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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles A Mathna, St. Paul, MN (US);
Susan M Butzer, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 5553 ; 225 78 ; 156527 ;
Abstract
A tape dispenser comprising a housing including a hub, a roll of tape journaled on the hub and a length of low tack pressure sensitive adhesive coated tape wound around the core. A paper backcard disposed around one end of the hub includes a plurality of generally triangular projecting portions projecting between the hub and the core to provide a friction brake therebetween restricting rotation of said hub to an extent that will prevent unwanted rotation of the hub and uncoiling of the tape when it is withdrawn from the dispenser.