EP0865404B1 - Tape dispensers - Google Patents

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EP0865404B1
EP0865404B1 EP96936029A EP96936029A EP0865404B1 EP 0865404 B1 EP0865404 B1 EP 0865404B1 EP 96936029 A EP96936029 A EP 96936029A EP 96936029 A EP96936029 A EP 96936029A EP 0865404 B1 EP0865404 B1 EP 0865404B1
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tape
reel
spools
casing
carrier ribbon
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Christopher John Stevens
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Berol Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H37/00—Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations
    • B65H37/002—Web delivery apparatus, the web serving as support for articles, material or another web
    • B65H37/005—Hand-held apparatus
    • B65H37/007—Applicators for applying coatings, e.g. correction, colour or adhesive coatings

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  • This invention relates to tape dispensers of the kind in which a coating composition to be laid down onto a substrate surface is supplied carried on a ribbon and in use of the dispenser the coating composition is transferred onto the substrate surface as a continuous strip while the carrier ribbon is retained by the dispenser.
  • Such tape dispensers are known, and are used for example for applying a correction composition to cover a writing or typing mistake and to enable a correction to be made.
  • separate tape supply and take up spools are generally provided within the dispenser casing, and the two spools are linked by a drive mechanism so that as tape is drawn for use from the supply spool the take up spool is rotated to wind up the used carrier ribbon.
  • German Specification 4104331 is concerned with a supply mechanism for delivering a ribbon or tape from a first spool and taking up said ribbon or tape on a second spool axially aligned with said first spool.
  • WIPO Specification WO92/10420 shows an elongated reel from which ribbon or tape is withdrawn before being passed to a compartment for accommodating used ribbon or tape.
  • a tape dispenser comprising a casing, a tape housed within said casing, said tape consisting of a carrier ribbon carrying a coating of a composition to be transferred on to a substrate surface, said casing being arranged to store used carrier ribbon from which the composition has been removed, characterized in that the ends of the carrier ribbon are connected together to form a continuous loop, in that the tape is held in the form of an elongated reel wound around a pair of spaced and independently rotatable spools and in that unused tape is withdrawn from said elongated reel and used carrier ribbon is returned to the reel and stored with remaining unused tape.
  • an elongated reel e.g. an oval reel where the spool members have the same diameter
  • substantially more tape can be accommodated in an elongated dispenser housing than is possible with conventional tape storage arrangements.
  • storing the used carrier ribbon in a common reel with the unused tape it is unnecessary to provide an additional separate space within the housing to accommodate the used ribbon, as is the case with prior art dispensers.
  • An alternative method of controlling the tape tension is to mount the spools so that they can move towards each other and provide spring means to urge the spools apart.
  • a reel of correction tape as held within a correction tape dispenser.
  • the tape 1 is of known type consisting of a length of carrier ribbon, e.g. of plastics or paper, on which is carried the correction composition which will be laid down on a surface by the dispenser.
  • the ends of the carrier ribbon are spliced together so that the ribbon is a continuous loop, and the tape is wound in several superimposed layers around a pair of spaced equal diameter spool members 2, 3, thereby forming an oval reel of tape.
  • the oval reel is accommodated in an elongate casing 4 of generally slim configuration and as described in more detail below, a section of tape between the inner and outermost windings of the reels is arranged to extend out of the casing and over an applicator head which is used to press the tape against the substrate surface in use of the dispenser.
  • the casing 4 is assembled from two parts which support between them a pair of spaced spindles 6, 7 on which the two spool members 2, 3 are respectively carried for independent rotation about respective axes.
  • the applicator head 5 projects from the forward end of the casing and at its free end carries a tip 8 with an edge 9 around which the tape passes.
  • the tape is guided to and from the tip by pairs of guide pins or rollers 10.
  • the casing may be pivotally adjustable relative to the applicator head.
  • the correction coating is transferred to the surface from the carrier ribbon and becomes laid down as a continuous strip.
  • Fresh tape is drawn from the supply reel.
  • the fresh tape is drawn from the innermost winding of the reel at the rearmost spool 3.
  • this spool 3 is preferably given a profile so that it acts to displace the innermost winding out of the plane of the reel.
  • the separated tape passes over the forwardmost spool 2 and to the guide pins/rollers 10 before travelling on to the applicator tip 8.
  • the carrier ribbon having passed around the tip edge 9 and having had the correction composition removed therefrom is guided similarly by a pair of guide pins/rollers 10 before being delivered to the tape reel at the outermost winding near the forward spool 2.
  • the oval reel of tape becomes gradually replaced by the used ribbon, so no additional space is needed within the casing to accommodate the ribbon.
  • the outer layers move inwardly and some slippage occurs between adjacent layers.
  • the friction between the slipping layers can be used to ensure the tension needed in the tape to control the portion extending to and around the applicator head is obtained. It will be easily recognized that the amount of tape held in the oval reel of Figure 1 is substantially greater than would be stored in the same number of layers around a single cylindrical spool.

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  • Adhesive Tape Dispensing Devices (AREA)
  • Impression-Transfer Materials And Handling Thereof (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
  • Adhesive Tapes (AREA)
  • Supply And Installment Of Electrical Components (AREA)
EP96936029A 1995-10-02 1996-09-27 Tape dispensers Expired - Lifetime EP0865404B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9520086 1995-10-02
GBGB9520086.1A GB9520086D0 (en) 1995-10-02 1995-10-02 Tape dispensers
PCT/US1996/015568 WO1997012827A1 (en) 1995-10-02 1996-09-27 Tape dispensers

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EP0865404A1 EP0865404A1 (en) 1998-09-23
EP0865404B1 true EP0865404B1 (en) 2001-11-28

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EP (1) EP0865404B1 (es)
JP (1) JP4005130B2 (es)
CN (1) CN1198721A (es)
AR (1) AR001290A1 (es)
AT (1) ATE209604T1 (es)
AU (1) AU701330B2 (es)
BR (1) BR9610765A (es)
CO (1) CO4560350A1 (es)
DE (1) DE69617456D1 (es)
GB (1) GB9520086D0 (es)
TW (1) TW330188B (es)
WO (1) WO1997012828A1 (es)

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NL1008130C2 (nl) * 1998-01-27 1999-07-28 Henkel Kgaa Materiaaloverdrachtsinrichting met zwenkbaar overdrachtsorgaan.
DE19830522A1 (de) * 1998-07-08 2000-01-13 Pritt Produktionsgesellschaft Vorrichtung zum Übertragen eines in Form eines Filmes auf ein Trägerband aufgebrachten Stoffes
DE19859269C2 (de) * 1998-08-19 2003-03-27 Pritt Produktionsgesellschaft Gerät zum Übertragen eines in Form eines Filmes auf ein Trägerband aufgebrachten Stoffes auf ein Substrat

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AU9092691A (en) * 1990-12-12 1992-07-08 Tipp-Ex Gmbh & Co. Kg Hand tool for transferring a film from a backing tape onto a substrate
DE4104331A1 (de) * 1991-02-13 1992-08-27 Henkel Kgaa Einachsiger kleberoller
DE4117404C1 (es) * 1991-05-28 1992-10-22 Citius Buerotechnik Gmbh, 8900 Augsburg, De
GB2275042B (en) * 1993-02-10 1995-10-25 Gillette Co Correction tape dispenser
GB9312520D0 (en) * 1993-06-17 1993-08-04 Gillette Co Correction tape dispenser

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ATE209604T1 (de) 2001-12-15
AR001290A1 (es) 1997-10-08
WO1997012828A1 (en) 1997-04-10
EP0865404A1 (en) 1998-09-23
BR9610765A (pt) 1999-07-13
CN1198721A (zh) 1998-11-11
DE69617456D1 (de) 2002-01-10
AU701330B2 (en) 1999-01-28
CO4560350A1 (es) 1998-02-10
AU7377596A (en) 1997-04-28
GB9520086D0 (en) 1995-12-06
TW330188B (en) 1998-04-21
JP4005130B2 (ja) 2007-11-07
JPH11512671A (ja) 1999-11-02

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