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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1992
Jack V Berg, Maplewood, MN (US);
Randall G Koza, Maplewood, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A definite length dispensing apparatus for dispensing thin adhesive tape includes a rotatable feed mechanism, a drive assembly and a rotatable stripper mechanism. The feed mechanism includes a plurality of spaced feed discs that are configured to remove a continuous strip of adhesive tape from the supply of adhesive tape. The drive assembly includes a manually operated lever arm which is coupled to the feed mechanism through a gear assembly. The drive assembly drives the feed mechanism. The stripper mechanism is positioned adjacent to the feed mechanism. The stripper mechanism includes a plurality of spaced stripper discs, with each stripper disc having a peripheral edge defined by alternating curved and straight edge sections. Adjoining stripper discs are rotated relative to one another such that a curved section of one stripper disc is adjacent to the straight section of an adjacent stripper disc. There are multiple feed discs for every one stripper disc.