Patent ID: 6592068
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
An adapter for solid or coreless rolls of paper material dispensed in a roll dispenser having slots defined on inner side wall members, the solid or coreless rolls having recesses provided in sides thereof defining a rotating axis for the rolls, said adapter comprising:a carriage having opposite side members attached to a generally transverse support arm; said transverse support arm having a length so that said side members are extendable generally parallel along the sides of a solid or coreless roll when said carriage member is engaged with the roll; a pin disposed on an outboard surface of each said side member and having a shape and length so as to extend into and slide along the slots defined in the dispenser side walls; a protrusion disposed on an inboard surface of each said side member, said protrusions having a shape and length so as to extend at least partially into the recesses formed in the sides of the solid or coreless rolls; said side members comprising a first leg and a second leg disposed at an angle of between about 45 degrees to about 135 degrees to said first leg, said transverse support arm extending between a first end of said first legs, and said pin and protrusion located at an apex of said first and second legs at a distance from said transverse support arm at least as great as a radius of the solid or coreless roll to be dispensed; and wherein said second legs have a length at least as great as a radius of the solid or coreless roll to be dispensed.