of Toilet or Wrapping Paper.
Year: 1885

page_text: of Toilet or Wrapping Paper.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPLIANCES FOR HOLDING OR CONTAINING
WEBS OF TOILET OR WRAPPING PAPER to be as follows:-
"
This invention relates to appliances for holding or containing webs of toilet or
wrapping paper in the form of bundles, and particularly to that class of appliances
described in the specification filed with application for Letters Patent bearing date
March 10 A.D. 1885 and numbered 3136.
The appliance described in the said former specification is intended for
supporting a web of unperforated paper, and is provided with means whereby
portions of limited length may be torn from the web as desired.
This invention has for its chief object to enable the appliance to be used with
webs of perforated paper so that only a limited number of pieces can be torn from
the web at any one time; and to this end it comprises improvements as hereinafter
described.
In carrying the said invention into practice I provide a bracket having two
projecting arms between which the bundle of paper is suspended.
In the ends of these arms is carried a spindle upon which the bundle of paper is
supported. One end of this spindle is located in a recess in one of the said arms;
the other end is split longitudinally and slightly expanded to form a kind of spring
key, so that when the spindle is in position within a bundle of paper it cannot be
removed from the bracket until the paper is removed, the said split end pressing
against the sides of the hole through which the spindle is passed.
The web of paper, which is first preferably wound upon a cardboard core in the
form of a hollow cylinder and then compressed to form a flat or oval bundle, is
mounted upon the said spindle by means of two fork-shaped pieces, hereinafter
termed forks. The prongs of these forks are at such a distance apart that they
will only enter the hollow centre of the bundle when the latter is compressed.

page_text: When these forks are inserted in the end of the bundle they maintain it in proper
shape until the paper is used.
In the end pieces connecting the prongs of the said forks are formed holes
through which the spindle is adapted to pass when the bundle is placed in the
bracket. These holes are formed nearer one end of each of the forks than the
other end, in order that when the bundle is mounted in the bracket it will be
heavier on one side of its axis than on the other, and so hang in a vertical, or
nearly vertical, position, as described in the said former specification.
On the said end pieces are also formed stops which impinge against projections
on the ends of the arms and preyent the complete rotation of the bundle when
paper is being torn therefrom.
The operation of the improved appliance is similar to that described in the said
former specification, except that the paper is not severed with a knife. When a
piece of paper is to be torn from the web the end of the latter is grasped and
pulled, thereby rotating the bundle until the stops on the end pieces impinge
against the lower projections on the ends of the arms; by further pulling the paper
it will tear across the line of perforations which is nearest the then uppermost side
of the bundle. When the piece has been removed, the bundle, by reason of its
being heavier on one side of its axis than on the other, returns to its normal
position, so that the end of the paper web is again placed in a convenient position
to be grasped. The stops impinging against the upper sides of the arms prevent
the bundle from rotating too far in a backward direction.
It is obvious that I may modify the construction before described without
departing from the nature of my invention; for instance, instead of carrying the
bundle upon two forks, a single plate passing quite through the same, or two plates
one at each end, might be used. Also, instead of using a flat or oval bundle I may
use one of square, triangular, or other suitable shape, the only modification
necessary being in the form of the devices for supporting the bundle upon the
spindle.
Data
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page_text: Improvements in Appliances for Holding or Containing Webs
of Toilet or Wrapping Paper.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & C° Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 relates to appliances for holding or containing webs or strips of
toilet or wrapping paper in the form of bundles, and chiefly to that class of such
appliances wherein flat or oval coils, rolls or bundles of paper are used, as described
in the Specification of former Letters Patent dated March 10th A.D. 1885,
N 3136.
In the said former specification, I have more particularly described an appliance
adapted for use with a web of unperforated paper, and provided with means for
facilitating the tearing or separation of pieces of convenient length from the
said web.
The chief object of the present invention is to provide an appliance or holder
which is adapted for use with webs of paper divided into lengths or pieces of
convenient size by transverse rows of perforations, and which is provided with
means for preventing the unwinding of more than a limited number of the said.
lengths or pieces from the said web at one operation.
In the appliances heretofore generally used for holding strips or webs of paper
perforated as above described, no means have been provided to limit the rotation
of the roll after a certain number of lengths have been unwound therefrom, so
that frequently a much greater quantity of paper is unrolled than is required for
use, the result being that the paper is sometimes wasted. But, by my present
invention, the rotation of the bundle is limited and waste from the above named
cause is, therefore, avoided.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 is a front elevation of an appliance constructed according to my present
invention;
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the said appliance.
Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in these two Figures.
a is a bracket having two projecting arms b, bl. c is the bundle of paper, which
is suspended or supported between the arms b, b¹ upon a spindle d carried by the
said arms.
This spindle is screw-threaded at one end and is provided at its other
end with a head d¹. It is passed through the arm b¹ and through the bundle c
and is screwed into the arm b.
The web of paper, which is first preferably wound upon a core to form a flat or
oval bundle, as described in the said former specification, but which may, if desired,
be wound to form a circular bundle which can be flattened when required, is
mounted upon the said spindle by means of two forked pieces e. The prongs e¹, e²
of these pieces e are at such a distance apart that they will only enter the central
hole or cavity of the bundle when the latter is flat. When these forked pieces
are inserted in the ends of the bundle, they maintain it in its proper shape.

page_text: In the bosses es of the forked pieces e are formed holes, through which the
spindle d is passed as shown. These holes are formed nearer to the prongs e¹ than
to the prongs e³, so that the bundle, when mounted in the bracket, will be heavier
on one side of its axis than on the other side thereof, and will therefore hang in a
vertical or nearly vertical position, as shown in Figure 2.
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ff are stops or studs formed or fixed on the said forked pieces e. In the normal
position of the bundle, these stops bear against projections g on the arms b, b'.
When the bundle has been rotated through a certain angle by pulling the end of
the strip or web of paper to remove a piece or length therefrom, the said stops
impinge against projections g' on the said arms and prevent further rotation of the
bundle.
The operation of the improved appliance is somewhat similar to that described
in the said former specification, but the paper is not severed by means of a knife.
When a piece of paper is to be torn from the web, the end of the latter is grasped
and pulled, thereby rotating the bundle until the stops f impinge against the
projections g¹ on the arms b, b', as shown by dotted lines in Figure 2. By further
pulling the paper, it will be torn across the line of perforations which is nearest
the then uppermost side of the bundle. When the piece has been removed, the
bundle, by reason of its being heavier on one side of its axis than on the other
side thereof, returns to its normal position so that the end of the paper web is again
placed in a convenient position to be grasped by the hand for the purpose of tearing
another piece from the said web.
It is obvious that I may modify the construction above described without
departing from the nature of my invention; for instance, instead of employing
two forked pieces carrying the bundle, I may use a single plate extending from end
to end of the same. Moreover, instead of using a Bat or oval bundle, I may use
one of square, triangular or other suitable shape, the form of the devices e for
supporting the bundle upon the spindle being modified accordingly.
I sometimes construct and arrange the spindle d as follows, that is to say, one
end of this spindle is located in a recess in the arm b, and the other end is split
longitudinally and slightly expanded to form a kind of spring key, so that, when
the spindle is in position, the said split end presses against the sides of the hole in
the arm b¹ through which the spindle is passed, and prevents the same from dropping
out of position.
Moreover I sometimes modify the construction and arrangement of the stops.
By arranging the stops at the ends of the bundle as above described, instead of
employing a stop so arranged that the paper will come in contact therewith, I
provide for avoiding the tearing of the paper except through a line of perforations.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is :-
The improved appliance for holding a web or strip of paper in the form of a
bundle, which appliance is provided with the stops for limiting the rotation of the
said bundle, substantially as, and for the purpose, set forth.