Dispensing devices

Claim 1

A DISPENSING DEVICE FOR DISPENSING TAPE HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED PERFORATIONS INCLUDING: A DRIVE ROLLER HAVING DRIVE MEANS ON ITS PERIPHERY ADAPTED TO ENGAGE IN THE PERFORATIONS IN THE TAPE TO DISPENSE THE TAPE FROM THE DEVICE WHEN THE DRIVE ROLL IS ROTATED; MEANS FOR ROTATING THE DRIVE ROLLER; BRAKE MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRIVE ROLLER FOR STOPPING ROTATION OF THE DRIVE ROLLER IN EITHER DIRECTION WHEN THE DRIVE MEANS IS INOPERABLE; AND MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF THE DRIVE MEANS TO CAUSE PRESELECTED LENGTHS OF THE TAPE TO BE DISPENSED UPON EACH ACTUATION OF THE DRIVE MEANS, SAID CONTROL MEANS COMPRISING A ROTATABLE DIAL HAVING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED FINGER HOLES, SAID CONTROL DIAL BEING ROTATABLE INDEPENDENTLY OF THE ROTATION OF THE DRIVE MEANS FROM ITS REST POSITION IN ONE DIRECTION TOWARD AN OPERATIVE POSITION TO PRESELECT THE LENGTH OF TAPE TO BE DISPENSED AND BEING ROTATABLE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM ITS OPERATIVE POSITION TOWARD ITS REST POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ROTATION OF THE DRIVE ROLLER; SAID MEANS FOR PREVENTING ROTATION OF THE DRIVE ROLLER INCLUDING A STOP DISK RIGID WITH THE DRIVE ROLLER AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED PERIPHERAL SLOTS AND A PLUNGER MOVABLE INTO THE SLOTS FOR PREVENTING ROTATION OF THE DRIVE ROLLER.