Patent GB-461683-A (GB)
Title: Towelling and cabinet therefor
IPC: A47K10/36
Filed: 1935-08-23
Abstract: 461,683. Towel cabinets. TRIGGS, W. W. (Harcraft Co.) Aug. 23, 1935, No. 23708. [Class 18] A cabinet holding paper towelling in strip form is provided with a control means to limit the amount of towelling that can be withdrawn at one time, and the control is released to allow the withdrawal of more towelling by acting on a portion of towelling accessible through an opening in the cabinet. The supply S of towelling is in rolled or folded form and the end T passes over the front of a roller 52, round the back of a roller 36, and out through an opening 40. A member to control the withdrawal of towelling comprises a U-shaped member 48 whose two arms are pivoted on a rod 45. One arm 47 is extended so as to ride in a groove 41 in the roller 52, and the other arm is connected to a member 49 which has a split upper end and supports a pintle 62 on which are hinged two gravity controlled pawls 61, 63. The member 49 also carries a pawl 54 which can engage teeth 55 on an extension of roller 52 to prevent rotation of the roller in direction X. Pawl 61 is engaged by teeth 60 on an extension of roller 52 when the latter is rotated in direction Y. The axle 35 of roller 52 is toothed so as to have a positive engagement with a toothed surface 68 on pawl 63. A portion of the towelling passing over the front of roller 52 is exposed through an opening in the front of the cabinet, and to obtain a length of towelling, roller 52 is first rotated through this opening in direction Y. Due to the engagement of teeth 60 with pawl 61 member 49 is moved to the left against the action of a spring 57, and this draws pawl 63 to the left so that axle 35 comes out of a recess 66 in the pawl, and the pawl drops to the position shown. If now, roller 52 is rotated in direction X, pawl 63 will be lifted by the engagement of teeth 35 and 68 and, due to the pull of spring 57, the whole control member will pivot to the right so that axle 35 is reseated in recess 66, and arm 47 will rest on the towelling passing over roller 36, and the end of the towelling, which by the last movement is projected through slot 40, can now be grasped and a supply pulled out. The towelling is slotted at 32, Fig. 8, at spaced intervals and when a series of slots arrives opposite the head of arm 47, spring 57 causes the head to sink through the slots into a groove 42 in roller 36. This movement causes member 49 to swing to the right so that pawl 54 engages the teeth 55 and arrests roller 52. This latter roller must now be rotated in direction Y before a further supply of towelling can be obtained. Perforations 33 in the towelling facilitate the tearing off of a piece, The roll S is supported on a platform 19 between centring plates. The axle of roller 36 is positioned in slots in side plates and the axles of rollers 52, 36 are connected by a coil spring. To prevent slip between the towelling and roller 52, inwardly directed ribs on the cabinet press on the towelling above grooves, such as groove 42, on the roller, the cabinet consists of a fixed member A comprising a back and a base, and a cover B, Fig. 1, comprising a top, front, and sides, pivoted to member A at 27.