Patent ID: 9630803
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B65H

Claim:
1. A dispenser for dispensing flexible material from a coil having a core, comprising: a frame having an axle; a coil carriage mounted to the frame, the axle defining an axis of rotation about which the coil carriage rotates, the coil being securable within the coil carriage for rotation therewith, the coil carriage comprising a front guard and a rear guard and a plurality of spokes extending radially relative to the axle from a first radially inner position to a second radially outer position; coil retaining elements mounted to the carriage to secure the coil between the front and rear guards, each coil retaining element mounted to a respective spoke of the plurality of spokes and projecting in an axial direction outward from a radial position between the first radially inner position and the second radially outer position on its respective spoke, the coil retaining elements including a plurality of fixed coil retaining elements each fixed relative its respective spoke, and an adjustable coil retaining element having a clamp fitted into a slotted opening in one of the spokes of the plurality of spokes and movable along its respective spoke between the first radially inner position and the second radially outer position to selectively engage the core, wherein in the second radially outer position the adjustable coil retaining element abuts against the core; and a brake/payout assembly operably mounted to the frame and moveable toward and away from the coil carriage, the brake/payout assembly being biased toward the coil carriage for engagement therewith, the brake/payout assembly including a contact roller and a feed roller movable toward and away from the contact roller, the feed roller being biasedly mounted toward the contact roller, the contact roller and the feed roller defining a nip region therebetween; wherein the flexible material is configured for receipt in the nip region as it is paid out from the coil, and wherein the contact roller engages the coil carriage to slow rotation of the carriage.