(57) A method and apparatus are disclosed for use in forming words on tape, useful e.g.
as labels, from sheets bearing printed, transferable characters, e.g. a set of printed
alphabets.
A tape dispenser (32) containing a roll of a transparent adhesive tape (34) includes
a frame (40) defining a rectangular window (42) which can be positioned horizontally
and vertically at any place over the character sheet (20). When it is desired to transfer
a selected letter to the tape, the user presses the selected area of the tape against
the letter. Because of the tacky adhesive on the tape, when pressure is removed, the
selected letter is lifted from the indicia sheet and transferred to the tape. The
process is repeated as often as necessary to form the desired word. The strip of tape
on which the word has been formed is then severed from the roll and adhered to any
desired receiving surface by means of the tacky adhesive on the tape.
Accurate base-line adjustment of the characters forming the word is provided by means
of an indexing mechanism which enables the tape dispenser (32) to move vertically
within a slide (18) to fixed positions exactly correlating to the rows of printed
characters on the sheet (20).
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