Improvements in Cutters for use in Holders for Rolls of Wrapping Paper.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1890-Accepted, 28th June, 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by LEO EHRLICH, of the City of St. Louis, in the State
of Missouri, one of the United States of North America, Insurance Agent.]
Improvements in Cutters for use in Holders for Rolls of Wrapping
Paper.
I, JOHN LIDDLE, of 154 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark,
North Britain, Patent Agent, 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 an improved machine for holding and cutting wrapping
paper, wherein the knife is automatically fed or held against the roll of paper, as the
latter decreases in size, as the paper is removed for use.
In order that my Invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect, I have hereunto appended one explanatory sheet of drawings in the several
Figures of which corresponding parts are marked with the same letters of reference.
Figure 1. is a front elevation of my paper-cutter.
Figure 2. is an end view.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 represents a suitable base, to which is
secured end supports or standards 2. These standards have forks 3 at their upper
ends which receive the gudgeons or journals 4 of the roller 5 upon which the paper
is wound. The standards are further provided with extensions 7 to which are pivoted
arms or levers 8, preferably made in crescent form as shown in Figure 2. To the
outer ends of these arms the knife 9 is secured; one end of the knife being secured
to one of the arms at one end of the roll, and the other end of the knife being secured
to the other arm at the other end of the roll, so as to cross in front of the roll, as
shown in Figure 1. On the inner ends of the arms are weights 10; these weights
acting to hold the knife against the roll of paper, the arms turning on their pivots 11
as the paper is removed, and the size of the roll decreased, and in this way the knife
is held constantly against the roll, automatically moving from the position shown in
dotted lines in Figure 2 to the position shown in full lines, Figure 2, and from
the latter position still further towards the roll 5 as the size of the roll of paper is
decreased.
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-cutter, the combination of the roll of paper, pivoted weighted arms,
and a knife secured to the arms, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. In a paper-cutter, the combination of the roll of paper, and a knife held against
the roll, automatically, by means of weights, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
3. In a paper-cutter, the combination of the base, standards secured to the base,
roller having journals fitting in notches in the standards, paper on the roller, arms
pivoted to the standards, knife secured to the outer ends of the arms, and
weights on the inner ends of the arms, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.

page_text: 4. In a paper-cutter, the combination of the standards, roll of paper supported
by the standards, curved arms pivoted to said standards and weighted at their
inner ends, and a knife mounted upon the outer ends of said arms and held
against the roll of paper by said weights, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
Dated this 19th day of May 1890
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
- 154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.