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1. A tape cutting device for cutting tape segments from tape wound on a tape roll, comprising:
a tape cutting unit adapted to ride along the tape roll, the tape cutting unit including a generally rectangular device panel having a pair of side panel edges and a blade support edge and a tape roll engaging edge extending between the side panel edges; a pair of spaced-apart tape roll guides carried by the device panel; and a tape cutting blade carried by the blade support edge and having a tape cutting edge adapted to engage an outermost layer of the tape against the tape roll; and a retaining mechanism carried by the tape cutting unit, the retaining mechanism adapted to secure the tape cutting unit on the tape roll and wherein the retaining mechanism comprises a pair of retainer seats in the device panel; a pair of cord slits in the device panel and communicating with the retainer seats, respectively; a pair of cord notches in the tape roll guides and communicating with the cord slits, respectively; and an elastic retainer cord and a pair of retainer members carried by the retainer cord and seated in the retainer seats, respectively, the retainer cord extending through the cord slits and the cord notches and adapted to engage the tape roll. |
