Improvements in Toilet Paper Cases.
Year: 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toilet Paper Cases.
I, ISAAC Moss LOWENGRUND, Tobacconist, of 904 Pine Street, City of
Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, United States of America, do hereby
leclare 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
tatement:-
My invention has relation to cases for feeding out paper, a single sheet at a time,
and consists in the device hereinafter particularly described.
The object of my invention is to provide an efficient and inexpensive toilet paper
case so constructed, as hereinafter described, that it may be manufactured preferably
in pasteboard to be sold with each package of paper complete at a small advance in
price upon the usual price of the package. The device may, however, be constructed
in metal or other suitable material.
In the accompanying drawing similar letters of reference refer to similar parts
throughout.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved toilet paper case, partially broken,
illustrating the operation with a sheet in the process of being ejected.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view representing the interior from the rear with the device
opened, as in the pasteboard construction.
Fig. 3 is a sectional interior view representing the interior of the face of the
casing and illustrating the construction and adjustment of the vertical slide with
the elastic connections.
A represents the box or casing containing the package, B, of separate sheets of
paper; on the interior of the face of the casing, A, a vertical slide C, is provided
to operate vertically against the interior of the face of the casing, A, which
slide, C, is held in a normal elevated position by an elastic band, c, or other
equivalent device, against a strip or stop as illustrated by d and represented as
secured to the inner face of the casing, A; after the slide, C, has been drawn down
for the purpose of ejecting a sheet of paper and is released it is then returned to its
normal elevated position, as shown in Fig. 3, against the stop, d, through the
medium of said band, c, which is rigidly secured at either end to the casing, A,
and intermediately connected to the slide, C. On the interior face of the slide, C,
a piece of frictional material, e, such as rubber, sandpaper, or other like material,
is provided for engaging against the sheet to be ejected, and by such frictional
contact to eject the sheet as the slide is depressed. In the face of the casing, A, a
vertical slot, s, is provided through which the finger may pass to engage with the
slide, C, for the purpose of depressing by, contact therewith and thereby ejecting
the sheet of paper.
A preferable construction which I illustrate in the drawings is
that in which the frictional material, e, is composed of a small sheet of thin rubber
in front of which an opening, o, is provided in the slide, C, through which the
finger may pass in the act of depressing the slide and a more effective pressure and
friction brought to bear against the sheet to be ejected in the downward movement
of the slide by the immediate compression of the finger through the thin rubber, e,
upon said sheet.
As a means of keeping the package of paper, B, constantly compressed against
5 the vertical slide, C, I employ preferably elastic bands, b, which are secured to
the casing, A, as at g, and are stretched around the package, B; a plate or
stiffened sheet, f, of pasteboard, or other material preferably of the size of the
package, B, is provided at the back of the package, B, to accomplish a greater
uniformity of pressure upon the package through the means of elastic bands,
Cor their equivalents, described. The strip or stop, d, is preferably slightly

page_text: thicker than the vertical slide, C, to prevent the compression of the package, B,
from jamming or binding the slide, C, and then preventing it from operating, other
strips may be employed if desired for this purpose.
The package, B, of paper is preferably suspended within the walls of the case, A,
by the wire rod, i, passing through the package and turned down or clinched on
the outer walls of the case, A, on the rear wall preferably turned to form a sup-
porting eye, j, by which to hang the entire case to the wall. The package, B, may,
however, be supported within the case by any other suitable means. In the simple
construction described guides for the slide, C, are not necessary though they may
be employed if desired.
As the vertical slide, C, is depressed, as shown in Fig. 1, the outermost sheet
being compressed against the vertical slide, C, is ejected from the lower end of the
case, A, through the slot, h, to a sufficient distance to allow of it being grasped by
the fingers and thereby completely removed therefrom.
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. In a paper feeding case the combination of a vertical slide provided on the
interior of the face of the casing, an elastic band, or its equivalent, secured to
the walls of the casing and to the said vertical slide for returning said slide to its
normal upright position after being depressed, frictional material provided on the
inner surface of said slide, a slot provided in the face of the casing opposite the
line of travel of the vertical slide to provide access thereto and means for com-
pressing the package of paper against the inner surface of said slide and discharge
slot provided in the bottom of the casing substantially as described.
2. In a paper feeding case the combination with the casing of a vertical slide
provided on the interior of the face of the casing, elastic band, or its equivalent,
secured to the walls of the casing and connected with said slide for retaining said
slide in a normal elevated position against a stop or strip provided for the purpose,
a frictional surface provided on the inner face of said slide, means for compressing
the package of paper against said slide and vertically disposed slot provided in the
face of the casing opposite the line of travel of said slide for allowing the finger
to communicate with said slide for operating the same, and slot provided in the
bottom of the casing for the discharging of a single sheet of paper substantially as
described.
3. In a paper feeding device a casing, A, having a vertical slot, s, provided in
the face thereof, vertical slide, C, provided on the interior of the face of the casing
adapted to slide vertically against the said interior face of the front wall, elastic
band, c, or its equivalent, secured to the wall of the casing and to the slide C,
frictional surface, e, provided on the slide, C, and elastic bands, b, or their equivaleuts,
for compressing the package of paper against the said slide, C, and discharge slot, h,
substantially as described.
4. In a paper feeding case the combination of a vertical slide provided on the
interior of the face of the casing, an elastic band or its equivalent, secured to the
walls of the casing and to the said vertical slide for returning said slide to its
normal upright position after being depressed, frictional material provided on the
inner surface of said slide, slot provided in said slide in front of the frictional
material allowing of access by the finger for the purpose of thereby com-
pressing said frictional material against the paper, a slot provided in the face of
the casing opposite the line of travel of the vertical slide to provide access
thereto and means for compressing the package of paper against the inner surface
of said slide and discharge slot provided in the bottom of the casing substantially
as described.
5. In a paper feeding device a casing, A, having vertical slot, s, provided in the
face thereof, vertical slide, C, provided on the interior of the face of the casing
adapted to slide vertically against the said interior face of the front wall, elastic

page_text: band, c, or its equivalent, secured to the walls of the casing and to the said
slide, C; stop, d, provided on the interior wall of the casing, frictional surface, e,
provided on. the slide, C, and elastic bands, b, or their equivalents, for compressing
the package of paper against the said slide, C, and discharge slot, h, substantially
as described.
6. In a paper feeding device a casing, A, slot, s, provided in the face thereof,
vertical slide, C, adapted to slide vertically against the interior surface of the
front wall of the casing, A, elastic band, c, or its equivalent, secured to the casing
and to said slide for returning the slide automatically to a normal elevated position
after being depressed, orifice, o, provided in the slide, C, strip of rubber, e,
provided over said orifice, o, and upon the interior face of the slide, C, rear
plate, f, discharge slot, h, provided in bottom of casing and means for compressing
the package of paper against and toward said vertical slide substantially as
described.
7. In a paper feeding device the combination of a casing, A, slot, s, vertical
slide, C, elastic band, c, or its equivalent, secured to the walls of the casing and to
said vertical slide, stop, d, orifice, o, provided in the slide, C, frictional strip, e,
secured to the inner face of the slide, C, elastic bands, b, or their equivalents, for
compressing the package of paper against said slide, C, and slot, h, provided in the
bottom of the casing substantially as described.
of Tunn 1900
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.