Tape applicator assembly and tape assembly

Attaching one or more cables to a surface can be a labor-intensive process. A method and apparatus for securing tape to at least one cable and a first surface are disclosed. The method includes providing a tape applicator assembly having a body moveable along at least one cable positioned on a first...

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Hauptverfasser:	Harkless, Jonathan, Covey, Jason, Kretz, Daniel
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING BUILDING CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BYMECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY CONTROLLING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS GUTTERS LAYERED PRODUCTS LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS REGULATING ROOF COVERINGS ROOF-WORKING TOOLS SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS SKY-LIGHTS TRANSPORTING WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	Attaching one or more cables to a surface can be a labor-intensive process. A method and apparatus for securing tape to at least one cable and a first surface are disclosed. The method includes providing a tape applicator assembly having a body moveable along at least one cable positioned on a first surface, dispensing tape from the tape applicator assembly wherein the tape has a tape center longitudinal axis, an exterior non-adhesive surface, and an interior adhesive surface, shaping the tape with a tape guide into a substantially inverted V-shape such that the interior adhesive surface of the tape at an apex of the V is positioned to engage a top of the at least one cable on substantially the tape center longitudinal axis, engaging the tape with the at least one cable such that the apex of the V lies substantially along the tape center longitudinal axis; and after the tape is engaged with the at least one cable such that the apex of the V lies substantially along the tape center longitudinal axis applying pressure to the tape with a wheel assembly to adhere the tape to the at least one cable and the first surface as the body moves along the at least one cable on the first surface.