Abstract: An apparatus and method for dispensing non-adhesive tape to an article. The apparatus comprises a spool having the non-adhesive tape wound therearound and having a spool bore therethrough. The spool bore is adapted to rotatably receive a support member therein. The apparatus further includes a casing having an interior cavity sized to resistively and rotatably receive the spool therein and a dispenser portion located in the casing for dispensing the non-adhesive tape therethrough. The apparatus may further comprise a finger hub rotatably receivable within the spool bore. The method comprises securing a free end of the non-adhesive tape to the article through a dispenser portion of the casing and rotating the casing around the article with the dispenser portion maintained in radial alignment with the article so as to draw the non-adhesive tape though the dispensing portion and thereby to rotate the spool within the casing.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for dispensing non-adhesive tape to an article. The apparatus comprises a spool having the non-adhesive tape wound therearound and having a spool bore therethrough. The spool bore is adapted to rotatably receive a support member therein. The apparatus further includes a casing having an interior cavity sized to resistively and rotatably receive the spool therein and a dispenser portion located in the casing for dispensing the non-adhesive tape therethrough. The apparatus may further comprise a finger hub rotatably receivable within the spool bore. The method comprises securing a free end of the non-adhesive tape to the article through a dispenser portion of the casing and rotating the casing around the article with the dispenser portion maintained in radial alignment with the article so as to draw the non-adhesive tape though the dispensing portion and thereby to rotate the spool within the casing.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for dispensing non-adhesive tape carried on a spool to an article wherein the spool has a spool bore therethrough. The apparatus comprises a casing having a casing bore therethrough adapted to rotatably receive a support member therein. The apparatus further comprises a spool support for resistively and rotatably supporting the spool around the casing bore and a dispenser portion located in the casing for dispensing the non-adhesive tape therethrough. The method comprises supporting the casing on a support member located within the casing bore and securing a free end of the tape to the article through a dispenser portion of the casing. The method further comprises rotating the spool within the casing as to unwind the non-adhesive tape while the casing is moved around the article with the dispenser portion maintained in radial alignment with the article.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for covering the blade of a hockey stick. The blade has an exterior surface and a cross sectional area. The apparatus comprises a sleeve having first and second ends and an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a cavity wherein the cavity has a cross sectional area which is less than the cross sectional area of the blade. The inner surface of the sleeve has an adhesive material thereon. The method comprises sliding the sleeve over the hockey blade and applying heat to the sleeve sufficient to melt the adhesive material so as to adhere the inner surface of the sleeve to the outer surface of the blade.