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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Bret R. Marschand, Glendale Heights, IL (US);
John Thompson, Medfield, MA (US);
Frank Peterson, Lisle, IL (US);
Bret R. Marschand, Glendale Heights, IL (US);
John Thompson, Medfield, MA (US);
Frank Peterson, Lisle, IL (US);
Sanford, L.P., Oak Brook, IL (US);
Abstract
A transfer tape dispenser comprises a housing and a supply spool and a take up spool disposed within the housing. A carrier ribbon has a first end and a second end, with the first end connected to the supply spool, and the second end connected to the take-up spool. An applicator tip is partially disposed within the housing and includes a platform with a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a top surface, a bottom surface. A first wall is adjacent to the first side edge and a second wall is adjacent to the second side edge. At least one protuberance extends from the applicator tip and is adapted to maintain outer edges of the transfer tape adjacent to the top surface of the platform.