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This invention is a dispenser for a transfer adhesive. The dispenser is less expensive to manufacture than comparable dispensers of the prior art, because it uses a single reel to perform the functions previously performed by two separate elements. A supply reel feeds a transfer adhesive tape to a t

This invention is a dispenser for a transfer adhesive. The dispenser is less expensive to manufacture than comparable dispensers of the prior art, because it uses a single reel to perform the functions previously performed by two separate elements. A supply reel feeds a transfer adhesive tape to a take-up reel, which also acts as an applicator roller. The supply and take-up reels are connected together such that rotation of one causes rotation of the other. The user holds the dispenser so that the take-up reel presses firmly against the surface onto which the adhesive is to be applied. As the dispenser is moved along that surface, the take-up reel rotates due to friction, depositing adhesive and causing the supply reel to deliver more tape. The take-up and supply reels can be connected by gears or by a friction drive. If gears are used, they can be of a modified form which allows the take-up reel to drive the supply reel in only one direction. In another embodiment, a pinion gear or a one-way pin allow the supply reel to rotate in only one direction. Thus, if the user accidentally moves the take-up reel in the wrong direction, the supply reel will not create unwanted slack in the tape. In all embodiments, it is preferred to use a slip clutch to compensate for the differences in speeds of rotation of the take-up and supply reels.

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A dispenser for a transfer adhesive, the dispenser comprising a supply reel, a take-up reel, and a tape of transfer adhesive, the supply reel and the take-up reel being geared together such that rotation of the take-up reel causes rotation of the supply reel, the tape being wound on the supply reel

A dispenser for a transfer adhesive, the dispenser comprising a supply reel, a take-up reel, and a tape of transfer adhesive, the supply reel and the take-up reel being geared together such that rotation of the take-up reel causes rotation of the supply reel, the tape being wound on the supply reel and on the take-up reel, the take-up reel having means for attachment of the tape thereto, the portion of the tape wound on the supply reel being disposed around a core, wherein the supply reel includes slip clutch means for frictional engagement of the supply reel with the core, and wherein the diameter of the supply reel is greater than that of the take-up reel. A dispenser for a transfer adhesive, the dispenser comprising a supply reel and a take-up reel, the supply reel and take-up reels being geared together such that rotation of the take-up reel causes rotation of the supply reel, and a roll of transfer adhesive tape, the tape being wound on the supply reel and onto the take-up reel, wherein the take-up reel comprises means for applying the transfer adhesive to a surface, and wherein the dispenser includes means for maintaining a constant spacing between the centers of the supply reel and take-up reel while the reels are rotating.