US2475721A - Tape holder - Google Patents

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Patented July 12, 1949 CarlIFU-Primc, Qhlioago, Ill., assignorto LionManufacturing Corporation, Chicago, .Ill., .acorporation of Illinois Application-zlianuary 12, 1945, Seria1TNo.Z572;5'-7'2 .6 Claims. (01. 164.781)

The present invention relates in general to tapes and tapingxand has more particular referenue to the provision 'of improved :means for and :method :of subdividing @or cutting up tapes to provide sections of limited. il eferably uniform @length, tor 'use as tabs, the invention includingmeans for supporting a plurality of such cut tabs i lposition :ior rconvenient selection and individual ldelinery at a station where used.

The tabs of the character -=herein contemplated find widespread iuse ilor marking and other purposes trade and industry, and especially in the electrical industry where :such tabs comprising paper ior other fabric (having a slow drying or non-drying adhesive coated upon one :side of the tab, are used extensively :for the purpose of marking conductors, coils, solenoids, and other electrical equipment, including transformer taps and coil sections. Tabs of the character mentioned are usually made by cutting up-into tab sections, tapes lof extended ulength, :as vsupplied "in rolls by :the tape manufacturer, the [tape as supplied being coated on one side, at least, with .a suitable, usually slow \or non-drying adhesive.

an important object :of the present invention is to provide simple, yet exceeding-1y efilcient means for :cutting tape :to [form tab sections; aiurther object being to provide tor the simultaneous production lot as. relatively large number of tabs ase result of la single tab cutting stroke;

a stillturtherwobject being to provide support or holder means affording a mounting tor the cut tab sections, such mounting being arranged "to receive andlsupport the tabs thereon as a result of the tab sent-ting EStIlOkB to .hereby eliminate the necessity of separately -.unounting .the out tabs upon a suitable tabholder.

Another important obiect is to provide a tab holder on which a plurality of tabs :may be mountedin side by .side relationship in convenient position facilitating selection and remoral of individual tabs therefrom .ior application as a part marker at an assembly station.

.Another important object resides the provision of means for cutting up, simultaneously, tapes of diiierent indicating --characteristics, usually of unlike color or carrying distinguishing markings, to term g pl'urality of contrasting tabs and at the -.sarne time mounting such contrasting tabs side .by side relationship on a common deliyerysupport .for selection and individual 'distribution therefrom, .as in an [assembly operation.

Another important object is to provide a tape cutting table comprising a plurality of removable tab supports upon which a plurality 'of tape lengths may be applied and upon which such tape lengths may be cut up -to provide tab sections in mounted position on the individual tab supports, the tabs on each individual support being of unito'rm length; :-a Mother object being to :arrange the tab supports so that tabs for-med on one supporter-lay be of length different from the :lengthof tabsrformedon other supports.

Another object is to form tab supports adapted for removable assembly in "a main support frame to provide a cutting table, r-said supports being individually removable from the frame after the tab cutting operation and being mountable, as at an assembly station, to present the cut tabs, supported thereon, Within convenient reach of a tab user at such assembly station.

The tor'egoing and numerous other important objects, advantages, and inherent functions of the invention will become apparent as the same is more 'ifully understood from the ltollowing description, which, taken in condunct-ion with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig, 1 is a perspective view of a tab holder mounted in position, as \at an assembly station, to present out tabs convenierdzly for ready removal and application, :as in an assembly operation;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of tape cutting table embodying a plurality of tab holders removably mounted in :a, support zframe to form the cutting table in accordance the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 in Fig.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line L-4 in Fig. 3, on an enlarged scale; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line -5-5 Fig. 4.

To illustrate the invention, the drawings show tab cutting table means ll comprising a support frame 13 and a plurality of tab supports 1-5 removably mounted the frame. The tab supports "l5 each comprise a tab supporting bar [1 which mayconveniently comprise astripof material having .recta-ng-ula'r cross-s ectional configuration and being made of any prefer-red material. such as fiber board, or asynthetic plastic, or other material, and the support frame l-3 provides means whereby the :bars l1 may be arranged in side by side, slightly spaced relationship to form aslat-like cutting table top.

The bars "I I are preferably provided with mounting means for readily attaching the same on any convenient support at an assembly or other station at which the cut tabs are to be used. To this end, in the illustrated embodiment each bar I! is provided with clips I9 comprising strips of sheet metal bent to form spaced apart clip arms 2!, and a medial plate portion 23 adapted for attachment on the tab carrying bar I! as by means of the nuts and bolts 25 as shown, although it will be apparent that any suitable fastening device may be employed for detachably mounting the tab support at an assembly station. As shown, the clips I9 afiord means for mounting the tab support removably on a bar or rod 21, which may comprise part of an assembly bench.

The support frame I3 comprises a board 29 having dependent flanges 3| forming supports for mounting the board 29, as on a bench or table top on which the device may be used. The supports 3! serve to carry the board 29 at an elevation above such bench or table top. The board 29 in the illustrated embodiment is provided with a pair of slots 33, which extend in parallelism and adjacent the edges of the board in position to receive, therethrough, the clips I9 of the tab holders so that the bars I! may be laid flat and in spaced parallel relationshi on the cutting table. While any convenient means may be employed to maintain a desired spaced relationship of the bars I1, the spacing function in the illustrated embodiment is performed by the clips I9, which are slightly wider than the bars, and thus serve to maintain spacement between adjacent bars when the clips thereof are in engagement in the support frame. The top of the table, also, may be provided with grooves 35, along the edges of the slots 33, in order to accommodate the clip attaching bolts 25 so that the'bars I! may lie flat upon the top of the board 29.

After a plurality of tab supports I5 have been mounted in side by side relationship on the support frame I3, tape lengths 34 to be cut may be applied in side by side relationship, transversely across and upon the slat-like cutting table afforded by the bars IT. The tape lengths, of course, should be applied with their adhesive coated sides in engagement with and adhered to the upwardly facing surfaces of the bars I'I. After as many tape lengths 34 as desired have been thus applied, said lengths may be out along lines of intersection 36 to form individual tabs 38 in position adhering to the bars of individual tab supports merely by applying a suitable cutting knife 31 along the edges 40 0f the bars I! and across the top of the board 29. It will be noted that tabs of minimum length may thus be formed by applying the knife along corresponding edges 40 of each bar in the cutting table assembly. Longer tabs, however, may be formed either by providing wide bars H, for some of the tab supports, or by omitting a cutting stroke between adjacent bars, as indicated at 39, to thereby provide long tabs mounted on a pair of adjacent bars. Still longer tabs may be formed, as shown. at 4!, by omitting the cutting stroke along the edges 48 of two or more adjacent bars to thereby provide tabs supported on three or more adjacent bars. In order to use such long tabs cut on two or more bars, the tabs may be easily detached from all but one of the support bars I'I.

After formation of the cut tabs in position adhered on a tab support I5, such support and the cut tabs may be removed from the cutting table assembly as a unit and transported to an assembly orother work station, where the tabs are to be used, and there mounted in position, on the support member 21, to allow a user of the tabs to select and strip off a desired tab for use in an assembly or other operation as needed. The member 2'! may comprise any convenient rod, bar or other suitable mounting at the work bench or station where the cut tabs are used.

It will be obvious, of course, that tape lengths of any desired color or marked ina distinctive fashion may be applied to the table so that a variety of distinguishing tabs may be cut and applied upon each of the tab supports I5 to the end that the user may have a wide selection of tabs instantly available for use at the assembly station.

It is thought that the invention and its numerous attendant advantages will be fully understood from the foregoing description, and it is obvious that numerous changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, or sacrificing any of its attendant advantages, the form herein dis-' closed being a preferred embodiment for the purpose of illustrating the invention.

The invention is hereby claimed as follows:

1. A tabbing device comprising a plurality of tab bars, a frame for supporting said bars re-' movably in spaced parallel relationship to provide a cutting table for the reception, transversely on said bars, of tape lengths, said bars providing edges along which said tape lengths may be severed for the formation of cut tabs on said bars, fastening means on said bars for securing the same, as on a support, in position to dispense tabs after removal of said bars from said cutting table, said frame comprising a board on which said bars may be laid for support and having cut out portions for the reception of said fastening means.

2. The method of cutting adhesive coated tape lengths to produce tabs which consists in arranging a plurality of tape lengths in parallel relationship and transversely of a tape supporting bar, and adhering said tape lengths to the bar, and then intersecting said tape lengths along an edge of said'bar to produce cut tabs adhering to the bar in side by side relationship, and then removing said bar with the cut tabs thereon and placing the same in position that the tabs may be selected and stripped off of the bar for tabbing purposes.

3. The method of cutting adhesive coated tape lengths to produce tabs which consists in arranging a plurality of tape lengths in parallel relationship and transversely of a plurality of parallel spaced apart tab supporting bars, and

adhering said tape lengths to said bars, then intersecting said tape lengths along corresponding edges of said bars to provide cut tabs adhering, in side by side relationship, on each of said bars, then removing and selectively placing said bars with the tabs thereon in position so that the cut tabs may be selected and stripped off from the bar for tabbing purposes.

4. A tabbing device comprising a support, a plurality of tab bars adapted to be mounted on said support to form a, supporting surface for receivin strips of tape, and clip means affixed to said bars, said clip means being adapted to position said bars on said support and interengaged to holdsaid bars in spaced relationship on said support, said clips being also adapted to secure said bar to a second support.

5. A tabbing device comprising a'support havng elongated slots therein, a plurality of tab aars adapted to be mounted on said support to form a supporting surface for receiving strips of tape, and a pair of clips aflixed to each of said bars, said clips being adapted to be inserted into said slots to position said bars on said support and interengaged to hold said bars in spaced relationship, said clips being also adapted to secure said bar to a second support.

6. A tabbing device comprising a support, a plurality of tab bars adapted to be mounted on said support, said tab bars having a fiat surface which forms a uniform plane supporting surface for receivin strips of tape when mounted on said support, and clip means afiixed to said bars, said clip means being adapted to position said bars on said support and interengaged to hold said bars in spaced relationship on said support, said clips being also adapted to secure said bar to a second support.

CARL F. PRIME.

REFERENCES CITED The following referenices are of record in the file of this patent:

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