Abstract: A device for the metered distribution of glue on an end edge of a log, a log or a core for log comprising a feed (26) for logs (19) or cores (25) towards a wire (12) wound in a closed circuit on at least two end pulleys (13), at least one of which is continuously rotated by a gearmotor (14), a means for the delivery of glue under pressure (30, 40) located above said wire (12) in a position upstream of a wire branch designed to release a strip (21) of glue on an end edge (18) of a log (19), a log (19) or a core (25) for log, in addition to an element (15) for recovery of the glue (20) arranged below a return branch of the wire.

Abstract: A transfer tape dispenser includes a case, a supply spool, a return spool, and a substantially rigid applicator tip having an application edge. The applicator tip is disposed in a path of a transfer tape that originates from the supply spool and terminates at the return spool. When pressing the application edge on a surface, an application layer of the transfer tape adheres to the surface. The transfer tape dispenser includes a cushion that cushions the pressing of the application edge on the surface. The transfer tape dispenser further includes a slip clutch mechanism for providing slipping of the supply spool relative to the rotation of the return spool, when necessary, to maintain a desired tension in the correction transfer tape.

Abstract: Transfer devices are disclosed. At least one transfer device includes a housing, a supply roll rotatably mounted to the housing, a take-up roll rotatably mounted to the housing, and an application head. The supply roll has a wound supply of liner wound thereon, and the liner has an adhesive carrying surface with an adhesive provided thereon. The take-up roll has at least an end portion of the liner connected thereto such that rotation of the take-up roll in a take-up direction winds portions of the liner unwound from the supply roll onto the take-up roll. The application head includes a plurality of rollers that are rotatable about substantially parallel axes spaced apart from one another, and a closed-loop belt that is trained about the plurality of rollers to provide a transfer surface facing outwardly of the device. The rotation of the rollers enables the belt to travel around the rollers.

Abstract: A transfer tape dispenser comprises a housing and a supply spool and a take up spool disposed within the housing. A carrier ribbon has a first end and a second end, with the first end connected to the supply spool, and the second end connected to the take-up spool. An applicator tip is partially disposed within the housing and includes a platform with a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a top surface, a bottom surface. A first wall is adjacent to the first side edge and a second wall is adjacent to the second side edge. At least one protuberance extends from the applicator tip and is adapted to maintain outer edges of the transfer tape adjacent to the top surface of the platform.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held device for transferring a film of, for example, adhesive, covering, or colored material onto a substrate. The device has a housing accommodating a film supply and an application member longitudinally projecting from the housing. Film extends from the supply at the lower longitudinal side of the application member facing the substrate during the mode of operation to an application edge of the application member running transversely at the front end. The application member is composed of two application member portions movable relative to each other. In order to enhance the movability of the hand-held device, the relative movement is limited by motion stops provided as an integral part at the application member portions.

Abstract: A sheet slitter winder that uses a sheet slitter to slit a wide sheet into a plurality of sheets of predetermined width, and winders to wind the slit sheets onto winding cores. Touch rollers contact the winding rolls. Temporary sheet-holding means have a sheet-retaining plate that can be contacted with and separated from the touch rollers and can temporarily hold a slit sheet against an outside peripheral surface of a touch roller at a point upstream of a point of contact between a touch roller and a roll. Cutting means are used to cut widthwise across the slit sheets thus held in place.

Abstract: There is provided a coating device which can quickly cope with a change in size of a container. A pair of coating belts (annular belts) (11, 15) are arranged on two sides of a conveyor (10). The coating belt (15) is rotated at a high speed while the coating belt (11) is rotated at a low speed. A container (bottle) (1) on the conveyor (10) is coated while being rotated. When the size of the container (1) is to be changed, a pressing roller (57) is moved by an adjusting mechanism (50) in accordance with the size of the container (1).

Abstract: Equipment for aligning liquid crystals is provided, comprising a first unit to form a first alignment layer and a second alignment layer on a first substrate group and a second substrate group, respectively; a second unit spaced apart from the first unit so as to receive the first and second substrate groups passed through the first unit; an alignment unit disposed between the first and second units, the alignment unit to provide a liquid crystal alignment part over the first alignment layer of the first substrate group while the first substrate group is transported through a first path from the first unit to the second unit; and a transportation unit disposed between the first and second units, the transportation unit to transport the second substrate group through a second path from the first unit to the second unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubbing device including a base roller assembly that suspends and suspends and otherwise supports a base film to convey the same in one direction; a rubbing roller assembly that suspends and otherwise supports a rubbing cloth, and that moves the rubbing cloth in a direction opposite a conveying direction of the base film to thereby realize a rubbing treatment by contact between the rubbing cloth and the base film; and a rotating apparatus provided under the rubbing roller assembly and that rotates the entire rubbing roller assembly to a particular angle greater than 0° and up to and including 180° in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction with respect to the conveying direction of the base film.

Abstract: Machine for transfer pattern printing of a textile web, said machine comprising a centre roller (1), at least one pressure roller (2), a tension roller (3), a reversing roller (4) and an endless belt (5) which is of a width substantially corresponding to the length of the pressure roller (2). The endless belt (5) extends about the tension roller (3) and the reversing roller (4), and a first portion (8) of the periphery of the pressure roller (2) abuts and exerts a pressure on the centre roller (1). While in continuous contact with one another, a pre-printed pattern-carrying web (6) and the textile web (7) can pass between the centre roller (1) and the pressure roller (2) and here be subjected to a local compression.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a film transfer tool that allows a transfer head to be disposed in any of the spaces between letters of normally used word processors for implementation of a smooth transfer operation of film. The film transfer tool includes a feed reel and a take-up reel, which are adapted to interlock with each other. The reels are disposed within a case, and a film transfer tape is fed out from the feed reel to be moved along a surface while being pressed thereagainst by a transfer head protruding from the case. The transfer tape is then taken up by the take-up reel. The film transfer tool also includes a support frame and a transfer roller to rotatably extend between facing side pieces of the support frame and having an outside diameter ranging from 1 mm to 3 mm.

Abstract: A hand-held device for applying a film of, for example, adhesive, covering, or colored material onto a substrate. The device includes a housing, in which a film material supply is disposed, and an application member with an application end to which the film material can be supplied. The application member is moveable back and forth between a retracted position in the housing and an application position projecting out of the housing through a housing opening. An actuating element is manually moveable between a stand-by position and an active position and activates the application member to move into its application position when it moves into the active position. To improve the operability and handling of the hand-held device, the actuating element is arranged on a side surface of the housing.

Abstract: Provided is a transfer device capable of maintaining a constant tension of band-shaped ribbon from the start till the end of operation requiring no action by a user. While band-shaped ribbon (F) is being supplied, a feed shaft unit (4) and a feed drive gear (3) rotate. In accordance with their rotations, a movable plate (6) screw-retreats so that the interval between the movable plate (6) and the surface of the feed drive gear (3) is increased in the axial direction. Consequently, the force of a coil spring (5) is reduced and the braking force (a force to press the surface of the feed drive gear (3) to stop its rotation) is gradually decreased.

Abstract: A transfer tool having a transfer film remover for abrading and removing various transfer films transferred on a sheet of paper or the like without scratching or staining the paper surface. A transfer film remover for abrading and removing a transfer film transferred on a sheet of paper or the like is provided in part of a case of a transfer tool for transferring coat film or other transfer film on a transfer tape onto a sheet of paper or the like. By the exclusive transfer film remover always furnish in the transfer tool, the transfer film transferred on the transfer area can be abraded and removed, and hence it is not dropped or lost.

Abstract: A coat film transfer head device having a coat film transfer head held at a tape pressing and transferring position suited to the user's manner of holding a writing tool, and capable of checking the tape pressing and transferring position directly and visually. It comprises a head main body for pressing and transferring a coat film transfer tape, a head holder for supporting the head main body rotatably about its axial center, and a rotating operation unit for positioning the head main body in the rotating direction, and this rotating operation unit functions also as the head position indicating unit for indicating the tape pressing and transferring position of the head main body. Therefore, the user can check the tape pressing and transferring position directly and visually.

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for applying solution to a filament include an applicator for applying at least a partial coating of a solution to a filament, comprising: an applicator surface operable to at least partially coat a filament with a solution; a first container operable to supply the solution to the applicator surface, a volume of the solution in the first container corresponding to a solution level in the first container; a second container operable to contain a supply of solution in fluid communication with the solution in the first container such that the solution in the second container has a solution level indicative of the solution level of the solution in the first container; and a detector for determining the solution level within the second container, the detector operable to control an adjustment of the volume of the solution in the first container such that the solution level in the first container is maintained within a predetermined range of levels.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held device for applying a film from a backing tape onto a substrate. The device has a housing in which a supply of the backing tape and a take-up device for the backing tape are arranged, and an application member which projects from the housing. The application member has an application gib and is pivotably connected to an application base supported at the housing about a swivelling axis extending transversely to the projecting application gib. The application member has two lateral support legs arranged at a distance from the application edge and defining an abutment plane with the application edge which abuts on the substrate in the mode of operation of the hand-held device. In order to enhance the bearing characteristics of the application member, the joint is provided in the projection onto the abutment plane between the support legs and the application edge.

Abstract: A clutch mechanism having an easy-to-manufacture and inexpensive constitution, by making use of frictional engaging force in thrust direction, in a coat film transfer tool of automatic winding type. At least at the feed reel side, a clutch mechanism is provided between a driven member of a tape winding portion and a drive side rotary gear for rotating and driving it, and its power transmission makes use of the frictional engaging force in thrust direction between the driven member and drive side rotary gear. This frictional engaging force can be set by properly adjusting the dimensional relation in thrust direction between the mutual constituent members, and therefore the designing and manufacturing conditions of the constituent members are less strict, manufacture is easy, assembling is easy, and hence the manufacturing cost and device cost can be lowered.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transferring a film of adhesive, covering, or colored material from a backing tape onto a substrate, having a housing in which a supply reel and a take-up reel for the backing tape are rotatably mounted. The backing tape extends from the supply reel, loops around an application member protruding from the housing, and extends to the take-up reel. A rotating member is arranged in the drive connection between the supply reel and the take-up reel. The rotating member is connected to the take-up reel by a first gearing and has a rotational axis which is radially offset in relation to the rotational axis of the supply reel. The rotational axis of the supply reel is radially offset relative to the rotational axis of the rotating member.

Abstract: A method for applying a foam composition to a paper web is provided. Specifically, a paper web is initially formed from papermaking fibers and is carried by a first moving papermaking surface so that a first surface of the paper web faces the first moving papermaking surface (e.g., fabric). A foam composition is deposited onto a second moving papermaking surface (e.g., fabric). The second moving papermaking surface is positioned adjacent to the first moving papermaking surface so that a second surface of the paper web faces the second moving papermaking surface. As a result, at least a portion of the foam composition is transferred to the paper web.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing thin homogeneous layers with the help of screen printing technology. According to said method, a low viscosity print medium is applied either continuously or discontinuously to a substrate to be printed by means of a flexible screen belt that is guided on at least two rollers. The invention also relates to a device that is specifically designed for carrying out the inventive method in a preferred embodiment in addition to the use of the method and the device as an integral part of a process for producing polymer electronic components.

Abstract: In a combination coating film transfer tool and ball-point pen, the transfer tool comprises a case, and a replacement cassette comprising supply and take-up reels and a transfer head. The cassette fits tightly, but removably, in the case, with the tip of the transfer head projecting from the case. The cassette is replaced from time to time, but the case can be reused. Consequently waste of plastic is reduced, and the replacement units can be manufactured less expensively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive tape dispenser which receives an adhesive tape coated with coating substance such as bonding substance in order to stick the same to a surface of a sheet. The adhesive tape dispenser includes a guide tip pivotally mounted on a leading end of a tape-supporting frame in such a manner as to be rotated at a predetermined angle so that a tape can be easily used and coating substance of the tape can adhere well to a wide area of the sheet surface while maintaining a proper degree of elasticity.

Abstract: A device for transferring a coating onto a paper or like surface from the outer surface of a transfer tape extending around a transfer head protruding from a casing and having a pair of transversely spaced apart guide members. A protective cover is held within the casing when the device is used and has a front end portion adapted to protrude from the casing for protecting the coating on the unused portion of the transfer tape when the device is out of use. The cover has an engaging portion formed on the inner surface of its front end portion for engaging with the bottom edges of the guide member at its front end to hold the cover in its position in which the device is out of use, while the engaging portion is engageable with a supporting portion formed on the casing to hold the cover in its position in which the device is in use.

Abstract: A hand-held device for transferring a film of, for example, an adhesive, a covering, or colored material, from a supply tape onto a substrate. The device has a base body, in which the supply and an application member are provided, and a cover for the application member. The cover is movable between a covering position, covering the application member, and a release position, exposing the application member. The cover is pivotably attached to the base body and to maintain the overall compactness of the device, the cover substantially follows the circular outline defined by the outer contour of the base body with minimal clearance gap between the cover and the base body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transferring a film of adhesive, covering, or colored material from a backing tape onto a substrate, having a housing in which a supply reel and a take-up reel for the backing tape are rotatably mounted, and comprising an application member arranged on the housing around which the backing tape loops. The application member is mounted so as to be moveable between a retracted non-use position and a pushed forward use position in which the application member is biased towards the non-use position by elastic pull-back force. The device has an actuation member which is disposed such that it is accessible from outside and, when moved with manual actuating force, enables the application member to move into its use position in which it is pressed against the substrate to transfer the film.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held device for transferring a film of adhesive, covering or colored material onto a substrate. The invention has a housing in which a film supply is arranged and an application member which extends from the interior of the housing to the outside through an opening in the housing and consists of a bearing section pivotably mounted about a swivelling axis in the housing and an application end, the film extending from the supply to the application member. To achieve a smaller construction, the application end extends from the bearing section, wherein the application end and the bearing section enclose an obtuse angle therebetween which is open towards the film approach side of the application member.

Abstract: A flow through felt liquid dispensing apparatus for applying liquids to a receiving surface. The dispensing apparatus may include one or more dispensing heads each including a dispensing gun and an articulated rub block. The articulated rub block includes a recess or galley just behind the felt so as to provide a puddle of liquid material for soaking through the felt during a dispensing operation. The apparatus may be tilted so as to present only one dispensing head at a time to the receiving surface. The galley has a geometry to improve the bead profile of the liquid material dispensed onto the surface. Liquid material is dispensed by relative lateral movement between the apparatus and the receiving surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a correction tape roll device to be used for correcting erroneous or omitted letters and the like wherein securing the lateral distance between shafts for at least a pair of rolls is unnecessary, so that the spatial availability can be increased and thus the size of the device can be reduced, as compared to the conventional device in which the corresponding distance was relative large and so the device became voluminous.

Abstract: A transmission device for a continuous tape comprises a casing, a tape release part, a relay part and a tape collect part. The casing extending a stationary release axle, a stationary relay axle and a stationary collect axle. The tape release part provides a release sleeve to rotationally fit with the release axle with a flange at a middle section thereof locating a correction tape wheel by way of engaging ribs on the periphery of the flange. The release part further provides a release gear with an axial release hole to be fixedly attached to the release sleeve. The relay part provides a big gear integrally joining a small gear with an axial relay hole to rotationally fit with the relay axle so as to be associated with the tape release part by way of the small gear meshing with the release gear. The tape collect part provides a collect gear integrally joining a big circular plate.

Abstract: Gluing unit of a tail end of a log fitted in a load-bearing structure (12) of a machine to produce logs, in which the structure (12) comprises an inclined surface (13) for feeding logs (14) and in which fitted at the end of the inclined surface (13) is a rotating selector (15), equipped with a series of pockets (15a), to receive individual logs (14) and feed these towards an actual gluing unit (11). This gluing unit (11) comprises in succession a lower unwinding roller (16) and an upper conveyor belt (17) and, moreover, immediately downstream of the unwinding roller (16) a feed roller (18) followed by a suction roller (19), connected to a vacuum source, and a glue dispensing device (20), and also provided above the unwinding roller (16) and feed roller (18) with a blowing component (27) to blow a final end (21) of the log (14) and a photocell (28) which interacts to detect the final end (21) of the log (14).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a coating film transfer tool which can easily implement the replacement of coating film transfer tapes with as few operations as possible. In a coating film transfer tool according to the present invention, a main body case is provided which is divided into two separate case members, and the case members are disposed such that one of the two case members is manually rotated relative to the other case member. Then, provided on the one of the case members are a head retaining body adapted to be interlocked with the operation of the one case member for rotation, a supply reel to which a coating film transfer tape is detachably attached, a take-up reel around which a coating film transfer tape that has been used up is wound and a transfer mechanism for interlocking the supply reel and the take-up reel.

Abstract: A correction tape is constructed to include a housing formed of a bottom cover shell and a top cover shell, a tape reel mounted on an upright axle in the housing, the tape reel having an upper reel portion and a lower reel portion, a nose wheel mounted in a peripheral opening of the housing, a ratchet; which limits the direction of rotation of the tape reel on the upright axle, a tape of correction material wound round the upper reel portion and lower reel portion of the tape reel and extended through the nose wheel, and fastening adapted for securing the correction tape to a writing implement.

Abstract: The tape dispenser has a handle (1) for storing a supply of tape (18). The tape (18) consists of a backing ribbon carrying a coating composition, and backing ribbon from which the coating composition has been removed. An applicator (12) having en edge (10) around which the tape (18) passes is arranged for pressing the tape (18) against a surface to transfer the coating composition from the backing ribbon to said surface.

Abstract: A device for transferring a film from a carrier strip a substrate comprises a supply reel for the film coated carrier strip and an empty reel for receiving the de-coated carrier strip. The carrier strip is guided over an applicator base and over deflector rollers. The effective working edge of applicator base is arranged to be inclined at a fixed angle between 40° and 50° relative to the reel axes.

Abstract: A hand device for transferring a film, of, for example, adhesive, covering, or colored material, from a backing strip to a substrate. A supply spool and a take-up spool for the backing strip are rotatably mounted in a housing. An applicator tip is arranged on the housing and includes an application edge around which the backing strip runs. Furthermore, a brake mechanism, active during the functional operation of the hand device is provided. The brake mechanism has a locking device which interacts with one of the spools. To guarantee a compact design and economical fabrication, the locking device is arranged to be integral with the applicator tip.

Abstract: A process and a plant for applying of one or more compounds, such as, for example, inks or coatings, to a substrate, are described. In each station of the plant at least one compound is applied by means of a process that requires a first step of applying an essentially liquid mixture containing the compound to be applied to a transfer medium, a second step of heating the transfer medium to obtain coagulation of the portion of the mixture which is in contact with the transfer medium, and a third step in which the transfer medium is placed in contact with the substrate so that the coagulated portion of the mixture is applied to the substrate.

Abstract: A coating tool has a printer head capable of securing a smooth traveling of a transfer tape having a correcting paint or a paste applied thereto by preventing adhesion of the transfer tape to the printer head thereby securely transferring and coating the correcting paint or paste to the surface of a target object.

Abstract: A device for distributing glue on an end edge of a log, a log or a core for a log, comprising a feeder (26) of logs (19, 19′) or cores (25) towards a glue dispensing unit, in which the glue dispensing unit comprises a tank (15) containing glue (20) in which is placed a thread (12) wound in a loop on at least two end pulleys (13), at least one of which is commanded in continuous rotation by a gear motor (14), the thread (12) having a lower branch which lifts the glue and an upper branch which releases the glue on an end edge (18, 18′) of a log (19, 19′), a log (19, 19′) or a core (25) for a log.

Abstract: A cleaning device for a fixing unit includes a winding shaft for holding a cleaning web and a sensor for detecting a trailing end of a cleaning web. A notched portion is formed in a winding shaft at a position opposing a detecting position of said sensor.

Abstract: A clutch mechanism having an easy-to-manufacture and inexpensive constitution, by making use of frictional engaging force in thrust direction, in a coat film transfer tool of automatic winding type. At least at the feed reel side, a clutch mechanism is provided between a driven member of a tape winding portion and a drive side rotary gear for rotating and driving it, and its power transmission makes use of the frictional engaging force in thrust direction between the driven member and drive side rotary gear. This frictional engaging force can be set by properly adjusting the dimensional relation in thrust direction between the mutual constituent members, and therefore the designing and manufacturing conditions of the constituent members are less strict, manufacture is easy, assembling is easy, and hence the manufacturing cost and device cost can be lowered.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive transfer tape such as transfer-type pressure sensitive correction tape or transfer-type pressure sensitive adhesive tape, for mounting in a handy-type transfer tool is provided, comprising a film support, which in turn comprises an organic polymer, and a pressure sensitive transfer layer on the film support, the pressure sensitive transfer layer comprising at least a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, the support having a first coefficient of kinetic friction on the transfer layer side of the support against a surface of a receiving object and a second coefficient of kinetic friction on the rear side of the support against a head member of a transfer tool, the first coefficient of kinetic friction being larger than the second coefficient of kinetic friction, and the difference between the first coefficient of kinetic friction and the second coefficient of kinetic friction being not less than 0.01.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying pressure sensitive adhesive to a substrate, in which the adhesive is deposited on a transfer surface, such as a circulating transfer belt, dried, and subsequently transferred to a plurality of overlapping sheets. The sheets are preferably coated with a primer or a low adhesion backsize, or both, prior to application of the adhesive.

Abstract: A refill type coat film transfer tool, specifically a tape cartridge for a coat film transfer type having a support main body of lightweight and simple structure, capable of replacing a coat film transfer tape easily, securely and promptly. The support main body has a support base plate for rotatably supporting the opposite side ends of rotary shafts of the pay-off reel and take-up reel supported detachably and rotatably on a rotary support shaft of the case of the coat film transfer tool, and this support base plate has a flat skeletal structure having an outer contour corresponding to the inner contour of the case. Therefore as compared with the conventional plastic container, the rate of use of materials in the entire device of the support main body itself is substantially curtailed.

Abstract: A dispensing device for double-face adhesive tape includes: a casing; a driving reel having a tape coil mounted thereon for dispensing a double-face adhesive tape outwardly; a follower reel rotatably coupled with said driving reel for recovering a releasing strip as separated from the adhesive tape as unwound from the driving reel and guided by a guiding stem; a pressing roller rotatably mounted on a front end portion of the casing for pressing and applying the double-face adhesive tape on an adhering surface; and a cutter fixed at a front end of the casing for cutting the adhesive tape at a desired length; characterized in that a rewinding mechanism is provided in the driving reel and the follower reel for rewinding a loosening tape for its tightening or for retracting the tape adhered on the releasing strip for peeling the adhesive tape to be well separated from the releasing paper.

Abstract: A device for winding correction tape in a corrective film dispenser comprising a supplying reel and winding reel arranged between upper and lower cases and a tape guider projected through the front ends of the cases through which a correction tape with a coating of correction film applied thereon is fed from the supplying reel to the winding reel and wherein said winding reel with a gear is arranged in the front of the cases and the supplying reel is arranged in the rear of the cases, and wherein a first auxiliary reel with a gear is arranged between the winding reel and the supplying reel and is engaged rotatively with the gear of the winding reel, and a second auxiliary reel is arranged between the supplying reel and the first auxiliary reel, said correction tape being fed from the supplying reel to the winding reel via circumferential surface of the auxiliary reels.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reel assembly for a tape dispenser that includes a supply reel and a take-up reel. The reel assembly incorporates a clutch in the form of a viscous material disposed between a portion of the supply reel and a portion of the take-up reel. The viscous material serves to couple and provide controlled drag between the supply reel and take-up reel in order to properly tension a correction tape as it is dispensed from a correction tape dispenser. The invention also relates to a tape dispenser that utilizes a reel assembly having a viscous clutch and a tape cartridge. The reel assembly is preferably used in a correction tape dispenser for applying a correction film to a substrate.

Abstract: A coating film transfer apparatus capable of affixing a transfer coating film on a surface of a base tape to a desired location of a paper or the like accurately and easily with a strong adhesive performance and cutting off an excessive portion of a transferred coating film accurately and beautifully. A bottom end face 9b of a pressing lever 9 for guiding a coating film provided tape or a corrective tape 12 provided in a case 1 and pressing it onto a paper surface 13 is formed in a flat surface having a width in the back and forth direction and a front edge thereof is formed in a sharp linear angle edge.

Abstract: An applicator for transferring a transfer material like a correction paint or paste from a transfer tape to a substate surface comprises an elastic tongue piece 8 having a tip 8′ as part of a transfer head 7. The tip 8′ has a curved discharge or downstream surface 10 whose radius of curvature is between 0.75 and 1.5 mm and a curved transfer or upstream surface 11 whose radius of curvature is between 1.5 and 2.5 mm. Both of these curved surfaces 10 and 11 are connected with each other to provide a large transferring surface 12 which ensures that the transfer material can properly be transferred onto a substrate surface over a wide range and that the transfer tape can pass the tip in a smooth and continuous manner.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transferring to a surface correcting material supplied on a tape-like carrier, provided with a housing comprising a rotatable supply reel for the carrier with the correcting material, a rotatable take-up reel for the carrier after transfer of the material, a transfer member for placing on the surface and along which the carrier with the material is guided, and displaceable means for covering the transfer member. Inadvertent transfer of material when the device is not in use is hereby prevented. The covering means is operable by an operating member which protrudes out of a wall of the housing. The covering means can comprise a displaceable slide, which can take an at least partially flexible form.