Patent Application
20060191151
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an improved structure for an adhesive tape pedestal , and in particular, to a tape pedestal which is associated with a cyclometer to indicate the used portion of the adhesive tape in a roll.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The adhesive tape is too-commonly used every where such as workshops, department stores, and private homes for packaging or fixing object by adhering. It is consumed astonishingly a large amount in department stores during the season of bargain sales. Most of people have experienced that it is tedious to make packages or adhere something with the adhesive tape. First of all, the tip of a roll of tape must be found out, pull out the necessary length of tape, then restore the remained tape back properly. Next time the tape is to be used, the user has to looking for the tip of the tape again.
A somewhat convenient adhesive tape rolls with a tape pedestal have been on the market for a long time, either a handhold type, or an on-table type. For example, a conventional handhold type is shown in
The present invention is made for palliating the noticeable defects inherent to the prior arts described above, and for protecting the consumer's right to check up the actual length of the tape contained in a roll after the tape is used up so as to help the user select a good product of another reliable product if necessary.
After a long time effort of study and experiment, the inventor has succeeded in coming out with a novel structure for adhesive tape pedestal as the present invention provides.
Accordingly, present invention is to provide an adhesive tape structure which is associated with a cyclometer that helps the user check the actual length of tape contained in a roll he/she has purchased.
Another, the present invention is to provide a tape pedestal which is equipped with a visual window so as to enable the user to observe from the cyclometer indication the length of a tape section being pulled out for use thereby assisting the user to pull out just a sufficient length of tape from the roll.
Still another, this improved structure for tape pedestal can be constructed simply for handling and manufacturing with a low cost.
Accordingly, the tape pedestal of the present invention consists of a pedestal body, a serrated cutting blade, two supporting walls, a driving wheel, a roller, a hood, and a cyclometer. A visual window is provided on the lower portion of the pedestal body appropriately for observing the indication on the cyclometer which is driven by a gear wheel beside it. The cutting blade is set in the front edge of the pedestal body, and sustained by the two supporting walls at its two sides. A bobbin on which a tape roll is coiled, is engaged with one of the sustaining wall, and the driving wheel with a transmission member, is rotatably sandwiched between the two supporting walls. The transmission member transfers motion of the driving wheel to the cyclometer by gear mechanism so as to actuate the cyclometer. Each of the two supporting walls has a retainer notch to rest a rotating shaft of the roller. The hood is hinged to the rear ends of the supporting walls.
With this structure the cyclometer can function to indicate the length of tape pulled out of the roll and the numeral indication is observed by the user through the visual window so as not to waste the tape excessively, meanwhile, the total length of specified roll of tape can be indicated on the cyclometer after the tape is used up that helps the user check whether or not the actual length of the tape in a roll complies with the nominal value specified by the manufacturer. This will benefit a great deal to those who consume large amount of tape regularly.
For fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings provided below.
These features and advantages of the present invention will be fully understood and appreciated from the following detailed description of the accompanying drawings.
The structure for the adhesive tape pedestal according to the present invention will now be illustrated in conjunction with
A pedestal body 3 has a visual window 31 opened on its bottom at a proper location, and a serrated cutting blade 32 is provided at its front edge thereof. The cutting blade 32 is sustained by two supporting walls 33 and 34 erected at its two sides on the pedestal body 3. A hood 35 is hinged to the rear ends of the two supporting walls 33 and 34. The supporting wall 33 is conjoined to a bobbin 36 which carries a roll of tape 2. A driving wheel 37 associated with a transmission member 371 is rotatably sandwiched between the two supporting walls 33, 34. Besides, two approximately L shaped retainer notches 331 and 341 are formed each on one upper side of the supporting walls 33, 34 respectively. The transmission member 371 may be a gear wheel, a rocking arm, or the like.
A cyclometer 4 is associated with a driving wheel 41 at one side and an indicator 42 beneath it. The driving wheel 41 is in mesh with transmission member 371 for driving the cyclometer 2 to rotate and count the length of the extended tape 2. the cyclometer 4 is equipped under a visual window 31 on the pedestal body 3. the driving wheel 41 may be replaced by a sensor actuated switch or a trigger switch.
A roller 5 has a rotating shaft 51 whose two ends are rotatably rested on the retainer notches 331 and 341. The roller S is in mesh with the driving wheel 37.
The improved structure for adhesive tape pedestal is constructed of the component parts described above.
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With this structure, not only the required length of the tape 2 can be measured accurately from time to time, but also the total length of the tape 2 contained in a particular roll can be known after that roll of tape is used up thereby assisting the user to check up the actual length against the nominal length labeled on the product and protect the right of the consumer against the dishonest maker.
It emerges from the above description that the present invention has several noteworthy advantages compared to any product that is made according to prior arts, namely:
1. Provision of a cyclometer helps the user check the actual length in a roll of tape he/she has purchased with the nominal value labeled on the product so as to protect the right of the consumer against the dishonest maker.
2. Provision of a cyclometer with a visual window makes it possible for the user to observe the cyclometer indication from the visual window the length of tape section being pulled out for use thereby preventing the user from pulling out improper length of the tape.
3. This improved structure for tape pedestal (2) is of a simple structure easy for handling and manufacturing with a low cost.
Many changes and modifications in the above described embodiments of the invention can, of course, be carried out without departing from the scope thereof. Accordingly, to promote the progress in science and the useful arts, the invention is disclosed and is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
