Abstract: A device for applying tape to a box driven past the device in which the initial impact force of the device on the leading surface of the box is attenuated.

Abstract: A device and method for applying a length of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape to an object that is moved along a path past the device is described. The device includes a frame and a mechanism for applying the length of tape to the periphery of the object that is attached to the frame. The mechanism for applying the length of tape is movable between a first tape dispensing position and a second tape dispensing position and wherein the mechanism dispenses the tape along a forward and a rearward portion of the object while in the first position and dispenses tape at the second position between the forward and rearward portions of the object. A retaining mechanism restricts movement of the means for applying toward the object while in the second position.

Abstract: An electrical ribbon cable containing a plurality of longitudinally extending, individually insulated wire pairs being twisted together. An insulator is bonded to the plurality of wire pairs during only a portion of each individual twist of the wire pairs. The insulator holds the plurality of wire pairs in a fixed planar relationship. The wire pairs have a uniform twist period and have transversely aligned crossover points between wire pairs. The resultant cable combines the desirable electrical characteristics of a twisted pair cable with the desirable connectability characteristics of a parallel lay electrical ribbon cable.