IMPROVED PAPER ROLL HOLDER DEVICE

Abstract: The present invention relates to a roll holder device, formed of a central member (1) and two elbow-shaped lateral members (4) comprising a small cylinder (8) for the support of a paper roll. Said central member (1) is provided with a multiplicity of slits (2), transversally arranged at the two longitudinal ends thereof, suitable for receiving a corresponding tongue (3) of the lateral members (4).

Description: "IMPROVED PAPER ROLL HOLDER DEVICE" The present invention relates to an improved roll holder device, and particularly to a holder device for a roll of kitchen paper or paper for various uses, which can be laid on a table or applied to a wall. Roll holder devices are already known, generally formed of three members mutually joined for instance by means of hinges and arranged like three sides of a rectangle. The two lateral members are generally provided with two supports suitable for being inserted into the cardboard or plastic core of the paper roll, so as to sustain it. Object of the present invention is providing a roll holder device which can be used with paper rolls having variable size, that is, with the various paper rolls available on the market, which have different widths and core diameters. Said object is achieved by means of a roll holder device whose main features are specified in the first claim and other features are specified in the following claims. By virtue of the particular feature of the roll holder device, which is formed of a central member and two lateral members whose position of fastening to the central member can be adjusted, the roll holder device according to the present invention can be advantageously used with paper rolls having various widths. According to a particular aspect of the invention, the size of the supports of the paper roll, which are applied to said lateral members, can be adjusted so as to be fitted to the core of the paper roll which is going to be used. According to a particular aspect of the invention, the roll holder device is provided with a clip which allows the application of the device to a wall. Further advantages and features of the roll holder device according to the present invention will appear to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of one embodiment thereof, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: - figure 1 shows a frontal view of the central member according to said embodiment of the roll holder device; - figure 2 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line 11-11 of figure 1; - figure 3 shows a perspective view of one of the lateral members according to said embodiment; - figure 4 shows a back view of the clip according to said embodiment; - figure 5 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V of figure 4; and - figure 6 shows a perspective view of the complete roll holder device according to said embodiment of the present invention. With reference to figure 1, there is shown that the flexible central member 1 of the roll holder device according to the present embodiment of the invention has a substantially rectangular shape with rounded corners, and is provided with a multiplicity of slits 2, for instance two or three, which are transversaUy arranged with respect to the two longitudinal ends of central member 1. As it will appear in the following, said transversal slits 2 are intended to receive a corresponding tongue which is provided on the lateral members of the present embodiment of the roll holder device. As shown in figure 2, flexible central member 1 has a substantially curvilinear profile in the resting position. This figure also shows that slits 2 are preferably shaped so as lo be complementary to the tongues which are inserted thereinto. Said tongues are indicated with the number 3 in figure 3. Now, with reference lo figure 3, there is shown that each one of lateral members 4 is formed of an elbow-shaped member 5 provided, at one end thereof, with the above mentioned tongue 3, which is rigid and arc-shaped. Further, two teeth 6 are shown in Ihe drawing, whose function will be explained with reference to figure 7. At the other end of elbow-shaped member 5 there is also provided a portion 7 for lateral containment of the roll, which is substantially perpendicular to central member 1. Portion 7 shown in the drawing by way of an example has a round shape, but it could have any other shape. A small cylinder 8, suitable for being inserted in a known way into the core of a paper roll so as to sustain said roll, is fixed on the surface of said portion 7 which is turned towards the inside of the device. In a particular embodiment, said cylinder 8 can be substituted with other cylinders having different diameters, so that the user can choose from time to time the one which is more suitable as a function of the paper roll which has to be used. In another embodiment of the present invention, adapter rings are provided, which can be applied lo cylinder 8 so as to increase the diameter thereof until it reaches the internal diameter of the roll core. Now, with reference to figure 4, there is shown that clip 9, which foπns the portion of the device which is suitable to be fastened to a wall, is substantially formed of two plates 10 and 11 facing each other. The back plate 10, which is shown in the foreground in the drawing, is provided with a multiplicity of holes 12 suitable for being passed through by fastening screws. Alternatively, plate 10 can be glued to the wall itself. Figure 5 shows that plates 10 and 1 1 are elastically connected at the bottom thereof, and that front plate 1 1 has a slightly angular profile, so that the contact between the two plates occurs only along one line. As it is apparent from figure 6, in order to assemble the roll holder device, central member 1 is inserted between plates 10 and 11 by making use of the elasticity of their connection, and thus it is fixed to clip 9. Tongues 3 of lateral members 4 are inserted into slits 2 and subsequently brought into contact with central member 1. Teeth 6, which for instance can be part of a snapping shut device, are introduced inside suitable fissures (not shown) formed on the back surface of central member 1. In this way, lateral members 4 are fixed to central member 1 even if they arc not pressed against the latter by means of a paper roll. The number and the mutual distances between slits 2 at the two ends of central member 1 are defined as a function of the various lengths of the paper rolls which are available on the market. Any known material which is considered suitable for the construction of devices of the traditional type can be used for the construction of the roll holder device according to the present invention.

Claims: CLAIMS 1. A roll holder device formed of a central member (1) and of two elbow -shaped lateral members (4) comprising supporting means (8) for a paper roll, characterized in that said central member (1) is provided with a multiplicity of transversal slits (2), suitable for receiving a corresponding tongue (3) of the lateral members (4). 2. A roll holder device according to claim 1, characterized in that said slits (2) are arranged at the two longitudinal ends of the central member (1). 3. A roll holder device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tongue (3) of the lateral members (4) is provided with blocking means (6) to the central member (1). 4. A roll holder device according to claim 3, characterized in that said blocking means (6) are formed of teeth suitable for being inserted into corresponding fissures formed in the central member (1). 5. A roll holder device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said supporting means (8) applied to the lateral members (4) are replaceable. 6. A roll holder device according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said supporting means (8) are suitable for being coupled with adapter rings. 7. A roll holder device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises fastening means (9) of the device to a wall. 8. A roll holder device according to claim 7, characterized in that said fastening means (9) comprise two substantially flat portions (10, 11) arranged one over the other and elastically connected at their bottom.

Inventors: NIADA GIANANDREA, NIADA, GIANANDREA
Applicants: NIADA GIANANDREA, QTS SRL, NIADA, GIANANDREA, QTS S.R.L.
Application year: 2000
Main classification: A47K10
IPC codes: A47K10