Claims
- 1. In a machine for handling a length of tape comprising a backing, a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating on one surface of said backing, a lofty fibrous surface on said backing opposite said adhesive coated surface, and a release liner applied to said adhesive coated surface, said liner having a width greater than that of said backing and extending outward from each side of said backing along the length thereof, the combination of
- a platen for supporting said tape, said platen having a width not exceeding that of said backing,
- a guide roller engageable with said fibrous surface to hold said tape on the platen, said roller having radially extending end flanges positioned along the edges of the platen to engage and bend the outward extending edges of said liner along the edges of said platen to guide said tape along said platen, and
- a driven roller having a toothed outer peripheral surface positioned above the platen with the toothed surface engageable with said fibrous surface of said tape to frictionally move said tape along said platen.
- 2. In a machine according to claim 1 wherein said flanges on said guide roller define a depressed area at the center of the roller of a width substantially equal to the width of said platen and including means for supporting said roller and for biasing said roller toward said platen.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 436,874 filed Jan. 28, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,929,552.
US Referenced Citations (4)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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447,065 |
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Divisions (1)
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