An Improved Holder for Rolls of Paper and for Cutting or Tearing Off a Desired Length of same.
Year: 1886

page_text: An Improved Holder for Rolls of Paper and for Cutting or
Tearing Off a Desired Length of same.
I WALTER WILLIAM COLLEY of 253 Camberwell New Road, Surrey Machinist,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I make a suitable frame of bent wire and provide the upper part with eyes or
hooks to enable it to be hung against a wall or otherwise, or it can be made to
stand on a shelf. The roll of paper is carried between two arms or rods hinged to
frame; a balance saw knife is suitably arranged for cutting or tearing off a desired
length of paper. A tension roller or rollers is arranged on one or more cross bars,
under and over which the paper passes before coming to the saw knife. By the
roll of paper being carried between hinged arms it rests upon the tension roller
whatever its diameter may be, so that the roll is always prevented from unwinding
.when not required.
The roll is carried on a wooden roller held between the hinged arms by pinching
or springing of same.

page_text: Tearing Off a Desired Length of same.
I WALTER WILLIAM COLLEY of 253 Camberwell New Road, Surrey, Machinist
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:
This invention refers to holders for rolls of paper which enables a desired length
to be torn off as required, the subjects sought being extreme simplicity and
cheapness of construction. The invention will be more readily understood by
referring to the drawings.
To a suitable frame or holder H, I hinge two wire arms C which may be done
as represented at figures 1. 2. and 3, at D, in which a piece of wire passes behind H
and is hinged by means of a groove, and retained by H being screwed to G.
Both ends of the wire are turned at right angles and the ends again turned as
shown by dotted lines in figure 1, to carry a wooden roller B, which is passed
through a roll of paper A.
Instead of the arms C being held as before described, they may be attached to
the frame H by an ordinary hinge or hinges as shown at figures 4. 5 and 6. at D.
By the arms C being hinged admits of the roll A laying upon the parts hereafter
referred to, to prevent the roll unwinding when not desired. In figures 1. 2 and 3
the saw knife E is formed of a fixed piece of turned metal rivetted to a piece of
bent wire F, held in H the turned part of E, being arranged for the roll A to
rest upon.
In figures 4, 5, and 6 the frame or holder H, is made wholly of bent wire, and
formed with eyes L to enable it to be hung to a wall; in this arrangement the
roll A rests upon a bar or roller J, held between the pieces I, attached to ends
of F the saw knife K is of. the usual balance kind, being rivetted to a cross bar
held between the pieces I. On the knife K being pulled down on cutting off a
length of paper, it is checked in a suitable position by another cross bar rivetted
between the pieces I, see figure 6. The wooden roller B is sprung between the
turned ends of arms C.
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
1. The combination of hinged arms C, to carry a roll of paper A, and the knife E
arranged for the roll A to rest upon as herein before described and represented in
the accompanying drawings at figure 1. 2. and 3.
2. The combination of parts forming my improved paper holder as hereinbefore
described and represented in the accompanying drawings at figures 45 and 6.
Tth 10th
1000