APPLICATORS FOR ADHESIVE TAPE, SUCH AS DOUBLE-SIDED ADHESIVE TAPE

摘要

A tape applicator (20) including housing, carriage, and blade assemblies (22;24;26). The housing assembly (22) includes a housing (40) and an application roller (42). The carriage assembly (24) includes a carriage body (120), a hub (122), and an idler roller (124). The carriage body (120) and hub (122) are slidably mounted within the housing (40). The idler roller (124) is rotatably mounted to the carriage body (120). The blade assembly (26) includes a blade arm (200), a blade (28), and a pressing finger (202). The blade arm (200) pivots relative to the housing (40) about a pivot axis. The blade (28) projects from the blade arm (200) to a tip. An articulation plane is defined by the blade tip and the pivot axis. The pressing finger (202) projects from the blade arm (200) through the articulation plane. The applicator (20) is transitionable between an application state and a cut state to sever tape (302) along an internal tape path. The pressing finger (202) flexes to prevent the tape (302) from adhering to the blade (28) during the cutting operation.

主权项

1. An adhesive tape applicator comprising:
a housing assembly including:
a housing defining a tape dispensing opening,an application roller rotatably mounted to the housing adjacent the tape dispensing openings; a carriage assembly including:
a carriage body slidably mounted within the housing,a hub carried by the carriage body and configured to rotatably support a roll of tape,an idler roller rotatably mounted to the carriage body; and a blade assembly including:
a blade arm defining a pivot end pivotably mounted to the housing such that the blade arm is pivotable relative to the housing about a pivot axis,a blade projecting from the blade arm opposite the pivot end and terminating in a blade tip,wherein an articulation plane is defined by the blade tip and the pivot axis,a first pressing finger projecting from the blade arm at a location between the blade and the pivot end, the first pressing finger extending through the articulation plane;wherein the applicator defines a tape path from the hub to the tape dispensing opening, the tape path being defined, at least in part, by the application and idler rollers; and further wherein the tape applicator is configured to be transitionable between an application state in which the blade tip is at a first side of the tape path and a cut state in which the blade tip is located at an opposite, second side of the tape path.