Abstract: A mechanism to halt the dispensing of pressure sensitive adhesive tape from a handheld dispenser with a finger operated trigger (10) which forces lever (13) to engage brake plate (15) with cogs to mesh with the cogs on the cogged spool holder (16) to positively stop the dispensing of tape.

Abstract: A tape dispenser including spaced side walls, inner sides on the side walls, first and second end portions on the side walls, a hub member mounted on each of the inner sides of the side walls in spaced facing relationship to each other, a block fastened between the side walls at the second end portion of the side walls, a groove in the upper surface of the block, and a roller spring-biased into the groove.

Abstract: A safety food wrap film tearing device which mainly includes an upper cover having lateral inner side walls and a lower cover having lateral outer side walls and pivotally connected to the upper cover at a rear edge thereof such that a roll of food wrap film is contained in the space enclosed by the upper and the lower covers. The upper cover has an upper toothed tearing blade inside its free front end and the lower cover has a lower toothed tearing blade inside its free front end, abutting against an outer surface of the upper toothed tearing blade when the upper and the lower covers are closed. A press rib is provided inside the upper toothed tearing blade and a receiving rib corresponding to the press rib is provided inside the lower toothed tearing blade such that a length of outward pulled food wrap film can be clamped and pressed between the contacted press rib and receiving rib for stable tearing.

Abstract: A dispenser adapter to improve the dispensing of thin webs from rolls of material contained in conventional dispensing boxes is specially configured to provide its benefits of antirecoil and risk free tearing to a wide range of dispensing boxes. The adapter is particularly suited to being retrofitted to commercially available dispensing boxes containing a wide range of materials such as plastic wrap, aluminum foil, and wax paper, while allowing the user to dispense these various materials by a single consistent, positively controlled, feeding and tearing action. In a preferred embodiment, a pressure plate loaded by one or more metal springs allows the user to easily exert a proportional braking action, and alternate embodiments teach the use of low cost resilient materials in various arrangements to provide the desired dynamic spring action. Additionally, a complete dispensing unit is disclosed which incorporates the teachings of the improved adapter.

Abstract: A dispensing device includes a base having an upstanding post with a gripping means on the upper end biased to a first position and movable to a second position. The hollow post telescopingly receives a roll of articles separated into individual segments and the gripping means can be pushed from the first positon to frictionally grip the roll between the base and the gripping means so that the article can easily be separated from the roll without any rotation of the roll.

Abstract: Operator controlled document gripper means is provided for gripping and holding a continuous web document closely downstream of the printing line of the printer so that a printed individual form can be torn away while the perforated tear line is located within the printer housing. The document gripper means includes a clamping edge on a gripper bar fixed on an access cover supported for rearward and forward sliding movement on the upper surface of the printer housing. The clamping edge is normally spaced from one face of the document to allow free passage of the document over the platen and through the printing station. With rearward sliding movement of the access cover by the operator, the clamping edge engages and presses the document against the platen to grip and hold the document while the perforated tear line is positioned closely adjacent the printing line.

Abstract: An apparatus for laying down a strip of flexible tape from a roll supply including an elongated dispensing portion adapted to dispense the tape from a distal end thereof so as to lay down the tape on a subjacent surface by a rearward movement of the apparatus with the dispensed portion of the tape being held to the surface.