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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1993
Philip C Dretzka, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Tighe M Belden, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Eugene N Reshanov, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bruce E Samuelson, West Lakeland, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A tape dispenser having a polymeric frame with a cutter support portion having a cutting edge along one end, opposite side wall portions attached along opposite side edges of the cutter support portion, opposed hub portions projecting toward each other from the side wall portions that are adapted to project into opposite ends of an opening through a tape core to rotatably support the roll of tape, and locating tab portions projecting toward each other from the side wall portions. The locating tab portions have arcuate retaining surfaces adjacent and spaced from the support portion, and have opposed cam surfaces extending from the side wall portions to the inner ends of the locating tab portions that consistently cause tape being pulled from the roll of tape on the side of the tab portions opposite the retaining surfaces to be guided around the locating tab portions when the tape is cut, whereupon the newly cut end portion of the tape will releasably adhere to the retaining surfaces to retain that end portion in a position projecting from the roll at which it can easily be manually engaged to afford withdrawing another length of tape from the roll.