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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2000
Crispin M. Miller, Lincoln, MA (US);
Jean L. Spencer, Boston, MA (US);
Berol Corporation, Freeport, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention features dispensers for applying a material, e.g., a tape, to a surface. For example, the invention features a dispenser for applying a material to a surface, including a housing, at least a major portion of which is substantially cylindrical; within the housing, a supply spool rotatable about an axis and a quantity of material stored on the supply spool in a plurality of widths wide; and, at one end of the housing, an applicator head about which the material is passed, the head being constructed to press the material against the surface, the head having an edge, over which the material passes, that is disposed at an angle of greater than 5 degrees relative to a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis of the housing.