Improvements in Apparatus for Holding a Roll of Paper, Cloth or Surgical Plaster, and Facilitating the Severance of any Desired Length therefrom.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 5th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 16th Oct., 1897
Improvements in Apparatus for Holding a Roll of Paper, Cloth or
Surgical Plaster, and Facilitating the Severance of any Desired
Length therefrom.
We WALTER WILLIAM COLLEY Roll Paper Manufacturer and COLLEY'S PATENTS
LIMITED, both of 147 Great Saffron Hill E.C. do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in apparatus for unreeling and tearing
off any desired length of paper, cloth, or plaster, from a roll, and consists of a
band of metal called the cutter, cut and shaped to the curve of the outside
diameter of the roll and so arranged that as the roll of paper cloth or plaster
is being unwound, the said band of metal or cutter is pressed or pulled against
the surface of the roll during the entire process of unreeling so that no matter
what diameter the roll is the cutter is held firm against same and so keeps the
roll from coming unwound, at the same time there is only sufficient resistance
to admit of the roll being unwound and any desired length torn off.
I mount my coil or roll on a wood spindle having a hole through the centro
of same, the cutter is shaped to curve about one fourth of the circumference of
the roll; this cutter is formed with a raised or projecting back for the purpose
of giving strength to the cutter, the said back is so slotted and shaped as to
admit of a spring band by preference India rubber, being looped on on one end
passed through the hole in the wood spindle and looped on the other end of the
slotted back of the cutter.
By this process the cutter is held in position by the band and remains stationary.
The roll is arranged to freely revolve on the wood spindle.
Dated this 5th day of November 1896.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicants.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Holding a Roll of Paper, Cloth or
Surgical Plaster, and Facilitating the Severance of any Desired
Length therefrom.
We WALTER WILLIAM COLLEY Roll Paper Manufacturer and COLLEY'S PATENTS
O LIMITED, both of 147 Great Saffron Hill, London, E.C. do hereby declare the

page_text: 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 a means of doing up ribbon gummed paper or plaster
by which a desired length may be easily torn off without the roll becoming loose.
The invention will be best understood by describing the same with aid of the
accompanying drawings.
Figure 1, is a perspective view of a roll of paper done up according to this
invention.
Fig. 2, a sectional view of same.
Fig. 3, a part of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4, edge view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 5, a modification of Fig. 1.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4; A, the gummed roll of paper, wound on a
wooden bobbin B; C, an endless band of India Rubber passing through bobbin B:
on this band are two discs D, of cardboard or other material having a notch E,
for the india rubber band; these discs are loose on the india rubber which holds
them against the ends of the wooden bobbins B, and roll of paper, F, a metallic
cutter against the edge of which the paper is torn off. This cutter is secured
to the roll, by the ends of the rubber band being passed over the tongues G, by
this means and the notch E, the cutter is held down upon the roll of paper, and
continues to follow it up as the diameter of the roll decreases.
Fig. 5, illustrates a slightly modified form of cutter as to the way of enabling
the rubber band to be secured to the cutter, and at the same time make the
cutter rather springy so that it continues to adjust itself to a decreased roll of
paper. According to this plan instead of the tongues G, the back of the cutter
is formed with a spring projection H, and made of the shape shown to secure
the spring bands when passed over, or the outer ends or edges of the cutter
may be made to nearly encircle the roll, in which case the rubber band need not
be used, the spring at H, enabling the cutter to follow up the diameter of the
roll as it decreases.
To tear off a length of paper the roll is held by the finger and thumb of the
left hand, and the paper pulled out by the fingers of the other hand, and by
squeezing up the cutter by the left hand enables a desired length of paper to be
easily withdrawn and torn off, after which by releasing the cutter the spring
pulls it down upon the roll, thereby securing it from unwinding.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we wish it to be understood
that we are aware that cutters upon a fixed pivot to enable paper to be torn
from a roll have been used, but what we claim is:
1. A cutter for the purposes stated, held by spring attachment to a roll of
paner to enable the cutter to follow up the diameter of the roll as it decreases.
2. A cutter for the purposes stated formed with a spring part to enable the
cutter to clip the roll and follow up the diameter of same as it decreases.
Dated this 4th day of August 1897.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
37 Cursitor Street, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for Applicants.