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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1994
Sam B Vodoor, Parlin, NJ (US);
Jonathan B Rivlin, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Central Products Company, Manasha, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the combination of a tape dispensing machine which includes an exit chute and a pressure plate assembly, and a pressure plate positioner which has at least one support member positioned between the chute and the pressure plate assembly for providing an upward force on the pressure plate assembly to reduce the frictional force on any tape which passes therebetween to prevent jamming of the tape during dispensing. In addition, the invention relates to a method for facilitating the dispensing of relatively thin tapes which comprises providing an upward force on the pressure plate assembly to reduce the frictional force on any tape which passes therebetween to prevent jamming of the tape during dispensing. This upward force is preferably provided by installing the pressure plate positioner described above between the chute and pressure plate assembly of the tape dispenser.