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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Thomas C. Meier, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 16/02 (2006.01); B65H 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 16/02 (2013.01); B65H 35/002 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
Spindles () adapted to receive a tape roll having a core opening thereof and comprising an elongate body () and at least one spacing member () comprising a protuberance () wherein the protuberance is configured such that it can be configured in a first protruding position and in a second non-protruding position. Also, dispensers comprising such spindles, methods of assembling such dispensers, and methods of dispensing tape from tape rolls mounted on such spindle.