IMPROVEMENTS IN ROLLERS AND APPARATUS OR APPLIANCES FOR HOLDING ROLLED PIECE GOODS
Year: 1885

page_text: COMI LEID
DIECIFICATION,
We WILLIAM CARNELLY of 1 Fallowfield Manchester Warehouseman and
GEORGE WILLIAM CHAMBERS KIRKHAM of 2 Cecil Villas Victoria Road New
Barnet in the County of Hertford Warehouseman do hereby declare the nature
of this invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN ROLLERS AND APPARATUS OR APPLIANCES
FOR HOLDING ROLLED PIECE GOODS and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following.
statement:
According to existing custom piece goods are rolled upon solid rollers and when
it is desired to display the goods upon the Counter the Shopman has to hold and
manipulate the roll upon his hand or arm which besides being slow is excessively
fatiguing as the rolls are often a considerable weight.
Our invention consists firstly in employing hollow or recessed rollers and secondly
in the construction of suitable frames in which the rolls are located.
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In the accompanying drawings in which like letters of reference represent like
parts Figures 1 1a and 1b represent rollers; Figure 2 is a plan of a stand or frame
to carry the rolls Figure 3 is a section of Figure 2 showing one of the sides
Figure 4 is a side elevation and Figure & a plan of a frame in which the rolls are
arranged to revolve about a common centre. Figures 6. 7. and 8 shown in
elevation a simpler form of frame.
The roller A shewn in figures 1 and 1a is of the ordinary wooden description
excepting that it has a hole B running entirely through it; the material is wound
upon this and placed in the frame G as in Figure 2 and the rod C is then run
through both sides of the frame and the roller so that the roll of material is free
to revolve upon the rod C as may be required the wing nuts C³ serving to retain C
in place. Instead of making the hole B entirely through the roller A a recess at
each end would answer the purpose but would have this disadvantage amongst
others that two rods C would be required one for each end. Projections upon
the rollers to drop into the slots D may also be used but the hollow roller is
preferred.
Referring to the end view of the roll in Figure 3
pull were given to the free end E¹ of the material E
siderable portion of the roll would unwind and even
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it will be seen that if a sharp
which forms the roll a con-
when the material is drawn

page_text: off more quietly the roll is very likely to unwind too far To avoid this we
employ a brake which in Figures 2 and 3 takes the form of a thin board F fitting
freely in grooves F¹ in the sides of the frame G This board F falls of its own
weight upon the roll E and prevents it from turning except while the stuff is being
drawn off As the roll is reduced in diameter the brake follows it up always pressing
upon it.
The slots D are not required where the pin C is used but they are useful as any
Buitable rod such as the Shopman's measuring rod may be slipped through a roll
and the whole dropped into position in the frame and removed in a moment when
done with.
Figure 1b shows a roller made of paper straw board or the like; it is lighter
than the wood and the hole being generally larger allows of substitutes for the
pin C of various sizes being used.
The form of Apparatus shown in Figures 4 and 5 consists of two side frames or
supports G which carry the central spindle H upon which are secured the ends I
fixed at the proper distance apart by the stays K having collars K¹ inside the ends
and nuts K outside the ends.
The pins C are put through these ends I and the rolls just as previously described
and the whole revolving portion of the apparatus is turned round until the right
roll is in the proper position and it is then unrolled as previously described.
As the form of brake previously described is not applicable in this case we
employ a heavy roller F having eccentric projections F at its ends which fit
inside the rings L of which there is one upon the inner face of each end I. These
keep the roller F from falling out while it is free to travel round and rest upon
whichever of the rolls may be in use, its own weight keeping it pressed upon the
roll and the eccentricity of the projections preventing it from turning round so that
it drops upon the material being unwound just as the board did in the first case.
We may also employ at one end of the roller H a ratchet wheel and pawl to
prevent the apparatus turning more than in one direction.
In Figure 6, M is a plate which may be let into the counter and provided with
holes or sockets N into which the standards O are placed, any convenient rod or
stick C being placed through holes in the upper part of O and through the roller
as shown.
It then is either a temporary or permanent holder as it can be removed
at once if needed, or left permanently in position, a rod C having a head and thumb
nut may be used if desired.
Figure 7 is similar to Figure 6 excepting that the rod C is jointed at C², so that
it may be passed through the roller and the ends then turned down and inserted
in the plate M as before. The position of the standards O may be varied to suit
the different lengths of the rolls several holes N being provided for that purpose
and spaced at the required distances apart.
The standard O Figure 8 is provided with a shoulder or plate P and a permanent
rod C projecting upwards at any convenient angle: the roll is placed upon C as
shown and can be removed or changed for another when desired, the shoulder P
supporting it and preventing it from slipping off in one direction downwards and
the inclination of the rod securing it in the other direction.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we wish it to be
understood that we are aware that the mere use of a hollow roller to wind things
upon is not in itself novel and we therefore make no general claim to hollow
rollers, but so far as we have been able to ascertain the use of hollow rollers as
centres for winding piece goods upon for the purpose of placing the roll upon a
spindle in the manner specified to facilitate handling is novel.
We claim:-

page_text: 2. In an apparatus for holding rolls of piece goods the combination with the
roll E of the brake board or equivalent F adapted to press upon the roll and
follow it up as its diameter is reduced for the purpose specified.
3. An apparatus for holding piece goods consisting essentially of the spindle H
carrying the ends I rigidly connected by stays K and adapted to receive the rolls E
upon removable rods C in such manner that the rolls E may revolve about the
centres C and the whole apparatus may revolve about its centre H substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
4. In a revolvable apparatus for holding piece goods the combination therewith
of a brake roller F supported upon eccentric pins or projections F1 which engage
with the detaining rings L substantially in the manner and for the purpose
specified.
5. In an apparatus for holding rolls of piece goods the combination with a
plate M having holes or sockets N spaced to suit the various lengths of the rolls
of standards O adapted to carry the roll E substantially as specified.
6. In an apparatus for holding rolls of piece goods the combination with a
rachet plate M of a jointed rod Č adapted to be passed through the roller and
its ends turned down and inserted in said ratchet plate so as to serve as standards →
substantially as specified.
7. A holder for rolls of piece goods consisting of a standard O having a shoulder
or plate P and rod C extending in inclined upward direction the whole constructed
and operating substantially as specified.