Patent Application
20060191152
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 everywhere such as workshops, department stores, and private homes for packaging or fixing objects 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 select a good product of another brand manufactured by a honest maker.
After a long time efforts of study and experience, the inventor has succeeded in coming up with a novel structure for adhesive tape pedestal as the present invention provides.
Accordingly, the present invention is to provide an adhesive tape structure which is associated with a cyclometer that helps the user check the actual length in a roll of tape he/she has purchased.
Another, the present invention is to provided 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 tape section being pulled out for use thereby assisting the user to pull out a just 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, two supporting walls, a serrated cutting blade, a hood, a roller, a driving wheel and a cyclometer. A visual window is provided on the pedestal body appropriately for observing the indication on the cyclometer which is driven by a gear mechanism. The cutting blade is set in the front end of the pedestal body and sustained by the two supporting walls at its two sides. The hood is hinged to the rear ends of the supporting walls, and the roller is rotatably sandwiched between the supporting walls behind the cutter blade. Two axles are provided behind the roller each attached respectively to the supporting wall at its own side, and a driving wheel is attached to each axle. One of the driving wheel serves as a means for driving the cyclometer by gear transmission. Besides, one of the supporting wall is conjoined to a bobbin which carries a roll of tape. With this structure the length of tape pulled out of the roll can be observed by the user through the visual window therefore the user is able to estimate proper length of the tape to be pulled out by observing the indication on the cyclometer so as not to waste the tape, meanwhile, the total length of specified roll of tape can appear 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 thereof. This will benefit a great deal to those who consume a 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 1 has a visual window 11 opened on this bottom at a proper location, and a serrated cutting blade 12 is provided at its front edge thereof. The cutting blade 12 is sustained by two supporting walls 13 and 14 erected at its two sides on the pedestal body 1. The supporting wall 13 is conjoined to a bobbin 15 which carries a roll of tape 5. The hood 16 is hinged turnably to the rear ends of the supporting walls 13, 14. A roller 17 is rotatably sandwiched between the two supporting walls 13 and 14 behind the cutter blade 12. A first and a second axle 18 and 19 are provide behind the roller 17 attached respectively to the supporting walls 13 and 14. The first and second axles 18 and 19 are preferably disposed at the same height with the roller 17, but it is allowable to dispose them lower than the roller 17.
A cyclometer 2 is associated with a driving member 21 at one side and an indicator 22 beneath it. The driving member 21 is for driving the cyclometer 2 to rotate and count the length of the extended tape. The cyclometer 2 is equipped under a visual window 11 on the pedestal body 1. The driving member 21 may be formed of a sensor actuated switch or a trigger switch.
A first driving wheel 3 has a central fitting hole 31 to couple with the first axle 18 thereby enabling it to rotate about the first axle 18.
A second driving wheel 4 also has a central fitting hole 41 to couple with the second axle 19 thereby enabling it to rotate about the second axle 19. The second driving wheel 4 is associated with a transmission member 42 at its side. The transmission member 42 may be a gear wheel or a rocking arm or the like.
The improved structure for adhesive tape pedestal (1) is constructed of the component parts described above.
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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 leveled 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 is of a simple structure easy for handling and manufacturing with a low cost.
Many changes and modifications in the above described embodiment 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.
