Patent ID: 6082664
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
An adapter for solid or coreless rolls of paper material that are dispensed in a roll dispenser having slots defined on side wall members thereof for receipt of said adapter, the solid or coreless rolls having recesses defined in sides thereof defining a rotating axis for said solid or coreless rolls, said adapter comprising:a base body having a first side disposable adjacent said roll and a second side disposable adjacent said side wall member;a protrusion extending substantially transverse from said first side, said protrusion having a shape and length so as to extend partially into one of said recesses formed in said rolls, said roll rotatable on said protrusion;an engaging member extending substantially transverse from said second side and having a shape and length so as to be insertable into and slidable along said roll dispenser slots;said base body comprising first and second halves with a spring device disposed therebetween, said second half defining said second side and spring loaded towards said engaging member so as to act as a bearing surface which slides along structure defining said roll dispenser slots, said engaging member disposable within said slot adjacent an opposite side of said structure; andwherein a pair of said adapters engage and hold said roll therebetween within said roll dispenser without contact of said protrusions and upon depletion of said roll said first halves move inward towards each other thereby preventing said adapters from canting relative to said slot.