Device for dispensing adhesive tape

Abstract

A table-top tape dispenser, wherein a removable receptacle holding the tape roll is housed in a casing formed by an interchangeable plate that covers the receptacle. The plate element can be customized to display any selected mark or logo, or to add a functional element to the dispenser.

1 . A device for dispensing adhesive tape, comprising a receptacle for a roll of adhesive tape, a support for the roll of adhesive tape that permits the tape to unwind, and a tearing aid for tearing off a section of the tape, wherein the receptacle is at least partially located in a housing that comprises at least one casing and wherein the at least one casing of the housing is formed as an interchangeably held plate element on the housing.  
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the plate element is removably fixable on the housing.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the plate element can be clipped on the housing.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the plate element comprises plastic and at least one integrally molded positive locking element and an integrally molded clippable element.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises two opposite side walls each having an external side, the side walls standing essentially perpendicular and being aligned essentially parallel to the rotational plane of the roll of adhesive tape, wherein each of the side walls has a casing on its external side.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the external sides of the side walls are inclined such that they run diagonally towards each other.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein one or both of the side walls on their external sides and their corresponding casings have an inverted U-shape.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the casings have a convex shape.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a shaft supports the roll of tape within the receptacle.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the tearing aid comprises a blade.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is free-standing and can be placed upright and remain stationary on a flat surface.  
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein one or both of the side walls on their external sides and their corresponding casings have an inverted U-shape.  
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the casings have a convex shape.  
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein a shaft supports the roll of tape within the receptacle.