US1473153A - Sealing-tape holder and moistener - Google Patents

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Nov. 6 i923.

L. G. MASSICOTTE SEALING TAPE HOLDER AND MOISTENER Filed Aug. l0 1922 www Patented Nev. 6, i923.

narran stares LOUIS G. MASSICOTTE, OF FROVIDENCE, REIDE SLAND.

SEALING-TAPE HOLDER AND MOSTENER.

Application filed August 10, 1922. Serial No. 580,395.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis G. MAssIco'rrn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sealing-Tape Holders and Moisteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of sealing-tape holders and moisteners, and has for its object to provide a holder of this character constructed substantially of banjo-shape for supporting a roll of gummed tape and adapted to serve as a water reservoir and to work with its roll of tape in a horizontal plane.

A further object of the invention is to provide a frictional means for supporting a tape roll above the plane of the body in a manner supplying the required friction to the rotating tape roll.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a spring for pressing the tape against the under .side of the cutter plate for 25 the purpose of more nearly centralizing the operating position of the tape and to facilitate threading the tape under the cutter and thus render more perfect the severing action of the cutter when the tape is drawn or torn across its edge.

rFhe invention further consists in the provision of means for protecting the exposed surface of the roll while mounted upon its support.

W7 ith these and other vobjects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims;

In the accompanying drawings:

Y Figurel 1 is a` front or plan view of the sealing tape holder and moistener showing the roll of tape in dotted lines with its end led through the guides and over the moistening roll.

Figure 2 is acentral sectional side elevation of my improved tape holder and moistener.

Figure 3 is an end view showing a portion of the base andy the angular guide over which the tape is drawn to impart a onequarter turn to the tape as drawn thereover also showing the open end guide finger un der which4 the tapeis led.

Figure 4: is a side elevation partly in section showing the spring as pressing the tape up against the under side of the cutting plate.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective View of the presser spring. f

It is found in practice of advantage t provide a sealing-tape holder and moistener which is adapted to support the tape roll in a horizontal plane to minimize the room taken up when in working position upon a counter; also to'permit the use of the roll of tape of'a maximum diameter and that without danger of being in theY way or tipping over; also to provide a spring guide finger to facilitate threading the tape under the knife plate and also to'hold the tape against the under side of the knife blade to prevent a ylateral slipping movement on the knife blade when applying a sideways or tearing movement to the tape, and the following is a Vdetailed description of one means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished llith reference to the drawings, l0 desig nat'es the body of the holder member which is preferably formed somewhat` in the shape of a banjo, the same comprising an enlarged circular body portion l1 having a cooperating elongated radially-extending member 12,l both the body and the extending arm portion being hollow as shown in Figure 2, and being provided with a bottom wall 14 and a top wall 13, the side walls 15 thereof providing a reservoir in which may be carried a large quantity of water for the purpose of -moistening the tape, in the manner presently described, but obviously the arm portion alone may be employed as a reservoir if desired. f

The bottom wall 1&1 is preferably provided vwith. three rubber bosses 16 on which the holder may stand 'on' a' polished surface without injuring the same.

Near the outer end of this hollow' arm, l have ren'ioved a portion of the upper wall forming an opening 17 in which the moistening roll 18 is rotatably mounted, the side walls of the holder being grooved out as at 19 in this, open portion, to serve as bearings for the roll shaft 20. I y

This moistening roll is provided withv a roughened surface so that the water in vthe reservoir will adhere theretoandbringup a suiiicient quantity to properly moisten the y whichspindle is adapted to extend through a center hole in the roll of tape 23', tov rotatably supportV the same thereon, and

in order t provide a proper resistance to Ythe rotation ofthis roll,.Il have formed a rib v23 .extending across the body portion on whichthe side of the roll lies, the width,

of the rib being designed to just supply the necessary friction t0 properly retard the rotation of the roll when the tape is being drawn therefrom. Y

In practice'this -roll of tape is designedY Vto lieflat upon the face of the holder and the holder is designed to lie in a horizontal position yupon the table or counter, the gum-med face of the tape lying outwardly. It is, therefore, found necessary to impart a one-quarter turn to the tape as drawn from `the roll so that the guinmcdsurface will be t-urned downwardly to contact with the face of the moistening roll. 'Io effect this Vone-quarter turn, I have provided a wire standard 24 fixed to the face of the holder, its outer portion Ybeing looped around lforwardly as at 25 see Figure 1, and from this forward portion a part 26 0f the wire extends downwardly at an angle of substantially to rest upon the faceA ofthe holder and forward of this bar is positioned a transversely-extending guide Vfinger 27 which is raised above the plane of the holdereface and secured at one end on the boss 28 by fa screw 29, the opposite end being 'free to permit the biglit or loop of the tape to be passed thereunder.

Forwardly of this guide finger, I have provided a ltransverse rib 8O on the arm of the holder, which serves to lift the gummed surface of the tape from the broad surface of the holder so as to permit a circulation of air thereunder and so prevent it adher-k ingto the surface of the holder'.

Forwardly -of this rib 30, I have positioned a transverse plate or blade 31 which is secured at both ends to .the bosses`32 by l the-tape yfrom slipping vsidewise beneath fthev screws 33, the forward --edge of this'platcbeing beveledto a knife `edge `as at 34so as to facilitate the cutting ortcaring of the vtape when drawn across thisy edge to'be severed.

.-It-f is V-foundinsome instances of some lbeneaththis knife plate and also to prevent knifeV during the sidewise tearing action which resultsin a diagonal Acut instead Vof one straight across, whichis preferred.

Io-lebviatethisfcl-iiculty,l have provided da; Y culty to thread the fend of the tapequickly aflat s rinfl 35 havin' an arm 36 connect- Y ed at one end through a hole 37 to the screw 33, the opposite end 38 being free andthis arm is-arranged to extend along beneath' the cutter plateBl.

rIhe lspring is also provided with a rearit is only necessary to lay itsend upon the y spring arm 3() and then by .pressing downwardly and forwardly the spring is slightly separa-ted from the under side of the plato and at thesame .time the tape slides Yalong the upper face of the .spring beneath the cutter plate and over the Vroll 18, then when released this spring will lift the tape and sui bind it in position against thennder side of the cutter plate thereby preventing the tape fromslipping sidewise beneath the cut-v ter plate when the tape is being torn over the edge thereof. N

It is alsofound in practice that where the roll. of tape lies horizontally for some considerable time and is exposed to the moisture of the atmosphere and the moisture due to contact with the hand of the operator, 0f advantage to cover this face of the roll and so protect itv against these deteriorating effects, Vand to accomplish this in a very simple and effective way, I have provided a disc or'plate 41 having a central Y hole to'fit oveci1 the spindle 21 and lay flat against the'upper vface ofthe tape roll to turn with it and when the roll is exhausted the plate is removed and subsequently placed over the face of the next fresh roll positioned in the holder. V

My improved sealing tape holder 'and moistencr is extremely simple and practical in construction, effective in its operation and by its use the'tape may be Yreadily fed forwardly until it becomes thoroughly moistened upon being passed over the moistenfr ing roll and lay/being held while severed,v V

the tearing is quickly and accurately .eff fected squarelyacross the cutter plate and the machine may be rvery rapidly operated.A The foregoing description is directed 1 solely towards the construction illustrated, y

but I .desire itto be understood that VI reserve Vthe privilege 'ofiresorting to all the mechanical changes towhich .the vdevice is susceptible, the invention being definedfand limited claims'.y Y

I' claim:

1. A machine of the character vdescribed comprising ahollow body having a coopfen only by the terms of the' appended ating radially-:extending hollow farm form'- -ingawater' reservoir,1said arm having an openingV throughafits upper wal-l f..near .its

out'erend, a .moisteningrollnountedinSaid opening,'-a center spindle lin said body v.on

which the roll of gummed tape is rotatably mounted to lie in a pla-ne parallel with that of the face of the body, a guide for leading the tape with a quarter turn to said moistening roll, anda cutter edge adjacent the roll.

2. A sealing tape holder and moistener comprising a hollow body having al narrow elongated cooperating radially extending member, the whole being adapted to work in a horizontal plane and said member being adapted toV serve as a water reservoir, a moistening roll mounted in said extension, a tape roll receiving spindle inl said body for supporting the tape above the plane of the reservoir, and an angular tape guide for imparting a one-quarter turn to the tape to be led over said roll.

3. A sealing tape holder and moistener comprising a tape carrying base of substantially banjo shape adapted to serve as a water reservoir and work in a horizontal plane, a tape moistening roll in the arm ot' said base, a center spindle on the body of said base to support the tape roll in a plane parallel with that of its base, guides on the arm portion for turning the gummed tace of the tape downwardly and' conducting the same over said roll when drawn outwardly, and a tape cutter plate near 'the edge of the roll.

4. A sealing tape holder and moistener comprising a tape-carrying base of substantially banjo shape adapted to serve as a water reservoir and work in a horizontal plane, a tape-moistening roll in the arm of said base, a center spindle on the body of said base to support the tape roll in a plane parallel with that of its base, a raised portion on the base on which the tape roll sets of a width to apply the required friction to said rotation of the roll, an angular tape guide for imparting a one-quarter turn to the tape when led thereover to turn its gummed surface downwardly, and a tape cutting guide plate adjacent said moistening roll.

5. A sealing tape machine comprising a hollow body having a narrow elongated cooperating radially extending member, the whole being adapted to work in a horizontal plane and said member' serving as a water reservoir, a moistening roll mounted in said extension, a tape roll receiving spindle in said body, an angular tape guide for imparting to the tape a one-quarter turn as drawn thereover, a cutter plate serving as a guide to lead the tape over the said roll, and a spring for pressing the tape against the under surface of said cutter plate.

6. A sealing tape machine comprising a tape carrying base of substantially banjo shape adapted to serve as a water reservoir and work in a horizontal plane, a tape moistenin roll in the arm ot' said base, a center spindle on the body of said base, guides on the arm portion for turning the gummed tace of the tape downwardly and conducting the same over said roll when y drawn outwardly, a tape cutter plate near the edge of the roll, and a flat spring loca-ted beneath the cutter plate and between which and the cutter plate the tape is led to facilitate the severing action of the cutter.

7. A sealing tape machine comprising a hollow body having a narrow elongated cooperating radially extending member, the whole being adapted to work in a horizontal plane and serve as a water reservoir, a moistening roll mounted in said extension, a tape roll-receiving spindle in said body, an angular tape guide for imparting to the tape a one-quarter turn as drawn thereover, a cutter plate serving as a guide to lead the tape over said roll, a spring for pressing the tape against the under surface of said cutter plate, and a longitudinally extending arm on said spring over which the tape is led to facilitate threading the tape beneath the cutter blade.

In testimony whereof I aihx my signature.

LOUIS G. MASSICOTTE.

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