Abstract: A tape roll dispenser has a backplate, a spindle, a sidewall, and a cutting surface. The spindle extends outwardly from a section of the backplate that is above a lateral median line, and the tape roll engages with the topside of the spindle. The sidewall is attached to the spindle's distal end and/or the backplate and extends to an upper end that is further away from the lateral median line than the spindle's topside, and no structure extends over the spindle's topside from either the sidewall or the backplate. The cutting surface extends outwardly from the backplate at a location below the spindle's topside. A writing device holder is connected to and extends outwardly from the backplate, sidewall, or cutting surface. A tab can extend upwardly from a center section of the cutting surface to prevent the bottom section of the tape roll from swinging out away from the backplate.

Abstract: A tape roll dispenser has a backplate, a spindle, a cutting surface, a tab, and a writing device holder. The spindle is an arcuate channel with a bottom trough that extends outwardly from the upper section of the backplate and a sidewall that is parallel to the backplate's plane. The cutting surface extends outwardly from the bottom section of the backplate, and the tab extends upwardly from a center section of the cutting surface between serrated edges at opposite sides. The writing device holder has a pair of posts connected to and extending outwardly from the external surface of the sidewall with a rod connected between the posts and alternative writing device holders can be attached to different locations on the spindle or to the backplate, the cutting surface, or the tab. The serrated edges have a longer tooth positioned between two sets of teeth.