APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING ADHESIVE

摘要

The present invention provides apparatus (1) for dispensing adhesive elements, provided at spaced apart locations along a tape, to a target location on a surface. The apparatus comprises means for accommodating said tape in a coiled configuration (3), a rotatably mounted tape dispensing head (18) for dispensing adhesive elements from the tape to said surface; and actuating means (2) mounted for movement relative to said head and operable to rotate said dispensing head (18) to present an adhesive to said target location. Also provided is a reel (58) for holding a length of tape in a coiled configuration. The reel has, on an external surface thereof, an outwardly extending projection (62) for registration in a corresponding recess (27) in tape dispensing apparatus. The invention also provides a tape-mounted adhesive comprising a carrier tape (60) carrying a plurality of removable adhesive elements (70) along its length. The carrier tape includes indexing means (64) whereby the carrier tape may be indexed relative to a dispensing means when the carrier tape is mounted in or on the dispensing means.