An Improved Apparatus for Withdrawing Single Sheets of Paper, for Sanitary or other Purposes, from a Group or Collection of Papers.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1896--Accepted, 2nd May, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Withdrawing Single Sheets of Paper,
for Sanitary or other Purposes, from a Group or Collection
of Papers.
I, WILLIAM KENDRICK, of Barry, Gordon Road, West Cowes, Isle of Wight
in the County of Hampshire, Marine Engineer, 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 :-
The object of my invention is, to provide au improved apparatus, which can be
attached to a receptacle, containing a number of loose sheets of paper, which by a
mechanical movement, will enable a single sheet of the said paper, to be withdrawn
from the receptacle, as often as may be required, until the whole of the said sheets
of paper have been withdrawn, when the receptacle can be replenished with a
fresh group of papers.
In describing my improved apparatus, it will be understood, I illustrate only one
form of receptacle to which it may be attached;
That the apparatus may be applied to other forms of receptacles, adapted to suit
different circumstances.
:
It may be used without being attached to a receptacle, by placing the apparatus,
mounted on a suitable frame, in convenient relation to a group of papers, from
which it is required, to withdraw single sheets for use.
In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1., is a front elevation. Fig. 2., a cross
sectional view, shewing my apparatus, attached to a receptacle suitably shaped
for hanging against a wall, or standing in an upright position, on a horizontal
surface.
A, is the receptacle, which may be made of wood, metal, cardboard or papier
machè; and when of the upright form shewn, consists of a box, which is of
rectangular form at the bottom B, and has at the top C, a portion of the box cut
away, so as to have a large opening at C, where the papers are inserted, and from
which they are withdrawn.
In this form of receptacle shewn, it is essential that the box should be inclined
from the vertical, so that the papers which are contained in the box, will always
tend to fall by their own weight, against the back of the box D, when not being
acted on by the apparatus.
The apparatus consists of a bridle E, made preferably of wire, bent to the form
shewn, and hinged at the point F. At G. g., the bridle is formed with an eye,
through which screws pass. On these screws is -hinged a cross bar H, which may
be made of wood, or metal.
On the underside of cross bar at I, a recess is made which is fitted with an
adhesive substance, consisting of three parts plaster of Paris, to one part of bird
lime, of such a nature, that when placed in contact with any light substance, such
as a sheet of paper, it will adhere to it, but not so tenaciously, as to prevent it
being removed without damage.
On the other side of cross bar, at K, is a press button securely attached.
L, is a spring, which is coiled on the bridle at M, one end M', being carried
inside of box, the other end, extended as shewn at M2, so as to reach about half
way up the arm of bridle, and is loosely attached to the bridle at that point, by
being coiled round the arm.

page_text: The spring L, is so fitted, as to have a constant outward tension, to keep the
bridle in the position, shewn by the full lines in Fig. 2.
The bridle, is stopped in the normal position, by means of the bent portion N,
coming in contact with the front of box as shewn.
The parallel lines P, represent the group of papers.
To-work-the-apparatus,-it-is-necessary to put pressure on the press button, in the
direction indicated by the arrow, and of sufficient force, to overcome the tension of
the spring, thereby moving the bridle, to the position indicated by the dotted
lines at Q.
When the bridle reaches that position, the adhesive substance is in contact with
the paper. The requisite additional pressure, is then applied to the press button,
to ensure the adhesive substance sticking to the paper. The whole of the pressure
is now removed from the press button, which will allow the bridle to immediately
be returned to its normal position, by the coil spring, with a sheet of paper
attached to the adhesive substance, which is partly withdrawn from its position in
the box, and is now convenient, for being detached from the adhesive substance,
by the operator.
The apparatus is now ready for withdrawing the next sheet from the group. The
same process may be repeated, until the whole of the sheets of paper, have been
removed from the group.
The hinged cross bar, always adapting itself, to the varying position, of the
outer sheet of paper by the pressure on the press button.
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.) An improved apparatus for withdrawing single sheets of paper, from a
group or collection of papers, which apparatus consists of, a hinged bridle controlled
by a coiled spring, the hinged bridle having hinged on it, a cross bar, which
contains a small quantity of adhesive substance, the whole being mounted on a
suitable receptacle, for containing the group of papers, or on a frame, which may
ced in convenient relation to a group of papers, substantially as described.
Dated this 31st day of March 1896.
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WILLIAM KENDRICK.