STANDING TAPE DISPENSER

摘要

A tape dispenser having a housing, a cavity within the housing and within which a roll of tape is rotatably retained, and pairs of front and rear legs. The housing is able to stand on a flat surface in two different orientations. In a first orientation, the housing is supported on curved tips of the front legs and a region of the tape roll. In a second orientation, the housing is supported by curved, rearwardly extending projections on the rear legs and a second region of the tape roll. The housing rotates on the tips or projections as tape is withdrawn from the roll. A blade angles downwardly from the front end of the housing and is retained a distance from the surface when the housing is in each of the first and second orientations. The housing is rotated through about ninety degrees between the first and second orientations.

主权项

1. A tape dispenser comprising:
a housing having a front end and a rear end and a longitudinal axis extending between the front end and rear end; a cavity defined within the housing; said housing being adapted to rotatably retain a roll of tape therein; a cutter blade provided at the front end of the housing; a pair of front legs provided on the housing a distance longitudinally rearwardly of the cutter blade; wherein each of the front legs terminates in a tip; and a pair of rear legs provided proximate the rear end of the housing; wherein each rear leg has an upper end and a lower end and a rear edge that extends between the upper and lower ends thereof; wherein the lower end of each rear leg terminates in a tip; and wherein the upper ends of the rear legs are located a distance longitudinally outwardly beyond the lower ends of the rear legs.