Improvements in Roll Paper Holders and Cutters.
Year: 1894

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Roll Paper Holders and Cutters.
I CHARLES HENRY WRIGHT, of Cambridge, in the County of Middlesex, and
State of Massachusetts, one of the United States of America, Merchant, 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 improvements in roll paper holders and cutters for
package wrapper and toilet purposes and it is carried out as follows, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings where :-
Fig. 1 represents a partial front elevation and longitudinal section.
Fig. 2 represents a cross section on the line 2-2 shown in Fig. 1; and
Fig. 3 represents a cross section on the line 3-3 shown in Fig. 1.
Similar letters refer to similar parts wherever they occur on the different parts
of the drawings.
The invention consists of a pair of standards A A preferably made of cast metal
and secured together at the top by a longitudinal bar B preferably made of wood,
but if so desired it may be made of metal without departing from the essence of
my invention.
On the interior of each of the standards A is made a U shaped bearing a
adapted to receive the roll spindle C which is laid loosely in such bearing a, a as
shown.
On the spindle C is arranged at its ends perforated cones C₁, C", one of which
may be firmly secured to said roll spindle and the other longitudinally adjustable
thereon and detachable from it as shown.
D represents the paper roll having a central perforation adapted to receive the
spindle C and said paper roll is held in place on said spindle by confining its ends
between the cones C¹, C" as shown in Fig. 1.
By this arrangement a new roll spindle is not needful for each paper roll placed
in the device as all that is necessary to do, is to slip the paper roll on the spindle C
and confine it in position between the cones C', C", by which it is held firmly on
said roll spindle thus saving a new spindle for every time a paper roll is located in
the apparatus.
In the upper ends of the standards A, A, below the brace B are made perforations
adapted to receive the trunnions ee of the pivoted weighted pressure bar or paper
holder E the lower edge sharp E' of which is adapted to rest by gravity against
against the periphery of the paper roll so as to prevent the latter from unwinding
except at such time as a portion thereof is withdrawn for wrapping or toilet purposes
as shown in the drawings.
The trunnions e e are connected to the weighted bar holder E by means of
arms or levers e¹, e¹, which are preferably cast in one piece with the bar E as
shown.
Above the bar E is a longitudinal slot F and above such slot is a secondary bar
or cutter as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
In practice I prefer to draw the paper from the roll D through the slot F and
sever the desired piece from said roll as circumstances may require by drawing it
downwards against the upper sharp edge E of the bar E as shown in Fig. 2, but
if so desired the paper strip from the roll D may be carried below the lower edge E
of the pivoted weighted bar E and drawn upwards against the latter when it is
desired to tear off a piece of paper from said roll.

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The device may be made of any desired size according to the length and diameter
paper rolls that are to be used with it.
G is a pivoted hook for holding the paper holder and cutter bar E raised when
inserting a new roll of paper.
The stand may be adapted to be secured to or located on a desk or counter in
stores etc. or it may be secured to or suspended from walls etc. as may be required
according to the purposes for which the paper roll is to be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The hereindescribed roll paper holder and cutter consisting of a frame or
standards having U shaped bearings on their interior surfaces and united by a
brace or stay combined with a roll spindle adapted to hold the paper roll and
having cones arranged on said spindle for securing the paper roll in position
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. The hereindescribed roll paper holder and cutter consisting of a frame or
standards adapted to hold the paper-roll and its spindle combined with a weighted
pivoted bar E having levers pivoted to the standards and having a slot F and
secondary bar or cutter f substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. The hereindescribed roll paper holder and cutter consisting of a frame or
standard, a detachable spindle pivoted in bearings therein and having a paper roll
supported and held in place therein between cones C₁, C", combined with a
pivoted weighted bar E adapted to rest by gravity against the paper roll and
having a slot F and secondary bar or cutter f substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
Dated this 95th dox of Tule 1904
R. HADDAN,
Of the Firm of Herbert Haddan & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.