Tape and apron dispensing apparatus

Claim 2

A hand manipulable tape-apron dispensing apparatus for applying a strip of pressure sensitive tape to an edge of an apron strip and for dispensing the tape-apron during application of the tape-apron to a surface to be masked comprising, an elongated body member having wide inner and outer sides and relatively narrow upper and lower edges, tape roll support means on said body member adjacent one end for supporting a roll of pressure sensitive tape for rotation about an axis perpendicular to said inner side and with one end of the tape roll in a first plane adjacent said inner side of the body member, means extending laterally in cantilever fashion from said inner side of the body member adjacent the other end thereof for supporting a roll of apron material for rotation about a second axis parallel to the axis of the tape roll and with the periphery of the apron roll spaced a substantial distance from the periphery of the tape roll, apron roll guide means engaging one end of said apron roll for guidably maintaining the same offset from said first plane a distance less than the width of the tape roll whereby a longitudinal portion of the tape strip from the tape roll will overlap and adhere to an edge portion of the apron strip on the apron roll when an end of the tape is withdrawn from its roll and passed over the apron roll, said elongated body member having the portion thereof intermediate the tape roll and the apron roll shaped to form a handgrip extending lengthwise of the body member and adapted to be grasped in one hand with the thumb portion of the hand overlying the upper edge and the fingers of the hand engaging the lower edge of the body member to enable one hand positioning and movement of the apparatus during application of the taped apron to a surface being masked.

Claim 3

A hand manipulable tape-Apron dispensing apparatus according to claim 1 including tape guide means extending laterally from said inner face of the body member intermediate said tape roll and said apron roll at a location below the upper peripheries of said rolls, said upper and lower edges of said body member along said intermediate portion thereof being respectively spaced above and below the tape strip as it passes from the tape roll under the tape guide and over the apron roll.

Claim 4

A hand manipulable tape-apron dispensing apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said means for supporting said roll of apron material includes a shaft extending laterally from said inner side of the body member, said apron roll guide means comprising a guide face on the body member offset from said inner face and engageable with the end of said apron roll, said apron guide face being arranged to engage the end of the apron roll adjacent the lower portion thereof and having its upper edge disposed below the tape strip as it passes from the tape guide over the apron roll.

Claim 5

A hand manipulable tape-apron dispensing apparatus according to claim 3 including a second apron roll guide member on said shaft engaging the other end of the apron roll, and means yieldably urging said second apron guide member into engagement with the other end of the apron roll and toward said guide face on the body member to axially confine the apron roll therebetween and inhibit loosening of the apron strip on the apron roll.

Claim 6

A hand manipulable tape-apron dispensing apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said second apron guide member comprises a disk having an outer diameter to at least extend to the outer periphery of the apron roll.

Claim 7

A hand manipulable tape-apron dispensing apparatus for applying a strip of pressure sensitive tape to an edge of an apron strip and for dispensing the tape-apron during application of the tape-apron to a surface to be masked comprising, a body member in the form of an elongated thin panel, having inner and outer side faces, said panel having a shaft attached to a forward portion thereof and extending laterally from the inner side face of the panel in cantilever fashion for rotatably supporting a roll of apron material, an apron roll guide face on said panel offset from said inner side face a distance less than the width of the tape to be applied and engageable with the end of an apron roll to space the same from the inner side face of the panel means adjacent the rear end of the panel for supporting a roll of pressure sensitive tape for rotation about an axis normal to said inner side face of the panel and with the end of the tape roll adjacent said inner side face, a tape guide extending laterally from said inner side face of said body member at a location intermediate said tape roll and said apron roll adapted to overlie the tape as it passes from the tape roll and over the apron roll, said elongated panel having an intermediate portion thereof spanning the space between said tape roll and said apron roll of a length to receive a hand therebetween, and the upper and lower edges of said intermediate portion of the body member being respectively spaced above and below the tape strip as it passes from tape roll under the tape guide and over the apron roll to provide a handgrip portion adapted to be grasped in one hand with the thumb portion of the hand overlying the upper edge and the fingers of the hand grasping the lower edge to enable one hand manipulation of the apparatus during application of the tape apron.

Claim 8

A hand manipulable tape-apron dispensing apparatus for applying a strip of pressure sensitive tape to an edge of an apron strip and for dispensing the tape-apron during application of the tape-apron to a surface to be masked comprising, a body member in the form of an elongated thin panel, having inner and outer side faces, said panel having a shaft attached to a forward portion thereof and extending laterally from the inner side face of the panel in cantilever fashion for rotatably supporting a roll of apron material, an apron roll guide face on said panel offset from said inner side face a distance less than the width of the tape to be applied and engageable with the end of an apron roll to space the same from the inner side face of the panel means adjacent the rear end of the panel for supporting a roll of pressure sensitive tape for rotation about an axis normal to said inner side face of the panel and with the end of the tape roll adjacent said inner side face, a tape guide extending laterally from said inner side face of said body member at a location intermediate said tape roll and said apron roll adapted to overlie the tape as it passes from the tape roll and over the apron roll, said elongated panel having an intermediate portion thereof spanning the space between said tape roll and said apron roll of a length to receive a hand therebetween, and the upper and lower edges of said intermediate portion of the body member being respectively spaced above and below the tape strip as it passes from tape roll under the tape guide and over the apron roll to provide a handgrip portion adapted to be grasped in one hand with the thumb portion of the hand overlying the upper edge and the fingers of the hand grasping the lower edge to enable one hand manipulation of the apparatus during application of the tape apron.

Claim 9

A hand manipulable tape-apron dispensing apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said apron roll guide face is arranged to engage the end of the apron roll adjacent the lower portion thereof and has its upper edge disposed below the tape strip as it passes from the tape guide over the apron roll, said panel extending above the upper edge of said apron roll guide face to a level adjacent the outer periphery of the apron roll to laterally guide the tape as it passes around the apron roll.

Claim 10

A hand manipulable tape-apron dispensing apparatus according to claim 6 including a disk slidable on the outer end of the shaft and engaging the outer end of the apron roll, and means yieldably urging said disk against the end of the apron roll to axially confine the apron roll and inhibit loosening of the apron strip thereon.