An Improved Apparatus for Making Spills for Domestic and similar Uses.
Year: 1886

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Making Spills for Domestic and
similar Uses.
I FREDERICK SPENCER LAURENCE of 25 Green Street, Cambridge in the
county of Cambridgeshire, Student, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR MAKING SPILLS FOR DOMESTIC AND
SIMILAR USES," to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is the construction of an apparatus for making
spills of paper or other suitable material for domestic and similar uses.. My
apparatus is constructed as follows:-On a suitable foundation plate I mount a
reel on which is wound a strip or ribbon of paper about half an inch wide. The
free end of the strip or ribbon of paper is carried round a suitable guide roller,
which may also be a tension roller mounted on the foundation plate. From
thence it passes through a folding plate which folds the two edges over until they
nearly meet in the centre of the strip or ribbon and then folds it again in the
centre thus making the spills four fold thick. From the folding plate it passes
through a pair of pressing rollers which subjects the folded strip to such a pressure
as will ensure its not becoming unfolded. The spill is drawn through the
apparatus by pulling at the free end that has passed through the pressing rollers.
The spills may be either torn or cut off by hand of any desired length, or a
regulating and cutting device may be used to cut them off at a given length. The
folding plate is made of a sheet of brass or other suitable metal, the end next to
the reel of paper is left flat and the other end has its sides turned over and then
folded together, so that as the strip of paper is drawn through it, it is folded as
bereinbefore described. The pressure rollers may be either made of wood or any
other suitable hard material, and one or both of them are mounted on spring
brackets by which their peripheries are kept in close contact; or they may be
covered with rubber to give the desired pressure and be mounted on fixed pins.
Instead of pressure rollers two flat springs may be mounted on each side of the
folding plate to press the spill after it is folded. I also sometimes place the roll of
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page_text: paper in a circular cup or dish in which it may revolve freely instead of mounting
it on a reel,
If desired a twisting plate may be substituted for the folding plate and be used
either in combination with or without the pressure rollers or springs. In the latter
case the spills made would be of a spiral circular shape.
Instead of making this apparatus complete in itself I sometimes find it more
convenient and useful to combine it with some other article of domestic or every-
day use such as a clock, cigar cabinet, tobacco box etc.
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ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer & Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers,
70, 71 & 72, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Apparatus for Making Spills for Domestic and
similar Uses.
I FREDERICK SPENCER LAURENCE of 25 Green Street Cambridge in the
County of Cambridgeshire Student, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The
The object of my invention is the construction of an apparatus for making
spills of paper or other suitable material for domestic and similar purposes. My
apparatus is constructed as follows:-On a suitable foundation plate I mount a
reel on which is wound a strip or ribbon of paper about half an inch wide.
free end of the strip or ribbon of paper is carried round a suitable guide roller,
which may also be a tension roller mounted on the foundation plate. From
thence it passes through a folding plate which folds the two edges over until they
nearly meet in the centre of the strip or ribbon, and then folds it again in the
centre thus making the spill four fold thick. From the folding plate it passes
through a pair of pressing rollers which subjects the folded strip to such a pressure
as will ensure its not becoming unfolded.
The spill is drawn through the apparatus by pulling at the free end that has
passed through the pressing rollers. The spills may then be either torn or cut off
by hand of any desired length or a regulating & cutting device may be used to
cut them off at a given length. The folding plate is made of a sheet of brass or
other suitable metal, the end next to the reel of paper is left flat and the other end
has its sides turned over and then folded together, so that as the strip of paper is
drawn through it, it is folded as hereinbefore described. The pressure rollers may
be either made of wood or any other suitable hard material, and one or both of
them are mounted on spring brackets by which their peripheries are kept in close
contact or they may be covered with rubber to give the desired pressure and be
mounted on fixed pins. Instead of pressure rollers two flat springs may be
mounted on each side of the folding plate to press the spill after it is folded.
I also sometimes place the roll of paper in a circular cup or dish in which it may
revolve freely, instead of mounting it on a reel.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will particularly describe
it making reference to the accompanying drawings which shows the simplest form
of my apparatus. Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like
letters of reference.
Figs. 1 & 2 are a front and side elevation respectively of my apparatus. Fig. 3
is an elevation showing the pressing springs, and Figs. 4. 5. & 6 are cross sections
of the folding plate on the lines x. x. y. y. & z. z. respectively.
Referring to these figures A designates the foundation plate provided at one end
with a cup or recess B to hold the roll of paper from which the spills are made.
C designates the folding plate for folding the paper to form the spill. This plate
is screwed or otherwise fixed to the foundation plate in close proximity to the cup
or recess B, which holds the roll of paper. D. D. designates the pressing springs

page_text: to press the folded spill these springs are pivotted by the pin d to a bracket a
fixed to, or forming part of, the foundation plate A. To fix and keep the
springs D. D. in an upright position the small pin d' is provided to pass through
both the springs D. D. and the bracket a at a short distance from the pivotting
pin d.
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The apparatus works as follows:-A roll of narrow paper is placed in the box
or recess B, and the free end of it is passed out through the slot 6 in the edge of it
nearest to the folding plate C. The end of the paper is then passed through the
folding plate C and the pressing springs D. D. By pulling the free end of the
paper any length may be drawn out properly folded to form a spill, and may be
torn off by hand or any convenient apparatus for cutting it off may be used.
This apparatus is intended to fix to, or be suspended from, a wall or other
position so that it will be in a vertical position, but by providing the cup or recess B.
with a lid or other contrivance to keep the paper within it, the apparatus may be
used in a horizontal position.
Instead of making the apparatus complete in itself, it may be combined with
any article of domestic or every day use, such as a clock, cigar cabinet, tobacco
box etc.
I sometimes use a reel to carry the roll of paper and a pair of rollers to press
the folded spill, but I find that they are not more efficient than the hereinbefore
described arrangement, and are considerably more expensive to manufacture.
The exposed sides of the paper after it is folded to form the spill, may be used
for the purpose of displaying advertisements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
First: The apparatus constructed as and for the purpose herein before described
and shown.
Second-In an apparatus for making spills, the folding plate C arranged and
operating as herein before set forth.
Third-The combination of the cup or recess B or its equivalent, the folding
plate C and the pressing springs D. D. or their equivalents, all arranged and
operating as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 21st day of October 1886.
Dated this 21st dox of October 1886
day
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer & Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers,
70, 71 & 72, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
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