Double-coated tape dispenser

Claim 1

A DISPENSER FOR DOUBLE-COATED PRESSURE SENSITIVE TAPE WOUND IN ROLL FORM WITH A NON-ADHESIVE INTERLINE FROM WHICH THE PRESSURE SENSITIVE TAPE IS READILY RELEASABLE, COMPRISING A HOUSING, A CORE JOURNALLED TO SAID HOUSING FOR CARRYING A SUPPLY ROLL OF SAID TAPE, SAID CORE HAVING PERIPHERAL MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID SUPPLY ROLL WITHOUT SLIPPAGE TO PROVIDE A DRIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SUPPLY ROLL AND CORE, A DISPENSING STATION ON SAID HOUSING UNOBSTRUCTED ACROSS THE TOP THEREOF AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR CUTTING OFF LENGTHS OF DOUBLE-COATED TAPE DRAWN PAST THE STATION FROM THE SUPPLY ROLL, SAID STATION BEING SEPARATED FROM THE SUPPLY ROLL BY A FREE SPACE OPEN AT THE SIDES OF THE HOUSING TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR THE FINGERS OF THE HAND TO GRIP THE DOUBLE-COATED TAPE PRIOR TO DRAWING LENGTHS OF THE TAPE FROM THE SUPPLY ROLL, A TAKE-UP REEL FOR SAID INTERLINER JOURNALLED ON SAID HOUSING ON AN AXIS PARALLEL TO THAT OF SAID CORE, SAID TAKE-UP REEL BEING MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING BELOW SAID FREE SPACE BETWEEN THE CORE AND SAID STATION, MEANS ON SAID TAKE-UP REEL FOR ATTACHING THERETO AN END OF THE INTERLINER DRAWN FROM THE SUPPLY ROLL, AND A DRIVE COUPLING INCLUDING AN ADJUSTABLE FRICTION SLIP CLUTCH BETWEEN SAID CORE AND SAID TAKE-UP REEL, SAID DRIVE COUPLING HAVING A TRANSMISSION RATIO TENDING TO OVER-DRIVE SAID TAKE-UP REEL WITH A PERIPHERAL SPEED GREATER THAN THE PERIPHERAL SPEED OF SAID CORE WHEREBY AS THE DOUBLE-COATED TAPE IS DRAWN PAST SAID STATION FROM THE SUPPLY ROLL THE TAKE-UP REEL IS DRIVEN WITH SLIPPAGE OF SAID CLUTCH TO STRIP THE INTERLINER FROM THE SUPPLY ROLL AND WIND THE SAME ON THE REEL.