US1243569A - Paper-roll holder. - Google Patents

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0. B. TAYLOR..

PAPER noLL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2B. Vl9l4.

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To all whom it may] concern: ,l Be it known that. I, OLIVER B. Tarpon, a citizen of the United States, residin at Muske on, county of Muskegon, andqbtate of Mic igan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper- Roll Holders, of which the following a specification.

vThis'invcntion relates to paper roll hold- My object, is to provide an automatic brake for arresting the rotation4 of' a paper roll, particularly one used for sanitary paper toweling when the paper is torn off, and

to eliminate friction when pulling ortear-` ing the paper from the roll.

Heretofore tearing-ofi devlces or knives have beenused in connection with rolls of wrapping paper, but these have the disadvantageVthat considerable friction is offered to every movement of the paper. It has also been proposed to providea lroll of paper toweling having a serios of sheets joined by perforations, the object being to tear off one section or sheet at a time. In practice, however', it is found that the quick un'rolls a much larger quantity of paper than is required and a very large waste is thus brought about. While my invention is not restricted to rolls of paper toweling having successive sheets, it is peculiarly adapted to this use and effects a very great saving in connection with rolls of sanitary toweling and is adapted for use in connection'with such rolls` as are now on the market.

The invention embodies means whereby when a piece of paper is torn from the roll, my invention automatically acts upon the spindle ,of the roll and checks, brakes or arrests the roll so tity is torn off.

The invention consists, broadly, in the combination with the spindle of a paper roll, of means automatically actuated by the paper web, when the piece of paper 1s torn ofi', toantomatically apply a brake to the spindle of the roll to brake or arrest the rotation of the roll. I am aware that the invention may be carried out in a number of different ways and I do not limitmyself to any particular embodiment nor to the embodiment of the invention which is set forth hereinafter and disclosed in the accompanying drawings. as the same is to be considered las illustrative, rather than restrictive, of the scope of the inventipn.

that onlyr the .desired quan- In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective showing the invention in use;

Fig.y 2, 'a vertical sect-ion taken just beyond one end of the paper roll, the latter and theweb being shown in dottedlines and the -brake applied; 4

Fig. 3, a detail perspective of the complete attachment when' disconnected fromV 4. its pivots; and

Fig. 4, a detail of one of the pivots or gudgeons.

The case which contains the removabliJ paper roll is shown at 1 and may beprovided with a swinging or other suitable cover 2 to protect the' roll and afford the requisite ornamental appearance. In the bottom of the case is an opening 3 through which the web 4 of the roll 5 may be drawn when it is desired to tear olf a section of the paper. Such rolls are 4usually provided with 4a. line of slits or'pe'rforations 6 to afford easy severance The roll is carried by a spindle 7 which is provided with reduced spindles 8 loosely 'received'in bearings 9 in the case l. Suitable knobs or finger-pieces (lig) may be provided at the ends ofthe spin- While my invention contemplates the application of a brake to the spindle of the paper roll in any desired manner, provided it is automatically operated by the tension on the paper web when the paper is severed, I prefer to arrange the brake so that it will coperate with the uncovered parts 11 of the spindle where it emerges at the ends of the paper roll 5.

Secured to, or projecting from the inner faces of the ends ofthe case 1 are pivots or gudgeons 12. A wire frame ljhas coiled parts 14' journaled on' the said pivots or gudgeons, and to the ends 15 are secured brake-blocks 16 which may be of any desired material, although Iprefer to employ pieces of rubber into which the said ends enter. These rubber brake-blocks or shoes 16 are preferably provided with concaved inner faces 17 of substantially the same curvathe ,case l.' The frame is adapted to'strike against the case 1 to limit the forwar movement .of said frame when the paper web is pulled against saidl frameand the frame may have a certain degree of resiliency to permit a full application of the brake-blocks or shoes to 'the spindle before the frame eventually strikes the case l when the paper is being severed. Counterweights 19 are connected to the frame' to normally swing the frame rearwardly and the brakeblocks out of contact with the spindle. My invention is not limited, however, to a normal disengagement of the brake from the spindle, as it miglht have a moderate or li ht contact therewit which would not inter ere with the eas unreelin of the paper web from the rol, but which would permit a suiicient braking action to be exerted when the paper web was drawn a ainst the frame, as is done when the web is eing severed.

When the parts are in normal condition, the web depends freely through the slot 3. A -downward pull on the Web will rermit any desired amount of toweling to be unreeled, but immediately the web is pulled toward the user to sever a portion thereof, it comes into engagement with the frame 13 and thereupon the tension causes the brakeblocks or shoes 16 to be drawn against the spindle of the roll to thereby check or arrest t e rotation thereof, When the device is properly used, the Web will be unreeled until a perforated line appears in the vicinity of the frame and vthen the web will be drawn outwardly against the frame and a slight l upward motion will result in severing the web. To assist severance, the frame may be sharpened or provided with a knife edge,

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Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

In a paper roll holder, the combination with a case having a slot in its bottom andof a spindle a hinged cover for its to whose free ends are journaIe in said case between the meeting edges of the case and cover, a paper roll carried by 'said spindle, the end portions ofthe spindle being exposed beyond the ends of the paper roll, a

U-shaped frame whose legs are pivotally connected to the interior faces of the ends of the case and are adapted to play between said ends and the ends of the paper roll, brake blocks carried by said legs of the frame which are adapted to engage the exposed ends of the spindle between the ends of the case and the ends of the paper roll, means for normally retracting the frame so that the brake-blocks will be free of the spindle ends, the legs extending through the slot and having their outward movement limited by the cover-and cross-piece of said U-shaped frame being disposed so as to be engaged by the web of the paper when a \ortion thereof is being severed, whereby the rake blocks are made to engage the spindle when the paper web is ulled upon.

In testimony whereof, I ereunto afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLIVER B. TAYLOR.

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