An Improved Box for Holding Toilet Paper and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 29th Aug.,
1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Box for Holding Toilet Paper and the like.
I, PAUL HERZBERG, of 65 Jerusalemer Strasse, Berlin, in the Empire of
Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
The present invention relates to an improved paper box for water closets and
other purposes and consists in constructing the same so that by turning a button or
small crank, one sheet of paper will be automatically discharged at each revolution
of the said button or handle.
And in order to render the present specification more easily intelligible reference
is had to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters of reference denote
similar parts throughout the several views:
Fig. 1 being a front elevation of the box with the front wall of the same partially
br ken away,
Fig. 2 a vertical cross section showing the box closed and
ig. 3 a similar section shoving the box with the cover open.
On the rear wall 9 of the box are mounted four pins or studs a abb the upper
two of which a a are connected by means of a cross bar or bridge c.
These studs
project through suitable orifices of a plate or wood slide d adapted to press the
inserted block of paper against the bridge c by means of the springs wound round
the studs a a b b. The block is advantageously held together by means of a bow
extending through the block and two small plates g¹ g₁ the rear one of which is
formed with a small band at the rear adapted to engage over suitable hooks e on
the slide d and thus support the block du the same. The shanks of the bow g
extend out of the block at the front and rest on the bridge c which is recessed as
shown at Figure 1 to receive the said shanks. Pivoted in the side walls of the
housing is a cross bar m¹ having one or more rubber blocks m m adapted to press
against the top sheet of the block when the button m¹ of the bar is turned and by
friction to detach the same from the block. The block will be pressed somewhat
backwards against the action of its springs during this operation and when the bar
has been turned sufficiently far to bring the rubber m out of contact with the
block, the latter will be pushed forward as far as the bridge c but not far enough
to contact with the bar m¹, so that the sheet of paper rubbed off will be free to fall
down and out of the slot arranged in the bottom of the casing. Double arm
levers are pivoted one at each side of the block the upper arm of each lever
extending through and guided in an orifice of the cover p at the top of the box,
whilst the lower arms are adapted to press against the spring plate d. Thus when
the cover is drawn out, if for instance it is necessary to insert a new block, the
levers will be thrown over as shown at Figure 3 and push the plate d back
compressing its springs. The new block may now be hung onto the hooks e e and
will be clamped between the bridge c and the plate d as soon as the cover is closed
which releases the lever arms ii from the plate d. A hook r suspended from the
lever pivot prevents the bar which is of rectangular section from being turned
round in the wrong direction. In Figure 3 the top sheet o is shown detached and
in the act of falling out of the box. The housing may be of any suitable
construction.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A paper box consisting of the combination of a paper block mounted on a
spring pressed plate and adapted to be pressed against or towards a bar containing
rubber blocks, and means for turning said bar to detach the top sheet of the block
by friction and allow the same to fall down.
2. The combination of a box having mounted therein a spring pressed block of
paper a rubber bar to detach the top sheet by friction and means for operating
same and pivoted angle levers i, i having their upper arms guided in slots in the
box cover P their lower arms being adapted to press against the spring pressed
plated and push the same back against the action of its springs when the cover is
drawn out, substantially as described.
Dated this 24th day of December 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.