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A hand-held tape dispenser has a tape support hub and a support frame. A brake assembly is pivotally mounted on the frame, and has a curved brake actuator and flat brake plate. The brake plate is aligned to engage a tape roll mounted on the tape support hub and inhibit its free rotation (and dispens

A hand-held tape dispenser has a tape support hub and a support frame. A brake assembly is pivotally mounted on the frame, and has a curved brake actuator and flat brake plate. The brake plate is aligned to engage a tape roll mounted on the tape support hub and inhibit its free rotation (and dispensing) according to an operator's selection of applied pressure. The brake plate bends about the tape roll as pressure is increased to facilitate tape cutting or tape stretching (in the case of stretchable tape in the dispenser).

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A hand-held tape dispensing apparatus comprising:a frame including a hub for rotatably supporting a roll of tape; anda brake assembly having a brake actuator extending around a portion of the roll of tape, the brake actuator having a first end supported relative to the fr

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A hand-held tape dispensing apparatus comprising:a frame including a hub for rotatably supporting a roll of tape; anda brake assembly having a brake actuator extending around a portion of the roll of tape, the brake actuator having a first end supported relative to the frame so that a second end thereof is movable towards and away from the roll of tape, and a brake plate disposed between the brake actuator and the roll of tape for frictional engagement with an outermost wrap of the roll of tape upon movement of the second end of the brake actuator toward the roll of tape.