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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2019
Shurtech Brands, Llc, Avon, OH (US);
Heidi Carrion, Avon, OH (US);
Aaron Misener, Lakewood, OH (US);
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to tape dispensers that provide an easy to use locking mechanism for loading and unloading a roll of tape thereon. The dispenser includes a generally U-shaped frame with a pair of flexible sidewall arm portions that extend rearwardly in a generally side-by-side spaced apart relation. The dispenser includes inwardly facing opposed first and second hub portions that have a roll surface, a bottom surface, and an abutment surface, wherein the roll surface is configured to support the roll thereon. The frame also includes a pair of interlocking tabs disposed on the bottom surfaces hub portions. The tabs include a locking means for securing the hub portions together wherein the abutment surfaces of the first and second hubs are in direct contact.