US1899369A - Towel cabinet - Google Patents

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Feb. 2-s, 1933. T B, TYLER 1,899,369

- TOWEL CABINET f Filed Nov. 23. 1929 4 shams-sheet l INVE TCR ATTORN EYJ Feb. 2s, 1933.

"r. B. TYLER TOWEL CABINET Filed Nw; 23,` 1929A 4 Sheets- Sheet 2 ll Il Il H Ll I Il N H1 ll Il IVLLH ll ll H 1 Feb. 28, 1933. T B TYLER I 1,899,369

TOWEL GABINT FiledNov. 2s; 19294 4 sheetsheet 3 Wwf/5m@ '$555522 BY 'M MVM ATTORNEYj` T. B. TYLER TOWEL CABINET Feb. 2s, 1933.`

l' 4Sheets-Sheet 4 Arroz/4e' Y@ Filed Nov, 23, 1929 ./7`3V6767502a Wacyrookf 7J//e7a Patented Feb. 28,1933.. l

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BROQKSTYLER, or? nETnoiT; iviici'iieAi\r,'AssIeNon To `smentita SALES; n COMPANY; lonsAjL'T `mirri: vein?, UTAH, A CORPORATION. or UTAH 'a TOWEL ,CABINET ence to towel dispensing holders... f'

vThe invention `concerns 'itselfinore particularly with towel cabinets` ofthe-socalled automatic type wherein ineansis, provided for f the amount-...of,toweling"allottedvv A .fwinding thegfinallength oftowelingaround'.A

l controlling each user.

While cabinets ofthe.l foregoineharacter v have achieved considerable recognitioninthe-v r tradeV as a conservativeineans ofdispensing tow'eling, nevertheless afgreatniany of'y these cabinets have provedobjecti'onable sineefit'is possible to obtain V.only limited amount vof 5.

intervals. As a consequence,' if the user does not lfind the allotted quantity of towelin'g suiieieiit for his needs,l it :is necessaryy for him to either wait until the time "limit ha'sreX'V pired before `he is able to get another portiony of toweling or to usev ythe soiledftoweli'ng17 oki which of course is eXceedingl'y-unsanitary Itis] therefore one of the essential objectsof this invention to rveliminatethe :foregoing` objectionsby 'providing' .r-etarding'ine'ans for the towel feeding `mechanism 'whicligdoes not positively stop passage-ofy the to'weling `out of the cabinet as isthe c'asesin many kt'yiies of cabinets now'commercially produced,` but yon toweling after a portionwof ythe sanie has been extracted. In other words,`with` the present invention,' if the userpersists in pullingvfthef toweling after the.y y portion afomsaidhas` additional toweliiig,y butjlonly fat-a compara tively slow constant speed irrespective of the..

L Another object'foflthis inventionfresides ifi-'g j. the provision ofV automatic.mechanism for:y Q taking up substantially theV exact arno'i'int of` f' toweling allotted t0:- theV` userV after the :saine has served itsY purpose. `1 Withfthis .construe-'f y tion, the loopiof towelingbelow the eabinetis inaintainedfat afeonstant length.

f Stillfanotherobjec'tjof this invent'olnlresides inthe provision of automatic take-up This invention `relates generally. to 'dis-'- Y Y pensing apparatus andhasparticular@refer-i` so that a=convenient lengthioiiv towelingfjisl xtirnes.v Y A further -object l'of .this invention is 'cto toweling out of. the .cabinetsv at predetermined the otherhand merely retardsthepass'age oi' been withdrawn, hewill be able `to. sec`ur0 toweling without material loss'fofitirneyalsofl thuth Cabinet.; *I Y Figure '3f is a` sectional. view taken loiithe plane indicated by the linef of'FigureQ; l

lFigurel aisY sectional lview takenfon'tlie d j y Appiiationiednovmber"23, 1929. lserialy No. 402x317.

mechanisniof the above type .operable to up the soiled towelingat' a slow `rate of speed? maintained 'below the cabiiietor holder, atV all provide automatically operable meansffor g the take-up kroll Vand.toassociate with this means mechanisinrequiring thevariousparts 69 Ajstill further object of this invention ie- .6 x sides in vthe means` forjinounting thel towel Y' rollwithin the cabinet which notonlyfacilif tates replacing the roll 'lout alsosimpliies l the construction and thereby reduces thecost 7 of manufacture to the ininimurn'.- f

This invention 'also ,fcontemplatesa slid# ingdoor orthe cabinet'which when injits lowerinost position serves as a gauge for theV attendant to determine the length of the loop' Vrequired below. the` Vcabinet for convenient operation, and which is yso constructed as: to resist accidental opening thereof byanyforce appliedto'the toweling. Y l f With the vforegoing, :aswelljas other ob? jectsin view, .the invention resides :inthe peciiliarconstruction and arrangements of Y parts which will. bei made more lifully apparentasthis description; proceeds, especially when considered in connection withtlie acey companyingdrawings wherein: l f 8 1li`igure lis a side `elevational diagranif mat-ic viewV of ythe towel .cabinet with por?l tions broken'awayfforthe sake ofclearness;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectionalvievvgQVA thefparts assume'- Iv'vl'ienftheinal length of towelingis ioo ing the sliding connection between the door and cabinet; Y

Figure 6 is a detailed sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 2;

Figure 7 is a. detailed diagrammatic view of the towel rollfeeding mechanism showing various positions of thelugs; p

Figure 7A is a view similar to Figure 7 but more complete and showing the front face of the lug on the dog in engagement with the stud of'a power unit; Vand Figure 7B is a vview similar yto Figure 7A showing the position of the dog when the'lug thereof is disengaged from the recess.

j GenerallyA described, there is illustrated in the drawingsfa towel cabinet 10 compris` ing a casing 11 having an open front Asidev adapted to be closed by a suitabley sliding door 12. Arranged Within the casing -11 adjacent the upper end thereof is a towelroll 13 carrying a supply of cleantovvelingdesig-V nated at 14h As shownparticularly in Fig-V ure lrthe toweling is wound around the roll 13 anda portion ofthe sameis 4extended along the inner surface .of the doory 12 5' through a suitable opening 15formed inthe bottom of the casing. .The toweling is then looped back into the casing througha simiL lar slot 16 in the bottom of the cabinet adjacent the rear wall thereof and is suitably attached to a second roll 17 for Ytaking i up the soiled towel'ing. The'talre up' roll isfV mounted in the lower portion of the casing in spaced relation to the clean supply ofv 1 toweling so as not to come in contact therewith. In order to insure Aproper spacing of the clean toweling from the soiled, a suitable guide roll16 is provided adjacent the frontV side of the casing and intermediatev4 the two rolls; Extending transversely of the casing beneath the Vrolls 13 and17 respectively` are the actuating rolls 19 and 20. These rolls are provided with roughened surfaces 21 adapted for frictional contact with the towel- A ing on each of the rolls 13 and 17.

In orderto maintain frictional engagement between the rolls of'toweling and the actuating rolls 19 and20, the rolls 13 and-A V17 are mounted to swing in an are of-acircle' so that engagement between the towel rolls and. actuating rollswill be insured fatall times irrespective of the diameter ofthe towel rolls. This "is accomplished in the present instance by attaching the rolls 13 and 17 to the free ends of the arms 21 having the opposite endspivotallyconnected to opposite side walls of their'casing as clearly shown in Figure 1. Y

The door 12 slidably engages the sidewalls of the casing and preferably slides in the direction of movement ofthe toweling' to open! position. `rllhe arrangement is such that when the toweling is pulled outwardlybvthe Vuser against ,the inner bottonifed'ge of the door, therer will be nc'danger ofthe same fly.)

substantiallyequal to the length of the loop of toweling that should be left exposed below the casing. As a vconsequence when the door is in its open position, as indicated in Figure 5, it serves as a gauge for the attendant and insures a convenient length of toweling below the cabinet.

Referring now more in detail to the towel actuating mechanism and with special refer- Venceto Figure 2 of the drawings, it will be noted that one end of the roll 19 is j ournaled Vin a bracket bearing 22 secured to one side 4wall of the casing, while the opposite end of the roll has secured thereto ashaft 23 extending through an opening 24 formed in the opposite side wall 24 ofthe casing and journaled'in a bracket bearing 25 suitably secured to the'casing wall 24C.v VMounted upon the shaft 23 adjacent the outer end thereof is a power actuated unit 26 comprising 'a spring 27having one'end secured to a sleeve 23 which in turn issecured to the shaft 23. The opposite end of the spring isA secured to a pin 29 eXtending longitudinally of and'spaced from the shaft 23; Freely rotatably mounted upon the shaft 23 upon opposite sides of the sleeve 28 is a gear 30 and a sprocket 31, connected togetherV for rotation as a unit about said shaftbymeans of the pin 29. See Figure 2. The latter is preferably secured to the sprocket 31 vadjacent the periphery thereof so that the maximum turning force will be imparted to the gear 30 by the spring. rlhus it will be apparent that the gear 30 and sprocket 31 are rotated'about the shaft 23 by means of the spring 27. Y y

In order to control the speed of rotation of thel gear30 and sprocket 31 so that the same will beactuated at a comparatively slow rate side diameter ofthe casing 33 and which earries a pair` of brake shoes'37 and 38. These shoes arepreferably of the'shape illustrated in Figure 3,"an d each has one end pivotally connected to theplate 36 adjacent the peripherythereof and vat substantially diametrieal-- l lyoppositesides of the same. The opposite ends of the shoes are free to swing outwardly lvinto friction-al contact with the annular flange ofthe cup-shaped casing and thereby retard rotation of the gear 35.` The free ends of the shoes are-normally." restrained from? voutward movement by lmeans of [springs 39 carried by a" disk kmountedfjor rotary' ad-V` `justinent about the fastening vkelement 34 to adjust the tension of the springs and thereby contr-'ol the operationofthe governor. f, The' disk iselockedin adjusted position upon the )plate 36 by means of screws'41 extending 30 and sprocket l'v'vill berotatediat a com-L Ypa'ratively slow rateiofgspeed irrespectiveofany; force'tendingito' accentuate rotation. I

Y 1s infoperation, the roll QOWi-ll alsobecv perAv y jacent the periphery thereofyfas shownin substantially l *i in adirectionto move n n the stud 47 and subsequently causethefront i The foregoing-mechanismiis to.Y retardV the speed ofjrotationof -thefil'Oll '1191 after* a porltionf'of towelinghas been Withdrawn from the rolll. This isaccomplished in. the 'following inannert; ASecured rtotheend ofthe roll 19 Yso as-vtor'otateasga unit` n a.' platel v44` having a diameter; greater than the roll k 19, 'and' having a dog pivotally secured thereto adtherewith is Eigures jects beyond lugfor checllr stud 47 carried bythe gear 30. ,;With the con-kk theloop of' toweling beloW^the-cabinet ,f it

lwill be noted that the roll 19 Will'bev rotated the lug 46away yfrom face 47 of the lug sto engage the oppositeside of the .stud47 as shownjin FigurerZAe ,Asl

soon as the'lug 46 is moved away 'fromgthe f'stud 47 Y the latter is actuatedjby ithek power`Yl unit, through Ythe governor "32 .and reduction A gearing 43 inl a correspondingy direction of rotation until ithe studi 47k again contactsfwith thesrear face of the lugl,46,klas shown `iii-Fig@ ure 7,` at which time rotationofsthefpovver unit' is again arrested. VV'llhisisiassuming that'.v the user releasesthe tovveling as soon as theKVV face 472 of the lug "46 engages the ,studv 47 as shovvn in Figure YAKIn'the eventthat the user` does not'releaselthetoweling when the facey 47 of the lug y46` engages thestlld l47,1 but on` theothenhand `COIltinues tofpull; on

the towel, it 'Will be fnot'edj'that the lug 46 Wiubacompened to; renew the 'Stud'.,irai

the speed .of the latter, which is; comp arative-y ly. slow due to the governorBQ and reduction gearing connecting thee zk governor ,'With" the f y Y other'vvords, is inthe` 'path of n'iovemen'tof the `stud 47 kthe gear 56,and,reductiongearing A gear 3.0. As a consequence,'additional rtlovvelyAy shown particularly ythe ,periphery ofthe plate 44v and is provided with an'Y inwardly extending 46 'adapted to beengagedfbya Y Yforce exerted upon the toweling bv theuser. f

arrangement is such as to afford sufficient ftoweling for the/user Without material lossf off time as Well asto prohibit extravagent useyof the tovveling.` y' e a 'nfFigure-B ofthe* drawings, the sprocket -31 is yconnected `by *c means ofa 'chain'485 to a sprocket49"'rnount-A son ed'uponvthe rollvQO. With this construction,

.tionxofxthe latter has been Withdrawn. The

Whenever the power .actuatedmechanism 26j ated to take up the soiled toweling and QW-V 'i ingto the stoparrangement hereinbefore; set; forth,the extent` of rotation ofthe roll 20;

Will 'correspondtto ,the rotation of therroll 19y j A so' that 'the amount oftovveling'taken up VWill fromgthe roll 13.'` 'In .this connection, it will also befnoted thatiwhenthe spring y27 is unequalthe amount 'of -toweling WithdraWnl Wound'y one revolution',V 'for example`r tofaotuf ate the take up mechanism and to bring-the lugs 46 and stud 47 intoktheir initialoperf ative ,positions as shown in liliggure-LV it .is

is substantially exhausted, or in other Words, Whenthe roll 13 assumes the dottedline pol y l l y jlooY Whenthe supplyof tovvelingfon'the rolll/fA sitionindicated by thereference character 50 :i

inFig'ure l vof the drawings itis` desirableto provide some ymeansfor vvindingthe final l Y length of tovvelingvvithin the cabinet around if, thetakeup rolll? This is accomplished"inf y the present instance bythe following mecha- Vnism: Freely rotatably mounted vupon ythe shaft Q3' between the gear- 30 and yplate 44 is ka y. c

geary 51 lia-ying a hubpportion 52terminatingly in a lugV fadaptedfor*engagement'with a.v

,corresponding lug f54` (projecting from the gear 3Q, asbest shown iii-Figure 2. The gear -iis connectedby suitable vreduction `gearing illustratedgenerally by the character 55 to gearlA ,mounted kuponfthef plate 44v` adjacent J the periphery thereofas shownrin Figiiresflie f v n afdisk'- provided with arecess 58 adapted Y 7 A and? BL The gear 5,6 has secured thereto toreceiveithe46'upontthe dog 45K"ar1d thereby hold' the lugy in `a` position y,to be *env- -1 before set forth, and, as shovv'n in AFigure/v .46,s1 inengagement withY the rlecessfcSy, on in normal operation of the mechanisrm-the gear 56 and reduction gearing-55 will be locked against relative rotation 'by the lug 46, and lwill therefore move as a unit with the plate In order to lift the dog 45 out of the recess 58 and thereby permit free actuationofV the power unit 26 to operate thetakeup roll 20 to wind up the final or tail end of the towel, a lever 59 is secured to one of-the supporting arms 21 for the towel roll 13 and has theend Y portion thereof'spaced slightly above'the arm 21 so that when the lever59 is in the position shown bythe dotted lines of Figure 1, the end ofthe arniwill be in a position to 4'engage the free end 45 of the dog 45 and swing the latter outwardly upon movement of the rol119, the

dog beingnormally held from outward move- ."ment Vby means of a suitable leaf spring "61 having one end secured to the plate and the y other end bearing against the dog.

Referring now to theoperation of the `mechanism just described, it-will be noted that when substantially all of the toweling has been withdrawn from the roll 13, the lug 46 ywill be automatically moved out of engages ment with the recess 58 by the lever 59, and also out of the path of travel of the stud li/,ias` shown in F igure 4. `When the lug 46 is thus positioned, the power unit 26 will be capable of vfree rotationabout theshaft 23 relative to the roll 19, .and owing tof the'connection be- .tween the sprocket 31 and roll 20 the latter j will be actuated to takevup the 1in al length 0f toweling within the cabinet. Y f

During rotation of the `power unit 26, the lug'54 on the gear 3() will engage the face 63 v of the lug 53 and rotatethe gear 51 a counterclockwise direction .as shown inFlgure 4. Rotation of the gear51 in this direction will effect arotation offthe gear 56 through the reduction gearing 55Ainaf clockwise direction to move the recess 58: out of registration with the lug V46.` kAs afconse-v queme, before the lug 46 can reengage with-` in: the recess'itlis necessary to'rotatethe gear 56 in a counterclockwise direction the same .distance it has 'previously moved 1n .ajcloclwise direction during thetalr'ing up of the soiled toweling. This is `accomplished by y disengaging the lever 59 from the dog 45, as

shown in the dotted lines inthe upper portion .of Figure 4, whereby the spring 61 willv move tlierlog to the position shown in FigureB, wherein it is to be noted that the lug 46 ofthe dog will be engaged with the peripheryof the disk 57. The attendant then manually rotrates the roll 19inthe direction indicated by the arrowat the right hand side/of Figure 4, whereby asimila-r movement will be imparted to the circular plate 44 and shaftfextension 23'- because Vof these parts being iixedfto the roll.

Upon initial'movement of the roll 19, following release'lof thedog 45, the lug 53 oftheV net.

gear 51 will move out of engagement with the lug 54 ofthe gear 3() of the power unit 26, because of the gear 51 rotating synchronously with the plate 44, it being understood that there is no relative rotation between the gears 51 and 56 of the reduction gears 55,up'on such initialrotation of the roll 19 and plate 44.

Before the plate 44 has been rotated one its center in a counterclockwise*direction or,

in other words, in a direction opposite to the directionof movement thereof during the taking up Vofthe soiled'toweling.

` Rotation of the roll 19 is continued until the lug 46 returnstoV its normal position in the recess 58, as shown in Figures 7 and 7A,y whereby relative rotation of the gear 56 is 1nterrupted, and the lug 46 is again positioned in the path of the stud 47 of the powervunit gear 30. When this occurs, the spring 27 will be rewound to its exact initial operating tension, Aand the entire mechanism vwill be restored to its` normal operating condition. A fresh roll of toWeling inay then be inserted into the cabinet, ashereinbefore described, after whichthe cabinet is ready for use. During normal operation ofthe cabinet, the lug 46 of the dog 45 will be retained in the recess 58, it being moved out of therecess Vonly when the lever 5 9 engages the end portion 45 of the dog, as shown in Figure 4.

Thus from'tlie foregoing, it will be apparent that I have provided mechanism which in addition to taking up the final length of toweling within the cabinet, also requires thespring 27 to be re-wound to its exact initial tension before a new roll of toweling can be 'operatively installed within the cabi- Inorder torestrict rotation of the roll 19 in a' cloclwisedirection, I 'provide a suitable V'stop 65 comprising'a bracket-66 secured to theinner'side wall of the'casing adjacentthe periphery of the plate 44 and having a taperedV groove 67 Vtherein .adapted to receive aball'68 normally arranged in the enlarged portion "of the recess 67 and engageable with the periphery the plate 44. The arrangement is 'such that when the roll is moved in a countercloclwise direction, the ball 68 will assume position in the enlarged portion of the recess 677so as not-to retard rotation of theroll 19. Inthe 'event,however, an attempt ismade to revolve the roll 19 in a clock- Awisedirec`tion,`the ball 68 will engage thered'ucedportion of therecess 17 and lockthe roll against' such rotation. l

Thus -fro1n` the vforegoing,it will be apparent that I have provided a towel cabinet which, in addition to possessing the advanv revolution, the lug 53 of the gear 51 will en- Y Y tages hereinbefore discussed, iscom arative- K, ly simple 1n construction and Vmay emanufactured, assembled. and installedwith facility. .i .y `While one vembodiment of thelinvention has been described hereinfsomewhatsin detail, thestructure shown`,.is for illustrative rpurposes only and thenQn-essential,details herein shown anddescribedfshould *not be `considered as limitingin yany respect the 4essentials andprinciples ofthe invention. ,Furthermore, it'may be possible to modify and rearrange the most essentialprinciples of the-y invention without` departing from the 'scopek thereof and t0 this endv reservationis made to makeV such changes as kmay 4come within the purview of the accompanying claims. What I claim as my inventionfis:

, f1. A-towel holder having in combination,

means for dispensing toweling, and-means v `automatically set into operation by the dis'- pensing operation, said means beingoper- 'able after a portion i of toweling jhas ybeen" withdrawn to retard thefmovementzthereof.

2. Atowel holder having-in combination,

means `for dispensing toweling,1and means operable automatically `after avpor'tion 'ofthe Y 'ance with the forceexerted upon the'clatterV towelinghas been withdrawn Lto. retard :but

lallow movementV thereofirrespective of the.'y

by 'the` user, and means operable after vthe portion Vaforesaidpf the .toweling has been Y withdrawn tochange` the speed of said roll virrespective Vof thev force exerted by the user.

4. A towel .holder-having in combination, means for dispensing toweling adapted for v lactuation by a force exerted Aupon the toweling the user, a portion of said `.towel being freely dispensed, and means operable after lthe portion aforesaid ,'ofrthe jtoweling' has been withdrawn to compel? operationl of said dispensing means' at ha comparativelyv 'slow rate ofcspeed irrespective of the force exerted upon the toweling lbythe user.v A f 5,. A towel holder-,havingfin combination,

towel-roll containingaffsupply of toweling andadapted' for f actuation by aforce exerted l y'upon the toweling by the user a portion of said towel being freely dispensed, means operable after the portion? aforesaid of the toweling has been withdrawn to compel operation of said dispensingmechanism ata comparativelyL slow rate of "speedirrespective of the force exerted upon thetoweling the operablethrough said :last mentioned means for taking up the soiledtowelin'g,` f

g irrespective ofthe speed Al towel holder havingin combination,

`meansfordispensing toweling adapted to be.,y y actuated by va forceexerted upon the towelc c ingbyjthe user Va portion ofk said towelingl being lfreely/"dispensed, and means including a governor operable after the portion 'aforesaid of the` toweling has been withdrawn tof.

retard Vactuation ofsaid dispensing means ir- .respective of the force eXertedupon-the' towvellng by thel user.V

f 7. :Autowel holder having .in combination, a towelrroll'for ,dispensinga supply ofteweling,"a unitmounted forrotation relative toy saidtowel `roll and carryinga stud, means for compelling operation'- `of said unitfat a anlug upon said feed roll operable after Ly portion of toweling has beenwithdrawn from said towel roll to engage said' unit stud fork limitingjfurther-movement of the roll to the i speed of said unit.

8.'- lA towel holder atowelroll for dispensing la'supply `of tow- `eling, a unit mounted for rotation relative t0 y sai'd'rollland carrying astud, means for conpelling operation'ofsaid unit at a compa-ratively slowrateroffspeed a Vfeed roll,'a'lug`l upolclsaid-feed roll'foperableafter movementv :of the roll. toy dispense a portion of toweling f to engage said stud, whereby .further movekment ofY said" towel roll, is yrestricted tto speedofthe unit', and take-up mechanism for' the toweling actuated. by said unit, said ,lug

upmechanism whereby the amount of soiled j stantially equals 'fthe-l toweling withdrawn from'said-towelroll. s p 9; A towel 'holderhaving'inv combination,

- a towel roll forfdispensingtoweling, ya-'second'r roll ffor taking thej soiled toweling,l and a friction Ameans actuated through movement having-in combination, V

comparatively slowfrate of speed, a feed roll, 1.30 .i

'also-operable to-arrest movement of said take toweling takenV upgby ,Said mechanism .Sub .110,09

of thetowel roll-*by pull` ofthe user for'opi eratingthe second'roll at a slow rate yof speed l i` 'i Y at which said towel' roll is actuated. l

10. A towel cabinet havingin cornbina-y i l tion, means fordispensing toweling, a por-1 and means includinga governor associatedY f tion of saidptoweling being freely dispensed,

with the meansaforesaid for'retarding4 opg.`

' eration -"fof i lsaid first' mentioned means after the portiony aforesaid of toweling has been withdrawn.V i 'v f 'f l1".v A towel'holder having incombinatiom,

avtowel rolllfor dispensing a supply of towcling, means including la v spring actuated unit operable automatically after substantiallyall 'f of the available toweling has been used to take a y up thel vfinal length of toweling, and means Y 1requiring.theV spring to be re-woundy to its. user, Yand meansl including'aftake up roll eXactinitial tension before a new roll'offtow- A eling .can be n.12.' Atowel holderhaving incombination,`

operatively installed in the "i holder, f -Y l 130 Vio fao

13. A towel Vholder having in a towel roll containing a supply of toweling, a unit mounted for rotation relative tosaid towel roll and carrying a stud, meansfor V.compelling operation of said unit at a comparatively slow rate of speed including a spring, a feed roll, a lug upon said feed roll operable after movement of the feed roll to dispense a port-ion of the` toweling to engage said stud whereby further movement of the feed roll is restricted to the speed of said unit, a second roll operable by said unit for taking up the soiled toweling, and means operable automatically after substantially all of the" available toweling has been used to move said lug out of the path of said stud and thereby lpermit free actuation of saidunit for operatingI said second roll to take up the -final length of toweling. Y f combination, a towel roll containing a supplyof toweling,

-a unit including a'spring mounted for rotation relativeto said roll and carrying a stud, means compelling the operation of said unit at a comparatively slow rate of speed afeed v roll, a lug upon said feed roll operable after movement of the roll to dispense a portion of toweling to engage said stud, thereby restricting further movementofthe feed` roll to the I relative to said roll and carrying a stud,v

lspeed of the unit, a second yroll operated by said unit for taking up the soiled toweling, means operableautomatically after substantially all of the toweling has been used to .Y

separate said stud and lug and thereby permit free actuation of said unit for operating said second roll to take up 'the final length of toweling, and means requiring the spring Vfor the unit to be re-wound to its eXactinitial tension before a new supply of toweling` can be operatively installed upon the holfkr. 14. A towel holder having inV combination,

a towel roll containing a supplyof toweli-ng,

a spring actuated unit mounted for rotation means for compelling operation of said unit at a comparatively slow rate of speed,a feed roll, a lug upon said feed' roll operable after movement of the towel roll to dispense a portion of toweling to engage said stud, thereby restricting further movement of the feed roll,l to the speed of the unit, mechanism operable byv said unit for taking up the soiled toweling, means operable automatically after sub stantially all of the toweling hasybeen used to move said second mentioned lug out of the path of said stud and thereby permit free actuation of said unit to operate said mechanism for taking up the final length of toweling, and means operable upon the installation of a new supply of toweling to prevent said second mentioned lug from moving into operative position until thev spring for actuating said n l unitl'ias been re-wound to its exact initial .op-V

erating tension. Y

15. A towel. holderhaving in combination, means for dispensing clean toweling, a portion of said toweling being freely dispensed,

*and means automatically operable after the portion aforesaid of toweling has beendispensed to retard but allow further actuation of said dispensing means by continued pull of Vthe user.

Y 16.,`A towel holder'having in combination, means for dispensing toweling, a portion of said toweling being freely dispensed, means auto-matically operable after the portion aforesaid of toweling has been withdrawn to retard but permit further delivery of the toweling .and means automatically operable at `a comparatively slow constant speed for taking up the toweling wit-hdrawii whereby a convenient length of toweling is always available. u y

17 A towel holder having in combination,

-nieans *for dispensing toweling, a take-up means for the soiled towel, a power unit including a spring and means whereby said spring will be tensioned when a towel supply is placed inl the holder, said unit having a drivingconnection with said take-up means and Y also operatively connected Vwith said towel dispensing means, and rmeans made operative when .the towel supply is nearly eX- hausted forreleasing said power unit from Vits connection with said dispensing means andoperate said take-up to wind the final length' of towel thereon.

18:` A towelholder having in combination, means for dispensing toweling adapted to be `actuated pull ofthe user on the towel, l means becoming automatically operative at a predetermined point in the delivery of the `towelto yieldingly resist further delivery thereof, a take-upmeans having a driving connection with said yielding means, andl means for temporarily disconnecting said yieldingmeans from said dispensing means to allow the former to operate said take-up means and withdraw the final length of towel; v 19. Atowel dispensing apparatus having in combination, means for dispensing toweling, a portion of said toweling being freely in combination, means for freely dispensing a Y s predetermined length of toweling and means for limiting the length of toweling so dispensed, means operable upon actuation of the means aforesaid to permit further. actuation Y of said dispensing means at a retarded speed,

said' {irstementioned means being also oper- Vable to. limit the movement of said secondmentioned'means, and means `whereby said first-mentioned means may be madek inopera-g ment, of said dispensing means at a retarded Y speed, said lug being also operable to limit* movement of said retarding means, and meansV operable when' a predetermined length of toweling has been dispensed,y whereby said lug is renderedineffective for limitingth movement of said retarding means. v

y22. A towel holder having in combination,V

means for dispensing ,toweling, a portion kof said toweling being freelydispensed'and means normally inactive buty becomingauto-V matically operable at a predetermined periody l in the dispensing operation for taking upy the toweling after the same-hasbeenwithdrawn and means whereby said take-upmeans is lcompelled to operate at acomparatively slow speed.

23. A towel holderhaving incombination,

a support for a supply of toweling to bedispensed, a feed roll, a power unit including a 1 spring and connected withsaid feed rollLfor rotation therewith, a portionof the towe'ling being freely dispensed .by-pulll of the 'user thereon, means whereby-said feed roll Vand power unit are compelled to operate at acomparatively slow rate yof speed, a second roll operated by said unit for talingup the soiled toweling, and means whereby when substantially Vall the toweling has been used,thefree actuationof said unitby said spring to operate said second rolly and take up' the final length of toweling is permitted.

V24:. A towel holderhaving in combination, a` support for a supply roftoweling to be dispensed, a feed roll, a power` unit including Va spring andfconne'cted with said feed roll put-under tension by rotation ofthe towel dispensing means, a take-up roll operatively v connected with said powerunitffor winding' up the soiledtowel kcommensurate with the dispensing of vthe clean towel, and jamechanism associated with said dispensing means and said unit whereby said take-uprolll is automatically actuated Vat a predetermined point to wind up the final length of towel. 1

26.,q towel holder having in combination, a dispensing roll and a soiled towel take-up roll, a spring-operated'power unit connected lwith said-dispensing roll to loe-actuated by pull of the user on thetowel, a friction ldevice foryieldingly resisting movement r of said dispensing roll vwhen ,a predetermined `length Loftowel has been 4freely dispensed,

said power unit operating torwind up acerj tain kr length .of soiledl towel automatically wl'ien pull yofthe user on thek clean towel 27. ',Altowel holderhavingfin combination,

a rollY for dispensing ya supply of clean towel, a take-up kroll forV the soiled toweling, a

spring-,operated power unit connected with said ldispensing roll, said dispensing roll havingfreedom of initial movement to dispense Y Y.apredetermined length of towel by' pull of theuser thereon, means connecting said power ,junit with said take-upfrollv for winding 95 thereon a length of toweling equivalent to Y the lengthdrawn out by theuser whenpullV on the web ceases, said take-up roll .connection including'means vwhereby when'a predetermined length of Vsoiled ltowel has been wound an equal length ofv clean towel'may be withdrawn by the user. n l

AIn testimony whereof I affix my signature. f Y TRACY BROOKS TYILLER'.;r

y for rotation therewith, aportion of the toweling being freely -dispensed bypull of the user thereon, v meanswherebysaid feedroll and power unit are compelled to operate at a comparatively slow rate of speed, asecond roll operated by said unit for taking up the soiled toweling, means whereby ywhen, substantial,-

ly all thetoweling has been used,fthe`,fr`ee actuation of said unit by said spring toy operate said-second roll and take up theV final length vof toweling isl permitted, andmeans whereby said spring must be rewound toits exact ini- Y tial ktension before a fresh supply of toweling can be linstalled insaidholder.

25. A towel holder having` in combination,

means forv dispensing a supply of toweling,

a spring operated power unitconnected with i i said dispensing means to'be actuated by pull` of the user on the towel, said spring'being 1"

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