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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
Johannes H. J. M. Kelders, Drunen, NL;
Brian A. Vulpitta, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Timothy S. Ferguson, Lakewood, OH (US);
Abstract
A new tape dispenser ( ) is proposed, with a two-piece longitudinally split segmented housing ( ), a holder for a roll of tape, a discharge opening ( ), a guide applicator ( ) fitted to the housing ( ) in close vicinity to the discharge opening ( ), by means of which the tape can be applied onto a substrate, and a blade ( ) with a cutting edge situated downstream of the guide applicator ( ). The housing ( ) has an elongated anatomical form which can be kept in the enclosing hand and at least a shallow upper depression ( ) in the housing is provided close to and adjacent to the guide applicator ( ) in order to exert a pressure onto the guide applicator ( ) by the index finger.