Bundles of Toilet or Wrapping Paper, and in the Formation of the said Webs or Bundles.
Year: 1885

page_text: Bundles of Toilet or Wrapping Paper, and in the Formation
of the said Webs or Bundles.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE of the firm of Haseltine Lake & Co. Patent Agents
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPLIANCES FOR HOLDING OR CONTAINING
WEBS OR BUNDLES OF TOILET OR WRAPPING PAPER AND IN THE FORMATION OF
THE SAID WEBS OR BUNDLES" to be as follows:-
This invention relates to appliances for holding or containing webs or bundles
of unperforated paper to be used for toilet purposes or for wrapping up articles,
and to the formation of the said webs or bundles.
The chief object of the said invention is to enable pieces of unperforated paper
of limited size or length to be readily removed or torn from the web or bundle.
In carrying the said invention into practice I provide a suitable bracket adapted
to be secured to a wall or the like. This bracket consists of a back-plate from
which extend two arms for carrying the web or bundle of paper. Between these
arms is a bar or plate the outer edge of which is provided with a number of teeth
similar to those of a saw.
Between the arms of the bracket is pivoted a plate of metal for carrying the
paper, the breadth of which plate is such as to prevent the said plate from turning
completely round. One of the pivots which supports the said plate is movable so
that when the bundle of paper is used the said plate may be removed to allow
another bundle to be placed thereon. The said pivot cannot be entirely removed
from the bracket, being provided on its outer end with a knob for preventing it
from slipping into the bundle of paper, and on its inner end with a hook or bend,
so that when inserted into a socket in the plate adapted to receive it, it will turn
partially round and cannot be again brought into position to pass through the said
socket until the paper is entirely removed from the plate and the said end thus
exposed to view.

page_text: The paper is preferably wound on a flat cardboard core of the same breadth
as the plate, so that the bundle of paper wrapped around the same is flat also.
When a bundle of paper is to be placed in the bracket the plate is removed by
withdrawing the movable pivot from its socket and the said plate is slipped within
the cardboard core, the plate is then placed between the arms, and the pivot again
inserted into the socket.
When the bracket is fixed in position the web or bundle of paper hangs in a
vertical or slightly inclined position upon its horizontal axis. When a piece of
paper is to be torn off the bundle or web, the end thereof is grasped by the hand
and drawn down, causing the plate to oscillate upon its pivot and bring the bundle
of paper into contact with the serrated edge, by continuing to pull the paper it
will tear off along the line of the said serrations. The pieces of paper torn off are
of the same length as the circumference of the bundle.
Doted this 10th day of M 1995
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Appliances for Holding or Containing webs or
Bundles of Toilet or Wrapping Paper, and in the Formation
of the said Webs or Bundles.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPLIANCES FOR HOLDING OR CONTAINING
WERS OR BUNDLES OF TOILET OR WRAPPING PAPER AND IN THE FORMATION OF
THE SAID WEBS OR BUNDLES " and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
This invention relates to apparatus or appliances for holding or containing webs,
strips or bundles of paper, for toilet or wrapping purposes; and to the formation
of the said bundles.
The chief object of the said invention is to provide for the tearing and separation
of pieces of paper of convenient size from a web, in the form of a bundle, without
perforating the same at regular intervals to facilitate the separation.
The said apparatus comprises means whereby a bundle of paper, after it has
been rotated for a certain distance by pulling the end of the strip or web, will be
automatically arrested, so that the continued pulling will cause a piece of the paper
to be severed from the strip or bundle.
The said invention also comprises a paper bundle which is specially applicable
for use with the said apparatus.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 is a plan of a bracket having a bundle or strip of paper arranged
therein according to this invention.
Figure 2 is an end view of the same, and
Figure 3 is a section on the line x, x, Figure 1, showing the bundle in the
reverse position to that shown in Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a rear view of the paper-carrying plate hereinafter described.
Figure 5 is an end view illustrating a modification of the said invention.
Like letters of reference indicate the same parts throughout the drawing.
A indicates a bracket for holding the strip, web or bundle of paper, and adapted
to be secured to a wall or other support. This bracket has a back-plate a, from
which extend two arms b, b¹, between which the coiled strip or bundle c of paper
is carried in the manner hereinafter described.
Upon the plate a, between the arms b, b¹, is a bar or blade d; the outer edge of
which is preferably provided with a number of teeth or serrations somewhat
similar to those of a saw. The said back-plate, arms, and blade are preferably
cast in one piece, but, if desired, the arms may be rivetted or otherwise suitably
attached to the back-plate, and the serrated bar may be secured to, and between,
the said arms.
Between the arms b, b' is a metal plate e, Figures 2 and 4. This plate is pivotted
in the outer, ends of the said arms and serves as a core for carrying the paper

page_text: bundle. The said plate is so arranged relatively to the blade d that it can only
make half a revolution upon its axis, that is to say, its further movement will be
prevented by the impingement of its edges against the blade d. The plate e is not
evenly balanced upon its pivots, the latter being arranged at one side of its centre
of gravity, so that the said plate normally occupies an inclined position with its
upper portion projecting forwardly as shown in Figure 2. The portion of the
plate d below its axis is heavier than the portion above the same, in order that
the said plate shall return to its normal position, after it has been partially rotated
as hereinafter described. For this purpose the upper portion of the said plate may
have holes or recesses e¹ formed therein, as shown in Figure 4, to diminish its
weight.
Instead, however, of constructing the plate e in this manner, it may be provided
with a spring e² adapted to be compressed against the arm b when the bundle is
oscillated, and to throw the said bundle back to its normal position when the piece
of paper is severed therefrom.
One pivot of the plate e is integral therewith and is fitted to turn in a bearing
in the arm b¹ of the bracket. The other pivot g, which has its bearing in the
arm b, is movable, so that, when the coiled strip or bundle of paper is exhausted,
the said plate may be removed to allow another coiled strip or bundle to be placed
thereon. The pivot g is fitted to slide in the aperture or bearing in the arm b;
it cannot be entirely removed from the bracket, being provided, on its outer end,
with a knob or enlargement h, and, on its inner end, with a hook or bend i. This
pivot is adapted to be inserted into the socket j of the plate e, the hole through
which socket, in cross section, is longer in one direction than in the other, as
shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, so that the hook can only pass through the said
socket in one position. When the hook projects through the end of the socket,
it is turned partially around and will then prevent the return of the said hook into
such a position as would allow it to pass through the said socket, until the paper
is entirely removed from the plate and the said hook is exposed to view, and until
the hook has been properly adjusted.
The paper is used with this apparatus in the form of an approximately flat or
oval coil, roll or bundle, which must be large enough to receive within it the plate e
as shewn in Figures 2 and 3.
When a coil or bundle of paper is to be placed in the bracket, the plate e is
removed, the movable pivot being withdrawn from its socket ; as above described,
and the plate d is slipped within the coil or bundle. The plate, with the coil or
bundle thereon, is then placed between the arms b, 61, the pivot f is inserted into
its bearing in the arm b¹, and the pivot g into the socket j in the plate e.
When the bracket is fixed in its proper position, the web, coil or bundle of paper
hangs in a vertical or inclined position upon its horizontal axis, as shown in
Figure 2. If it is desired to tear a piece of paper from the web, the free end of
the latter is grasped by the hand and pulled, the plate e and the paper are thereby
caused to turn upon the pivots f, g, until the paper comes into contact with the
serrated edge of the blade d, as shown in Figure 3, which edge serves as a stop.
By continuing to pull the paper it will be torn off at x against the serrated blade.
When a piece of paper has been thus torn off, the plate e, by reason of the excess
of weight upon one side of the axis, or the reaction of the spring e², returns to the
position shown in Figure 2. The free end of the strip or web of paper at the
point x is then brought to the position shown at y, Figure 2, so that it can be
'readily grasped to tear off another piece of paper without the necessity of turning
the paper around to find the end, as is frequently the case with other devices of
this class. When the bundle is returning to its normal position after the severance
of a piece of paper, its impetus will cause the lower portion thereof to strike the
lower edge of the blade d. The jar caused by this blow will have the effect of
facilitating the fall of the end of the strip or web into the position shewn at y.
If it is desired to employ a round coil or roll-instead of a flat bundle, I modify
the apparatus as shewn in Figure 5. In this case, as the core upon which the web

page_text: or strip is wound or coiled is cylindrical, I attach thereto a counterbalance k, which
turns the roll back to its former position after a piece of paper has been torn
therefrom. In order to prevent the complete rotation of the roll, this counter-
balance is arranged to impinge at one end, when the roll is rotated, against a stop
on the arm b, as shewn in dotted lines.
The operation of this modified form of my apparatus is substantially the same
as that of the apparatus first herein described, that is to say, the free end of the
paper is pulled and the roll or bundle is rotated until arrested by the stop, the
continued pulling then severs a piece of paper against the blade d. After the piece
is severed, the counterbalance returns the roll to its normal position, and the free
end of the paper falls into a position in which it can be conveniently grasped when
required.
In both of the forms or modifications above described, the pieces of paper torn
off are of the same length as the circumference of the bundle at the time of tearing
them off, and they will vary only slightly in length as the circumference of the
bundle diminishes with the consumption of the paper.
By thus regulating the length of the pieces of paper, the waste of paper which
takes place when it is drawn from a roll in the ordinary manner is avoided.
The bundle of paper is preferably made by winding or coiling a strip or web of
paper upon a core of any suitable material, such as wood or paste-board, and
forming a permanent part of the finished coil. This core is nearly or approximately
flat or oval in cross section, but, in all cases, its greatest diameter should be equal
to, or greater than, twice the thickness of the superposed layers of the coil of paper
wound thereon. The said core is made hollow to receive the plate as hereinbefore
described; or, if made solid, it is provided with an opening adapted to receive a
rod or other support, by which the core or bundle will be held or supported in
place in the bracket. This opening is, preferably, upon one side of the centre of
the core, so that the bundle will hang in substantially the position herein before
described.
Instead of forming the bearing of the bundle-support in the manner set forth,
I sometimes form indentations in the end of the core-piece, at suitable points
relatively to the axial line, the said indentations receiving the supporting journals
or pivots of the brackets.
I sometimes substitute, for the wooden or pasteboard core, a core made by
pasting together several thicknesses of suitable paper, or even several of the
initial folds of the paper strip or web itself. Or the core may be formed by
simply doubling a strip of paper or card-board upon itself, and inserting it within
the package.
If the core is composed of solid material, the paper may be tightly wound
thereon; but, if the core is formed of material more or less yielding, the roll may
be compressed into oval form before or after the core is inserted. In the one case,
the core gives the bundle the oval or flattened form, and, in the other, it maintains
the bundle in form after it has been flattened.
It is obvious that I may modify the construction of the apparatus herein before
described without departing from the nature of my invention, for instance, the
bracket may be provided with arms adapted to spring laterally and having at their
outer ends pivots or bearings for supporting the oscillating plate or core carrying
the bundle of paper.
With this construction it is only necessary to spring the
armis apart in order to place a bundle of paper in the bracket.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is
First. An apparatus or appliance for holding or containing a strip or web
of paper in the form of a bundle, in combination with means for limiting the
extent of rotation of the said bundle, so that only pieces of limited length can be
unwound and removed therefrom.

page_text: Second. The pivotted plate carrying the paper in the form of a flat or nearly
flat bundle, so arranged that it will hang in an inclined position, in combination
with a bar which serves for limiting the movement of the said plate and as a cutter
for severing the pieces of paper, substantially as described.
Third. The modification of my invention wherein the paper, in the form of a
roll or cylinder, is coiled upon a centre piece or core which is pivotted in arms or
brackets, in combination with a stop for limiting the movement of the said paper,
a blade or cutter, and a counterbalance, substantially as, and for the purposes, set
forth.
Fourth. A bundle of paper consisting of a continuous strip or web wound or
coiled into an approximately flat or oval form, and maintained in such form by a
permanent central core adapted if desired to receive the bearings on which the
bundle revolves, substantially as described.
Fifth. A bundle of paper for toilet or other purposes, consisting of a continuous
strip or web wound or coiled into an approximately flat or oval form so that its
longest internal diameter is equal to, or greater than, twice the thickness of the
superposed layers of paper, and having a core forming a permanent portion thereof,
substantially as described.