Improvements in Roll Paper Holders with Printing Attachments.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th May, 1889-Accepted, 22nd June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Roll Paper Holders with Printing Attachments.
GUY KENNEDY, The "Rookery," Chicago, U.S.A., Printer, DON CLAN ALPINE
THATCHER, 7 Alfred Street, Brompton London S.W. Engineer do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in an Appliance for holding Wrapping and other Papers
for use in Shops, Warehouses, Households etc., in rolls of all descriptions and sizes-
in a method of delivering the same severed in convenient lengths as required, and in
a device for printing the same automatically with any, desired business address,
advertisement or design whilst unrolling and delivering it.
The Roll Paper Holder is formed of upright metal supports fixed in a solid
platform, and between these brackets the Roll of Paper is fixed upon a revolving
axis. A smoothing roller may be journalled in said brackets, or supported in
some other suitable way, as also a printing wheel or wheels or rollers, carrying the
usual flexible type or designs, the type projecting sufficiently as to bear upon the
smoothing roller, and revolving with it by friction. The bearings of the type wheel
or shaft are rendered elastic by coiled springs, upon which springs the axis of the
type-wheels rest, such axis being moveable in inclined slots of the above mentioned
brackets.
proper
tension
An Inking Roller or Rollers may be suitably supported to bear with
upon the Type Wheels or Rollers, revolving therewith and properly inking them.
The Inking Rollers may be of any suitable material saturated with Ink, and
occasionally replenished, or they may consist of small perforated cylinders containing
a given quantity of ink, and around which cylinders a band of felt or cloth is arranged,
through which the ink gradually permeates as required.
The knife or cutter for severing the paper in convenient strips of any desired
length, may be placed at the most convenient position for the purpose, the paper,
being drawn from the paper roll, passing around the smoothing roller whero it is
printed, and thence over proper rollers to the knife. In this manner, such resistance
to the drawing off of the paper is caused as to ensure its being smoothed out by
the roller and evenly unwound, and all tendency to wrinkle is prevented. It is also
smooth and unwrinkled at the time it is printed so that the impressions are uniform
and perfect, and if required can be in one continuous unbroken series, or separated
into sections as preferred. Devices may be arranged, by which the paper may be
readily moved automatically or manually from under the knife, so as to expose a
small margin of paper beyond it, to facilitate drawing out the following section to
the required length. If there should be any tendency of the wound paper to become
loose upon the roll in the advance of its being drawn therefrom, such tendency can be
prevented by the use of a proper tension device, acting upon the roll cylinder or the
paper itself, or a frictionless brake may be applied, that will act to hold the paper
roll immediately when the force that unrolls the paper ceases, thus preventing in a
simple positive manner the unwinding or loosening of the paper, except as, and in
the exact quantity as required.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Roll Paper Holders with Printing Attachments.
We, GUY KENNEDY of The Rookery Chicago U.S.A. printer and DON CLAN
ALPINE THATCHER late of 7 Alfred Street Brompton S.W. London but now of
"The Wigwam" Montpelier Square Brompton, S.W. London Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement.
This Invention consists in an appliance for holding wrapping and other papers
for use in Shops, Warehouses, Households etc. in rolls of all descriptions and sizes:
in a method of delivery, the same severed in convenient lengths as required, and
in a device for printing the same automatically with any desired business address,
advertisements, or design whilst unrolling and delivering it.
The following is a description of the apparatus by means of which we carry our
invention into effect reference being made to the accompanying drawings in all
the figures of which the same reference letter indicates like parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation, Fig. 2 a plan and Figs. 3 and
supports for the inking roller Figures
are details of the spring
& 7 are elevations and Figs. 6 and 8 are
plans of similar apparatus for carrying into effect modifications of our invention.
As shown in Fig. 1 the holder is formed of upright metal supports A A fixed
on a solid platform B. Between these supports A A the roll of paper C is fixed
upon an axle capable of revolving in the bearings D) so as to allow for drawing
the paper off the roll. In this way the paper is carried under a smoothing roller E
fitted to move freely in the bearings G so that it may rest upon the printing roller H
with the paper intervening. The printing roller H revolves by contact with the
paper as it is drawn between it and the smoothing roller E.
printing roller H is made of a width exceeding the width of the forme of usual
For this purpose the
flexible type or design attached to a part of the roller reduced in diameter so as to
leave the flexible type or design protruding beyond the diameter of the extremities of
the printing roller H to an extent sufficient to produce the required pressure for
printing as the printing roller revolves.
In order to provide the required pressure for printing the printing roller H is a
carried by its journals in inclined slots J in the frame (shown on one side in Fig. 1)
and urged by the springs K K.
From between the printing roller H and the smoothing roller E the paper is carried
over the roll C and under the knife edge L which is hinged to the cover of the
supports A A being carried by the arms M urged by springs to make the knife edge L 3
bear upon the roll of Paper C as its diameter is reduced by the removal of paper
therefrom. The knife edge L provides the means of cutting off any required length
of paper drawn from the paper roll C.
The necessary inking operation for the printing roller H is performed by means of
an inking roller N mounted in bearings at the extremities of spring arms Pillustrated 4
by the enlarged detail views Figs. 3 and 4.
The object of the spring arms is to allow the inking roller readily to accommodato
its position so as to bear evenly in contact with the flexible type or design.
The inking roller may be of any suitable material saturated with ink, and
occasionally replenished, or it may consist of a small perforated cylinder containing a 4
given quantity of ink with a felt or cloth covering over the cylinder saturated by the
ink passing from the cylinder through the perforations provided for this purpose.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows:-
Having fixed an axle in the Paper Roll Cand placed it in position in the bearings D
the web is to be drawn from the Paper Roll C and passed between the printing 5
roller H and the smoothing roller E thence, over the Paper Roll C and under the knife
elge L.

page_text: As required lengths of paper are drawn from the Paper Roll C and cut off by
tearing against the knife edge L the web in passing between the printing roller H
and the smoothing roller E will cause them to rotate and so print upon the paper at
intervals words or designs in accordance with the flexible forme attached the printing
roller H.
Our invention may be modified by employing in place of the apparatus herein-
before described the following apparatus illustrated by Figs. 5 and 6.
The holder is formed of curved metal supports A A fixed on a solid platform B.
Between these supports A A the roll of paper C is fixed upon an axle capable of
revolving in the open bearings D so as to allow for drawing the paper off the roll.
One extremity of the axle carrying the roll of paper C is fitted with a wing
nut Q and washer to provide for putting the required tension upon the roll C so as to
prevent the paper from passing off the roll too freely. The web is carried over the
printing roller H at its point of contact with the smoothing roller E fitted in bearings
in the frames A and may be brought in contact with the knife edge L to cut off
any required length of paper.
The inking roller N is carried in open bearings attached to the platform B and
forms together with the smoothing roller E supports in which the printing roller H
rests. The printing roller H thus requires no journals and is retained in position
laterally by contact of the flanges of the inking roller N with the sides of the shoulder
formed by the reduction in diameter of the printing roller H at the part which receives
the forme of flexible type or design to be printed from.
Figs. 7 and 8 illustrate another modification of apparatus by which our invention
may be carried into effect. By this arrangement we provide the standards A A to
form a frame in which curved channels R. R. are made to receive the journals formed
on the paper roll C. The Shelf S having a knife edge L at one end, serves to support
the paper roll C at the other end.
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The web is passed from the Paper Roll C under the shelf S at its point of contact
with the printing roller H carrying the forme of flexible type or design represented
by the projection T in Fig. 8 being a plan of Fig. 7 with the Paper Roll C
removed.
The printing roller H is carried in bearings at the extremities of the arms U which
also support the inking roller N.
By this means the required pressure for printing from the flexible forme is produced
by drawing the web of paper between the shelf S and the printing roller H.
The required tension for preventing the paper from passing too freely from the
paper roll is produced by contact of the paper roll C with the shelf S.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same. is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. The addition of a printing roller to a paper roll holder and cutter for the purpose
of printing words or designs automatically upon wrapping paper as it is unwound from
a paper roll substantially as described.
2. In a paper roll holder printer and cutter the arrangement of the printing roller H
and the inking roller N in bearings independently adjustable at each end to maintain
an even contact between the inking roller N and the printing rolier H and between
the printing roller H and the smoothing roller E substantially as described by reference
to Figs. 1. 2. 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
3. In a paper roll holder, printer and cutter the wing nut Q as a means for providing
the necessary tension for the paper roll ( substantially as described by reference to
Fig. 6 of the accompanying drawings.
4. In a paper roll holder, printer and cutter the employment of the inking roller N
and the smoothing roller E carrying thereon the printing roller H which by its own
weight provides the necessary pressure for the inking and printing operations sub-
stantially as described by reference to Figs. 5 and 6 of the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 5. In a paper roll holder, printer and cutter the combination of the platform S the
paper roll and the printing roller H for the purpose of providing the necessary
tension for the paper roll C and for producing the necessary pressure for printing
upon the paper intervening between the platform S and the printing roller H sub-
stantially as described by reference to Figs. 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 14th day of Nov 1880
Ayrton & Thomas,
GUY KENNEDY.
D. C. THATCHER.
9 & 10, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Patent Agents.