 4993590 (1991-02-01), Windorski
patent: 5401547 (1995-03-01), Blackwell et al.
Fujisawa Shin
Sugibuchi Takashi
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Skaggs H. Grant
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