WO1995000334A1 - Correction tape dispenser - Google Patents
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- WO1995000334A1 WO1995000334A1 PCT/US1994/006585 US9406585W WO9500334A1 WO 1995000334 A1 WO1995000334 A1 WO 1995000334A1 US 9406585 W US9406585 W US 9406585W WO 9500334 A1 WO9500334 A1 WO 9500334A1
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- tip
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- tape
- tape dispenser
- correction tape
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
- B41J29/26—Devices, non-fluid media or methods for cancelling, correcting errors, underscoring or ruling
- B41J29/36—Devices, non-fluid media or methods for cancelling, correcting errors, underscoring or ruling for cancelling or correcting errors by overprinting
- B41J29/367—Devices, non-fluid media or methods for cancelling, correcting errors, underscoring or ruling for cancelling or correcting errors by overprinting sheet media carrying a pigmented transferable correction layer
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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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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2402/00—Constructional details of the handling apparatus
- B65H2402/60—Coupling, adapter or locking means
Definitions
- This invention relates to a correction tape dispenser for laying down a strip or band of correction composition onto a surface, most usually paper, e.g. to cover markings thereon to facilitate the correction of a mistake.
- correction tape dispensers which have supply and take-up spools for the tape mounted within a case to rotate about parallel axes with the supply spool being coupled to drive the take up spool through a slipping clutch arrangement.
- the case may be adapted to be held directly in the hand of the user, or it may form a cartridge which is inserted into a re-usable outer housing.
- a length of tape extending between the spools is guided to pass out of the casing and around an applicator head or tip having a relatively sharp edge which is used to press the tape against the surface onto which the correction strip is to be applied.
- the tape consists of a ribbon, e.g.
- the device In use, the device is held in the hand and the tip is pressed down onto the paper surface so that its edge presses the tape against the surface across the full width of the tape.
- the correction composition has an adhesive quality and has greater adhesion to the paper than to its carrier ribbon, so that when the tip is displaced across the paper surface in a direction perpendicular to the tip edge, the tip slides with respect to the ribbon causing tape to be drawn off the supply spool.
- the known correction tape dispensers operate satisfactorily as far as laying down the correction strip is concerned. However, they do require some practice to ensure that the tip edge is applied correctly against the paper, and the necessary orientation of the tip is maintained throughout the entire stroke of the tip across the paper surface. In particular, the tip edge must at all times lie flat against the paper surface for pressing the tape substantially uniformly against the paper across the full width of the tape.
- the applicator tip is substantially rigid with the dispenser body so that the user must hold the dispenser and maintain it at a precise orientation with respect to the paper in the course of laying down a strip of the correction composition. This drawback is exacerbated by the fact that the dispensers are generally arranged so that they must be held in an unnatural attitude relative to the paper due to the configuration and orientation of the body having regard to the direction of the tip edge.
- the present invention aims to alleviate the drawback explained above and provides a correction tape dispenser having an applicator tip with an edge for pressing the tape against a surface, wherein the tip comprises a part connected to a supporting member by means permitting rocking pivotal movement of the tip about an axis extending transversely of the tip and crossing the tip edge at least in close proximity thereto.
- the tip With the axis of the tip movement in close proximity to the edge, that is intersecting or very nearly intersecting the edge, an effective self-alignment between the tip edge and the paper can be achieved, thereby making it easier to ensure that the edge is not only initially applied flat against the paper surface, but is also maintained in this flat orientation when stroking the tip along the paper surface as the axis of the tip movement lies substantially in the plane of the paper.
- the axis is preferably substantially perpendicular to the direction of the tip edge, i.e. generally aligned with the direction in which the tip is moved in use, and in a specific embodiment the pivot axis intersects the edge at a point substantially midway along it.
- the tip is journalled for pivot movement by a shell bearing, but other forms of pivot are possible.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tape dispenser according to the invention in use and with a forward end of the dispenser body shown cut away for ease of illustration;
- Figure 2 is a front elevation of the dispenser with the body shown in section;
- Figure 3 is a side view of the distal end portion of the dispenser;
- Figure 4 is an enlarged side elevation of the dispenser tip
- Figures 5A, 5B and 5C are cross- sections through the tip showing the normal tip position and the two extreme pivotal positions of the tip, respectively.
- the correction tape dispenser shown in the drawings has a casing or body 1 in which are housed tape supply and take-up spools 2 and 3.
- the spools are rotatable about their respective parallel axes and as well known in the art are coupled by a slipping drive mechanism, as illustrated in the form of pulleys 4, 5 around which a drive belt 6 is trained, so that rotation of the supply spool 2 in response to tape 8 being drawn therefrom causes the take-up spool 3 to rotate to reel in the tape to prevent the tape becoming slack between the spools.
- the tape 8 itself can be conventional having a layer of correction composition coating one side of a carrier ribbon.
- a tip assembly consisting of a tip supporting member 9 and a separate part 10 forming the tip itself.
- a tip supporting member 9 Provided on the member 9 are tape guiding rollers or pegs 12 around which the tape is guided in passing to and from the tip 10, thereby enabling the dispenser body to be held at a more usual writing angle with respect to the paper in use of the dispenser, as explained and described in greater detail in United Kingdom Patent Application No. 9401594.8, (German Application P4404103.9, Japanese Application 15438/94 and US Application Serial No 08/192,471) .
- the tip 10 defines the tape application edge 15 around which the tape 8 passes and by means of which the tape is pressed against the paper surface for transferring a strip of correction composition from the carrier ribbon onto the paper.
- a pair of guide wings 16 is provided on either side of the tip to assist in guiding the tape with respect to the edge 15, and to maintain the tape in correct cooperation with the edge during use.
- the portion of the tip directed away from the edge is bifurcated to define a slot 18 which is coplanar with the edge 15 and in which is received a flat tongue formed by the end portion of the support member 9.
- the free end edge of the tongue has a part- cylindrical bearing surface 19 which matches a complementary bearing surface 20 defined by the bottom end wall of the slot 18.
- the bearing surfaces are centred on an axis P which bisects the line of the edge 15.
- the bearing surface together define a shell bearing enabling fee pivotal movement of the tip 10 relative to the support member, and hence the body of the dispenser, about the axis P.
- the bearing surfaces are provided with stop faces 21, 22 which come into abutment to limit the pivotal movement of the tip, as depicted in Figures 5B and 5C which show the two extreme pivotal positions.
- the allowed pivotal movement may be a few degrees e.g. 3° - 5° to either side of the normal central position illustrated in Figure 5A, but could be made larger say up to 10° either side if required.
- the dispenser body is held approximately in the correct orientation when the tip is applied to the paper surface, the tip edge will align itself automatically to be flat against the surface, with the tape 8 being interposed between the tip edge and the paper.
- the pressure exerted through the tip causes the correction composition to adhere to the paper surface while the tip slides along the tape ribbons causing fresh tape to be drawn from the supply spool 2 and laid down immediately in front of the moving tip.
- the ribbon over which the tip has passed is drawn back into the body and reeled up on the take-up spools having left the correction composition previously carried thereby on the paper.
- the body of the dispenser rock slightly during the displacement, without upsetting the flat alignment of the tip edge with the paper, due to the pivotal connection of the tip with the pivot axis lying essentially in the plane of the paper and thereby use of the dispenser is greatly facilitated.
- Modifications to the tape dispenser are of course possible without departing from the inventive concept.
- many other ways of pivotally connecting the tip 10 to the supporting member 9 are possible besides that illustrated and described above and alternative pivots will occur to skilled readers.
- the invention is applicable to all tape dispensers irrespective of the particular configuration and orientation of the dispenser body relative to the tip edge. If desired a light spring could be provided to bias the tip to the central position shown in Figure 5A although this can be ensured by the tension in the tape.
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Priority Applications (8)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU71053/94A AU688774B2 (en) | 1993-06-17 | 1994-06-08 | Correction tape dispenser |
BR9406837A BR9406837A (pt) | 1993-06-17 | 1994-06-08 | Aplicador de fita de correção |
JP50288795A JP3476015B2 (ja) | 1993-06-17 | 1994-06-08 | 修正テープディスペンサ |
DE69427976T DE69427976T2 (de) | 1993-06-17 | 1994-06-08 | Korrektionsbandspender |
CA002165316A CA2165316C (en) | 1993-06-17 | 1994-06-08 | Correction tape dispenser |
PL94317074A PL176809B1 (pl) | 1993-06-17 | 1994-06-08 | Korektor taśmowy |
EP94920158A EP0702627B1 (en) | 1993-06-17 | 1994-06-08 | Correction tape dispenser |
US08/564,119 US5714035A (en) | 1993-06-17 | 1994-06-08 | Correction tape dispenser |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB939312520A GB9312520D0 (en) | 1993-06-17 | 1993-06-17 | Correction tape dispenser |
GB9312520.1 | 1993-06-17 |
Publications (1)
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WO1995000334A1 true WO1995000334A1 (en) | 1995-01-05 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/US1994/006585 WO1995000334A1 (en) | 1993-06-17 | 1994-06-08 | Correction tape dispenser |
Country Status (12)
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EP (1) | EP0702627B1 (pl) |
JP (1) | JP3476015B2 (pl) |
CN (1) | CN1066680C (pl) |
AU (1) | AU688774B2 (pl) |
BR (1) | BR9406837A (pl) |
CA (1) | CA2165316C (pl) |
DE (1) | DE69427976T2 (pl) |
GB (1) | GB9312520D0 (pl) |
HU (1) | HU218434B (pl) |
PL (1) | PL176809B1 (pl) |
RU (1) | RU2115560C1 (pl) |
WO (1) | WO1995000334A1 (pl) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1996015060A1 (en) * | 1994-11-14 | 1996-05-23 | The Gillette Company | Tape dispenser |
WO1997012828A1 (en) * | 1995-10-02 | 1997-04-10 | The Gillette Company | Tape dispenser |
US6568450B1 (en) | 1995-10-02 | 2003-05-27 | Berol Corporation | Tape dispenser |
KR101195894B1 (ko) | 2010-07-12 | 2012-10-30 | 진명수 | 전,후 개폐식 창문용 방충망 수납장치 |
Families Citing this family (1)
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JP4810682B2 (ja) * | 2007-04-17 | 2011-11-09 | コクヨ株式会社 | 転写具 |
Citations (4)
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US4357198A (en) * | 1981-08-17 | 1982-11-02 | Ezquerro Isaac E | Tape applicator |
US4601775A (en) * | 1985-06-03 | 1986-07-22 | Cincinnati Milacron Inc. | Compliant presser member for composite tape laying machine |
US4671687A (en) * | 1984-07-31 | 1987-06-09 | Shigeru Tamai | Eraser of characters etc. |
US5049229A (en) * | 1989-01-04 | 1991-09-17 | Czewo Plast Kunststofftechnik Gmbh | Apparatus for the application of an adhesive film |
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US4750965A (en) * | 1986-03-28 | 1988-06-14 | The Ingersoll Milling Machine Company | Adaptive control for tape laying head having natural path generation |
JPH05502211A (ja) * | 1989-12-27 | 1993-04-22 | クツェーヴォープラスト・クンストシュトッフテヒニク・ゲゼルシャフト・ミット・ベシュレンクテル・ハフツング | 接着剤材料の塗布用分配装置 |
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- 1993-06-17 GB GB939312520A patent/GB9312520D0/en active Pending
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- 1994-06-08 AU AU71053/94A patent/AU688774B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1994-06-08 CN CN94192479A patent/CN1066680C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-06-08 JP JP50288795A patent/JP3476015B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-06-08 CA CA002165316A patent/CA2165316C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-06-08 PL PL94317074A patent/PL176809B1/pl unknown
- 1994-06-08 RU RU96102033/12A patent/RU2115560C1/ru not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-06-08 BR BR9406837A patent/BR9406837A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-06-08 HU HU9503551A patent/HU218434B/hu not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-06-08 WO PCT/US1994/006585 patent/WO1995000334A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1994-06-08 EP EP94920158A patent/EP0702627B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-06-08 DE DE69427976T patent/DE69427976T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4357198A (en) * | 1981-08-17 | 1982-11-02 | Ezquerro Isaac E | Tape applicator |
US4671687A (en) * | 1984-07-31 | 1987-06-09 | Shigeru Tamai | Eraser of characters etc. |
US4601775A (en) * | 1985-06-03 | 1986-07-22 | Cincinnati Milacron Inc. | Compliant presser member for composite tape laying machine |
US5049229A (en) * | 1989-01-04 | 1991-09-17 | Czewo Plast Kunststofftechnik Gmbh | Apparatus for the application of an adhesive film |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1996015060A1 (en) * | 1994-11-14 | 1996-05-23 | The Gillette Company | Tape dispenser |
WO1997012828A1 (en) * | 1995-10-02 | 1997-04-10 | The Gillette Company | Tape dispenser |
US6568450B1 (en) | 1995-10-02 | 2003-05-27 | Berol Corporation | Tape dispenser |
KR101195894B1 (ko) | 2010-07-12 | 2012-10-30 | 진명수 | 전,후 개폐식 창문용 방충망 수납장치 |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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DE69427976T2 (de) | 2002-04-11 |
GB9312520D0 (en) | 1993-08-04 |
CN1125418A (zh) | 1996-06-26 |
AU688774B2 (en) | 1998-03-19 |
BR9406837A (pt) | 1996-04-16 |
AU7105394A (en) | 1995-01-17 |
EP0702627B1 (en) | 2001-08-16 |
PL317074A1 (en) | 1997-03-03 |
RU2115560C1 (ru) | 1998-07-20 |
HU9503551D0 (en) | 1996-02-28 |
CA2165316C (en) | 1999-08-31 |
CA2165316A1 (en) | 1995-01-05 |
CN1066680C (zh) | 2001-06-06 |
HUT73191A (en) | 1996-06-28 |
DE69427976D1 (de) | 2001-09-20 |
JP3476015B2 (ja) | 2003-12-10 |
PL176809B1 (pl) | 1999-07-30 |
EP0702627A4 (en) | 1997-07-16 |
HU218434B (hu) | 2000-08-28 |
JPH08511998A (ja) | 1996-12-17 |
EP0702627A1 (en) | 1996-03-27 |
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