US4279359A
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Tape dispenser package with roll restraining cover
Assignee: Brady Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 1979-11-15
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Granted: 1981-07-21
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Expires: 1999-11-15
Abstract
Abstract A tape package for a roll of adhesive tape having a cover element joined to a base member. The cover element is formed to have a housing portion that includes a dentate vertical wall on which the roll of tape is supported.
Inventors
- 👤 John Arnold
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/08; B65D83/0805; B65D85/00; B65D85/67; B65D85/671; B65D85/672
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
In a tape package of the type comprising (a) a base member, (b) a formed cover element having a housing portion, an exit section and a peripheral flange joined to the base member, and (c) a roll of adhesive tape carried in the housing portion with part of the tape unwound from the roll and extending through the exit section of the cover element, the improvement wherein: (1) the cover element is a sheet of plastic material thermoformed to include a housing portion having a top wall spaced from a bottom wall, and a vertical wall connecting the top and bottom walls, and (2) said vertical wall is of dentate-form to have a plurality of teeth separated by radial inwardly-extending ribs, and the teeth engage the inner surface of the roll of tape to apply restraining force thereagainst as the roll rotates upon removal of tape from the package.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
In a tape package of the type comprising (a) a base member, (b) a formed cover element having a housing portion, an exit section and a peripheral flange joined to the base member, and (c) a roll of adhesive tape carried in the housing portion with part of the tape unwound from the roll and extending through the exit section of the cover element, the improvement wherein: (1) the cover element is a sheet of plastic material thermoformed to include a housing portion having a top wall spaced from a bottom wall, and a vertical wall connecting the top and bottom walls, and (2) said vertical wall is of dentate-form to have a plurality of teeth separated by radial inwardly-extending ribs, and the teeth engage the inner surface of the roll of tape to apply restraining force thereagainst as the roll rotates upon removal of tape from the package.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
152 words
A tape package according to claim 1, wherein: the adhesive tape includes a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive, a carrier web is releasably joined to the pressure sensitive adhesive, the tape and carrier web are wound into a roll supported on a core, and the adhesive tape is slit into a plurality of individual markers; the teeth of the vertical wall of the housing portion engage the inner surface of the core on which the roll of tape and carrier web is supported; and part of the adhesive tape and the carrier web extends through the exit section of the cover element and when pulled about a nearby edge of the base member an individual marker separates from the carrier web, during which the carrier web is tensioned by the engagement of the teeth of the vertical wall of the housing portion with the inner surface of the core of the roll.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A tape package according to claim 2, wherein: the carrier web is a strip of plastic film.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-07-20 | 1985-01-19 | 1985-07-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-07-20 | 1989-01-19 | 1989-07-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-07-20 | 1993-01-19 | 1993-07-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |