IMPROVEMENTS IN APPLIANCES FOR HOLDING OR CONTAINING TOILET AND WRAPPING PAPER
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Seth Wheeler of Long Lane in the City of London
for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN APPLIANCES FOR HOLDING OR
CONTAINING TOILET AND WRAPPING PAPER
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Seth Wheeler at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 4th October 1883.
SETH WHEELER of Long Lane in the City of London "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPLIANCES FOR HOLDING OR CONTAINING TOILET AND WRAPPING PAPER
"
This invention relates to appliances for holding or containing webs or rolls of
paper to be used for toilet purposes or for wrapping up articles, the web having by
preference been previously perforated transversely, longitudinally or both, so that
it may be readily divided into sheets as required.
The webs or rolls of paper may be mounted on hollow wooden cores carried by
bracket arms, supported in brackets or contained in ornamental cabinets, and the
invention consists in a novel construction and arrangement of the parts constituting
these appliances for holding and containing webs or rolls of paper.
In constructing a holder for toilet paper I employ a wooden core or roller to
which I fit a handle of any suitable and convenient form.
This handle is preferably made of medium light wire but it is essential that it
should have sufficient spring to it so as to conveniently engage with and disengage
from the core or roller. The hande has formed on its ends, caps into which enter
the ends of the core roller, the spring of the wire being sufficient to maintain the
caps in position on the ends of the core. The handle is bent outwardly a short
distance from its two ends at right angles, sufficiently to enable the ends to pass
into slots made in the periphery of the roller, and firmly lock themselves therein.
The handle will be released therefrom by pressing together the sides, which will
permit of withdrawing the bent ends from the slots and thus release the handle
from the roller for the insertion of another roller of paper; or the handle may have
two notches made in its lower ends running in the same longitudinal direction and

page_text: in line with each other. The ends are passed into vertical holes in the core, and a
rod is passed through a central longitudinal hole in the core, such hole bisecting the
two vertical holes in such manner that the rod will when the ends of the handle
are inserted into the vertical holes, pass through the notches and thus lock the
handle and core securely together. A recess is formed in the centre of the core to
better enable the fingers of one's hand to withdraw the rod from the fixture when it
is desired to unlock the parts for the insertion of another roll of paper.
This arrangement of the handle and core leaves a portion of the core projecting
from each side of the handle which greatly strengthens, as well as adds to the
appearance of the fixture.
It is evident that the parts so arranged may be locked together by any other
suitable and convenient means.
In some cases I may dispense with the use of the wooden core, in which case the
roll of paper will rest on shelves or flanges forming part of bracket arms which
project from the wall or from a board which may be hung on the wall. It has
however been found that in this form of holder, as the roll of paper becomes
reduced in size, it is not strong enough to support itself by the ends only, and I
therefore provide a central adjustable support which I secure to the board carrying
the brackets at a point corresponding to the centre of the width of the web or
roll of paper. Wrapping paper, which will also be perforated at convenient
distances apart, I prefer to enclose in a cabinet which may contain one, two, three
or more webs or rolls of paper of different widths.
The cabinet will contain a horizontal shelf or shelves to receive the roll or rolls
of paper the ends of which are passed out through a corresponding slit or slits
made in the front of the cabinet.
In each slit is arranged a flat rocking bar which, so long as the paper is drawn
out in a downward direction will remain unaffected, but directly the direction of
the paper is changed to an upward direction, which will be the case when it
is desired to tear off a length of paper, the bar will be caused to rock and its rear
edge will jam the paper against the shelf and hold it so firmly that but a slight
jerk will be required to sever the paper at its perforated part.
The back of the cabinet will be closed by a shutter or door which may be
provided with a lock and key.
Two or more narrow width rolls may be placed on one shelf.
Instead of being placed horizontally on the shelves the rolls of paper may be
placed vertically, the issuing slits being correspondingly arranged.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Seth Wheeler in the Patent Office on the 4th April 1884.
"
SETH WHEELER of Long Lane in the City of London IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPLIANCES FOR HOLDING OR CONTAINING TOILET AND WRAPPING PAPER'
"
This Invention relates to appliances for bolding or containing webs or rolls of
paper to be used for toilet purposes or for wrapping up articles the web having by
preference been previously perforated transversely; longitudinally or both so that
it may be readily divided into sheets as required.
The webs or rolls of paper may be mounted on wooden cores carried by bracket
arms supported in brackets or contained in ornamental cabinets and the Invention
consists in a novel construction and arrangement of the parts constituting these
appliances for holding and containing webs or rolls of paper.
In constructing a holder for toilet paper I employ a wooden core or roller
to which I fit a handle of any suitable and convenient form.
This handle is preferably made of medium light wire, but it is essential that it
should have sufficient spring to it so as to conveniently engage with and disengage
from the core or roller.
In Sheet I of the accompanying drawings I have shewn several modes of
connecting the handle to the core. Fig: 1 is an elevation shewing one arrangement
a. is the core and b. the handle. In this arrangement the handle b. has formed on
or secured to its ends in any convenient manner caps ease into which the ends of
the core or roller a. enter, the spring of the wire being sufficient to maintain the
caps in position on the ends of the core.
In Fig 2 another arrangement is shewn. As before a. is the core and b. the
handle The handle is bent outwardly a short distance from its two ends at right
angles as seen at c. c sufficiently to enable the ends to pass into slots d. made in the
periphery of the roller and firmly lock themselves therein The handle is released
therefrom by pressing together the opposite sides which will permit of withdrawing
the bent ends from the slots d. d and thus release the handle from the roller for the
insertion of another roll of paper.
In Figs 3 another modification is shewn. In this case the handle b. has two
notches ff made in its lower ends running in the same longitudinal direction and
in line with each other. The ends are passed into vertical holes g. g. in the core a.
-A rod h. is passed through a central longitudinal hole i in the core such hole i
bisecting the two vertical holes g. g. in such manner that the rod will when the ends
of the handle are inserted into the vertical holes g. 9. pass through the notches f. f.
and thus lock the handle and core securely together.-j is a recess in the centre
of the core a to better enable the fingers of one's hand to withdraw the rod h. from
the fixture when it is desired to unlock the parts for the insertion of another roll.
of paper.
It will be seen that this arrangement of the handle and core leaves a portion
of the core projecting from each side of the handle which greatly strengthens as
well as adds to the appearance of the fixture.
It is evident that the parts so arranged may be locked together by any other
suitable and convenient means.
Sometimes I may dispense with the use of the wooden core in which case the
roll of paper will rest on shelves or flanges forming part of bracket arms which
project from the wall or from a board which may be hung on the wall. It has
however been found that in this form of holder as the roll of paper becomes reduced
in size it is not strong enough to support itself by the ends only and I therefore

page_text: provide a central adjustable support which I secure to the board carrying the
brackets at a point corresponding to the centre of the width of the web or roll of
paper.
This arrangement is shewn in Sheet II Fig: 4 being a plan view and Fig: 5 a
cross section of a holder with the central support k. adapted thereto.
Wrapping paper which will also be perforated at convenient distances apart I
prefer to enclose in a cabinet which may contain one two three or more webs or
rolls of paper of different widths.
Fig 6 is a front elevation and Fig: 7 a sectional elevation of a cabinet for
containing five rolls of wrapping paper of various sizes.
This cabinet contains three shelves l. to receive the roll or rolls of paper the
ends of which are passed out through a corresponding slit m made in the front of
the cabinet.
In each slit is arranged a flat rocking bar n. which so long as the paper is
drawn out in a downward direction will remain unaffected, but directly the
direction of the paper is changed to an upward direction which will be the case
when it is desired to tear off a length of paper the bar will be caused to rock and
its rear edge will jam the paper against the shelf and hold it so firmly that but a
slight jerk will be required to sever the paper at its perforated part.
These bars n. are held in position by means of strips o. of thin metal or other
material which are screwed to the front of the cabinet and take into longitudinal
grooves cut in the upper face of the bars.-The bars are provided with slight
springs p. against which the roll of paper rests the weight of the paper thus serving
to maintain the bars in the open position so that the paper may be readily
drawn out.
The back of the cabinet will be closed by a shutter or door g. which may be
provided with a lock and key.
Instead of being placed horizontally on the shelves the rolls of paper may be
placed vertically the issuing slits being correspondingly arranged.
Having now described this Invention for "Improvements in appliances for
holding or containing toilet and wrapping paper" and explained the manner of
carrying the same into effect I claim.
First In a toilet paper holder consisting of a wooden or other core or roller
and spring handle the means for connecting the handle with the core as herein
described with reference to Sheet I of the accompanying drawings.
Second: In a toilet paper holder arranged to support a roll or web of paper by
its ends the combination of the end brackets with a central adjustable support
substantially as described with reference to Figures 4 and 5. Sheet II of the
drawings and for the purpose set forth.
Third. a cabinet for holding perforated toilet or wrapping paper constructed
and arranged substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 6 and 7
of the drawings.
In witness whereof I the said Seth Wheeler have hereunto set my hand and
seal the fifth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and eighty three.