US 11,738,964 B2
Brake assembly for a tape dispenser
John Gordon Murphy, St. James (BB)
Assigned to KITARU INNOVATIONS INC., St. Michael (BB)
Filed by Kitaru Innovations Inc., St. Michael (BB)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/186,662.
Application 17/186,662 is a division of application No. 16/714,914, filed on Dec. 16, 2019, granted, now 10,961,075.
Application 16/714,914 is a division of application No. 15/340,268, filed on Nov. 1, 2016, granted, now 10,544,003, issued on Jan. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0179383 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. B65H 35/00 (2006.01); B65H 16/10 (2006.01); B65H 23/08 (2006.01); B65H 16/04 (2006.01); B65H 16/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 35/0026 (2013.01) [B65H 16/04 (2013.01); B65H 16/10 (2013.01); B65H 16/106 (2013.01); B65H 23/08 (2013.01); B65H 23/085 (2013.01); B65H 16/02 (2013.01); B65H 35/002 (2013.01); B65H 35/0006 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tape dispenser comprising:
a first side member and an opposing second side member;
an axle defining a hub axis;
a hub carrying wound adhesive tape configured to be unwound and dispensed, and the hub positioned concentric around the axle to rotate about the hub axis;
a first brake spoke extending from a first inner surface on the first side member to a free end wall on the first brake spoke, wherein when the first side member is displaced, and the free end wall effectuates braking of the wound adhesive tape and the hub by contacting one of the following (i) only the wound adhesive tape and (ii) the wound adhesive tape and the hub simultaneously;
the first brake spoke further comprising a first width and a second width, wherein the first width is greater than the second width, wherein the first width and the second width are measured in a direction parallel to the hub axis; wherein the first width is radially distal from the second width relative to the hub axis;
an imaginary radial line extending radially from the hub axis, wherein the imaginary radial line intersects the first brake spoke; and
an angular orientation greater than 0° between the first brake spoke and the imaginary radial line relative to a point where the imaginary radial line intersects the first brake spoke.