Dispenser for adhesive tape or strip

Claim 1

A DISPENSER FOR PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE WOUND IN THE FORM OF A HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL ROLL, SAID TAPE BEING TACKY ON ONE SIDE AND NON-TACKY ON THE OTHER, SAID DISPENSER COMPRISING: A CASING FOR AT LEAST PARTIALLY ENCLOSING SAID ROLL, SAID CASING HAVING SPACED PARALLEL SIDE WALL PORTIONS FOR LATERALLY GUIDING SAID ROLL THEREBETWEEN, SAID CASING COMPRISING A CURVED TOP WALL PORTION INTERCONNECTING SAID SIDE WALL PORTIONS, ONE OF SAID SIDE WALL PORTIONS BEING DISPLACEABLE WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER FOR LOADING SAID CASING; SUPPORT MEANS INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH ONE OF SAID SIDE WALL PORTIONS AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CASING TOWARD THE OTHER SIDE WALL PORTION, SAID ROLL BEING REVOLUBLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS WHEN PLACED IN SAID DISPENSER; SAID CASING COMPRISING A ROUNDED INTEGRALLY FORMED NOSE PORTION LOCATED RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID ROLL, SAID NOSE PORTION HAVING A ROUNDED SURFACE ENGAGEABLE WITH THE NON-TACKY SIDE OF SAID TAPE AS THE TAPE IS BEING FED FROM SAID ROLL TO A UTILIZATION SURFACE FOR ADHERENCE THERETO; GUIDE MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID WALL PORTIONS AND LOCATED BETWEEN THE PERIPHERY OF SAID ROLL AND SAID NOSE PORTION FOR GUIDING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NON-TACKY SURFACE OF SAID TAPE AS IT IS FED FROM SAID ROLL TO SAID UTILIZATION SURFACE; AN ELONGATED SPRING ARM ONE END OF WHICH IS FIXEDLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID CASING, THE OTHER END OF SAID ARM BEING FREE AND BEING INCLINED OBLIQUELY WITH RESPECT TO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID ARM TO DIRECT IT TOWARD SAID TAPE, SAID FREE END BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH THE NON-TACKY SIDE OF SAID TAPE BETWEEN SAID NOSE PORTION AND SAID GUIDE MEANS BY FLEXURE OF SAID ARM, SAID FREE END HAVING A V-SHAPED CUTTING EDGE FORMED THEREON THE APEX OF WHICH PIERCES SAID TAPE INTERMEDIATE ITS LATERAL EDGES UPON ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH AND THE SIDES OF WHICH SEVER SAID TAPE UPON FURTHER FLEXURE OF SAID ARM; AND PUSH BUTTON MEANS INCLUDING A PORTION PROTRUDING OUTWARDLY OF SAID CASING, SAID PUSH BOTTON MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SPRING ARM INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS FOR CAUSING FLEXURE THEREOF TO SEVER SAID TAPE.