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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2005
Craig Thompson, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Dennis L. Crawford, Roberts, WI (US);
Peter Newbould, Milan, IT;
Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Milan, IT;
Steven E. Turch, Blaine, MN (US);
Craig Thompson, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Dennis L. Crawford, Roberts, WI (US);
Peter Newbould, Milan, IT;
Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Milan, IT;
Steven E. Turch, Blaine, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The inventive tape dispenser includes a cover and a base. The cover includes a forward section, a saddle, a rounded back section, and first and second sidewalls extending downwardly from the forward section and saddle. The forward section of the cover includes a first end from which a means for cutting extends. The base includes a semicircular tape holding portion having a first side opposite a second side, a mounting surface and an inner surface. The inner surface of the base includes a means for gripping the dispenser. The base also includes an arm, a land area extending at an angle from the arm and an edge extending an angle from the land area. The edge is disposed substantially parallel to and proximate to the second sidewall of the cover.