Abstract: Disclosed is a combination mounting and storing device for a vehicle safety flag that is used to mark an oversized load. The device includes a hollow cylindrical housing having an interior volume and a bobbin disposed therein. The bobbin includes a reel that is adapted to retract and extend an elongated cord that is attached to the vehicle safety flag. The device further includes a magnet that allows a user to removably mount the device onto the inside of a truck bed or trunk. When the device is in use, the cord is extended outward so as to allow a user to secure the safety flag onto the extreme rear of the projecting load. The device can be mounted to the rear of the vehicle when transporting an oversized load and can be easily stored in a glove compartment when it is not in use.

Abstract: An improved container and container system for adhesive tape reduces the part count necessary for protecting various widths of adhesive tape and provides adhesive tape container elements of low cost. The adhesive tape containers are comprised of two halves with circular side walls and outer walls intended to surround a portion, or all, of the roll of tape (i.e. regular or irregular tape patterns and tape widths), and inner wall segments intended to engage the inside of a core of a roll of tape holding the ensemble together.

Abstract: A tape dispenser of the present invention includes an integrally-formed main body. The main body has a rack and two semi-crusts. The semi-crusts are pivotably connected to the rack, so that the semi-crusts can be closed for a tape roll to be received therein. Or, the semi-crusts can be opened for placing or replacing the tape roll. The rack has a front plate and a top plate. The front plate, the top plate, and the semi-crusts are rectangularly arranged. Thus, structure strength of the tape dispenser is increased.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tape dispenser for producing lengths of tape. The tape dispenser comprises a rotatable roller on which the tape is wound up and a rotatable take-off roller across which the tape to be taken off is guided. The take-off roller has at least one perforation element that is directed against the surface of support of the tape and that is used to perforate the tape. The dispenser is further provided with latch elements that block the take-off roller if the tape has covered a certain distance once it has been perforated. The latch elements release the take-off roller once the perforated section at the tape's end is separated from the tape.

Abstract: A multi-use tape dispenser includes a housing with an open upper side, and a tape dispenser body pivotally connected to the housing to swing up and down on the housing. Small stationery items can be stored in a hollow space in the housing and may be taken out for use when the tape dispenser is swung up. The bottom of the housing has four suction discs to secure the tape dispenser on a table.

Abstract: A portable wearable adhesive or other type tape roll dispenser that may be intended to dispense a single or multiple tape rolls. The dispenser has an enclosed housing and a cap that covers the area where the tape passes from the housing and beyond the area where the tape is separated from the tape roll or rolls. The dispenser can be worn on a belt or carried an equipment and completely protects the tape product from foreign object damage.

Abstract: This invention relates to a tape dispenser, and in particular to a tape dispenser for use in binding horticultural produce and the like. According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a tape dispenser having a housing adapted to locate a spool of tape, the housing having an opening through which the tape can pass and blade means for cutting the tape, the housing being formed from separable housing parts which are retained together by a removable handle. According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a tape dispenser having a housing adapted to locate a spool of tape, and a handle connected to the housing, the housing having an opening through which tape can pass and blade means for cutting the tape, the housing being substantially waterproof.

Abstract: Linerless labels are manually dispensed by mounting a roll of the labels for take-off from a stationary shaft. A polygon-cross-section foam core is provided between the shaft and the label roll to provide a brake drag effect to prevent excess label unwind. The non-adhesive face of the labels passes from the roll around a freely rotating guide roller with a non-stick surface which ensures consistent wrap of the labels and no scuffing of the non-adhesive face as the labels are dispensed. The labels pass from the guide roller to a tear surface having a first smooth, coarse, ribbed or grooved pattern metal portion which has low adhesion to the adhesive of the labels, but will stick to the labels sufficiently to provide an anchoring force to a label greater than the force necessary to tear along a perforation of the label, and a second non-stick surface portion.

Abstract: The new free end formed when a portion of flexible sheet material is severed from a roll contained in a box is prevented from retracting into the box by frictional engagement between the free end and a strip of abrasive material near the cutting edge mounted on the box. A portion of the box closure resiliently urges the free end into contact with the abrasive material.

Abstract: A synthetic resin dispenser for dispensing packaging tape, having thin flexible sidewalls adapted to receive between them a roll of packaging tape. Bearing elements are provided and extend part way into the opening in the core of the tape roll, the bearing elements being integral with the sidewalls and having inclined cam surfaces adapted to cam the sidewalls apart. The dispenser further comprises integral synthetic resin ridges to prevent the tape from sticking to the dispenser, and which are adjacent a serrated metal blade embedded in the synthetic resin generally perpendicular to the direction of tape feed.

Abstract: A refillable tape dispenser including opposed hub portions adapted to project axially into and journal the core of a roll of tape. Each of the hub portions includes cam surfaces having ends ending at an inner surface, which cam surfaces are disposed generally parallel to a first direction in which tape is withdrawn from the dispenser and diverge away from opposite sides of the inner surface. Movement of the tape roll toward the inner surfaces of the opposed hub portions in a direction normal to the first direction will cause the tape roll to engage the cam surfaces and move one hub portion to a release position until the hub portions are aligned with and enter the central opening in the core under the influence of biasing toward that position, whereupon end surfaces of plate like parts of the hub portions will retain and journal the core around the hub portions during withdrawal of tape in the first direction.

Abstract: A portable holder and dispenser for adhesive or pressure sensitive tape comprising a receptacle for containing a roll of tape, an opening being provided in the top panel of the receptacle for dispensing the tape, and a tape holder adapted for insertion into the bottom portion of the receptacle, the top panel being provided with serrations for engaging the adhesive surface of the tape.

Abstract: A small, lightweight ornamental tape dispenser is adapted for hand held, desk top, or wall mounted use, and accomodates both right and left handed withdrawal of tape while remaining in a wall mounted position. A wall mounting means, a tape roll holding means, and a free standing base means are disposed at the rear side of an ornamental planar front wall member.

Abstract: An improved tape dispenser comprises a body in the form of a rectangular block with a recess at one end to contain a wheel with a tape reel thereon, a tape stand with a zigzag cutter blade at the other end, a first adhesion face behind the cutter blade, a side post with a guide roller in the middle of the body to depress the tape passing beneath it, and another tape stand with a second adhesion face so that the tape extending from the tape reel is bent in a plurality of positions to maintain stability of the body, prevent the wheel from being pulled out of the body and prevent dislocation of the uncut end of the tape from the first adhesion face by reaction of the reel after cutting.

Abstract: A tape dispenser for pressure sensitive adhesive coated tape having a stretchable backing. The dispenser includes a housing comprising a base portion having a cavity in which a roll of the tape is mounted, and a slotted land area spaced from the hub against which tape from said roll may be releasably adhered; and a cover portion on the base portion for movement from an open position with teeth on the cover spaced from the slot toward a closed position so that the teeth enter the slot and cut tape on the land area. The cover includes walls defining a socket adapted to receive a portion of a user's thumb so that the user may grasp the dispenser in one hand with his fingers around the base portion and his thumb in the socket and with one hand alone move the cover and base portions between their open and closed positions leaving his other hand free to pull tape from the dispenser.

Abstract: A carton is provided for dispensing sheet material from a roll thereof disposed in the carton. The carton has a hood panel and a material tearing member which is preferably mounted on the lower edge of the hood panel. A hood panel engaging portion is provided on the front panel of the carton for releasably holding the hood panel in overlying relationship with the front panel to close the carton. If the carton is used to dispense plastic sheet material, the front panel is provided with one or more openings which allow the end portion of the plastic sheet to be pressed against the roll of plastic sheet through the openings whereby the natural tackiness of the plastic material holds the end portion of the sheet against the outer surface of the front panel of the carton.

Abstract: A tape dispenser (1) for a plurality of rolls of pressure sensitive adhesive tape (70) including a tape storage compartment (5) and tape severance compartment (6) in which are located flexible retention wings (40), guard fingers (17) and tape cutter bar (50). Tape is drawn across a flexible retention wing and the cutter bar for severance, following which it is retained on a flexible retention wing and has a free end portion (70a) that can be grasped for subsequent severance of another length of tape.

Abstract: A roll dispenser 1, preferably one piece having no moving parts, has a rear aperture 8 for insertion of a roll and a front aperture 7 for extraction of material from the roll. A cutter 2 is provided adjacent to the front aperture 7 and a cling surface 3 close to the cutter ensures proper disposition of the material during the retraction. The dispenser is conveniently made by injection moulding, or by compression moulding in which case it is desirable that the top surface 11 and bottom surface 12 are mutually parallel.

Abstract: A dispenser for rolls of adhesive tape is described. The dispenser includes a parallelepiped receptacle for a roll of tape, with an opening for drawing the tape from the receptacle and a cutting means adjacent the opening for severing the tape. The dispenser may include an angle member to serve both as a cutting means and a retaining surface and also serve to strengthen the receptacle in cooperation with a strengthening panel beneath the angle member.