CA1047981A - Roll dispenser - Google Patents

Roll dispenser

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Publication number
CA1047981A
CA1047981A CA271,211A CA271211A CA1047981A CA 1047981 A CA1047981 A CA 1047981A CA 271211 A CA271211 A CA 271211A CA 1047981 A CA1047981 A CA 1047981A
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Prior art keywords
web
roll
dispenser
container
floor
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CA271,211A
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French (fr)
Inventor
Paul S. Hepworth
John Jerram
Terence A. Cox
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Swish Products Ltd
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Swish Products Ltd
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Classifications

    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47KSANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/34Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/38Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means the web being rolled up with or without tearing edge
    • A47K2010/3863Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means the web being rolled up with or without tearing edge with roll rotation braking devices

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

Dispenser for web material in roll form comprises a box or like container in which the roll is rotatably received, and which defines a web path which extends between first and second members; the first member being a severing member pivotally mounted for rocking movement about an axis trans-verse to said path and having a serrated or other tearing edge across an outer part of the path against which an outer end part of the web can be pulled at an angle for severance from the roll and a ridged or other clamping portion inwardly of said axis for co-operation with the second member so that when the web is pulled against said tearing edge an inner part of the web is automatically clamped against outward movement.
The dispenser is particularly useful for domestic paper towelling, plastics film or foil.

Description

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This inventi.~n r~lates to dispenser~ for web ; .::
material in rol.l form; for exam~le wrapping material, paper towe:Lling, toi.let rolls, tissue~ metal foil, ~ :~waxed paper, plastic~ f;.lm, or tear-off plastics bags.
5 Such materials are now widely used in the home e.g. in the kitchen, toilet or bathroom; as well as in shops, offlces and other trades. ~`It is known to provide a dispenser, for example in the form of a box, serving as a support or container for ~.the roll and prov;ded wi.th a serrated or other teari.ng edge transversely of a path along which web is drawn from the roll, for example on a lid o~ a box. The web i9 pulled at an angle aga;nst this edge to sever an end part of it from the remai.nder. The type of dispenser iq not always e~fective because sai.d pulling action tends to cause further unwinding of the roll~ I~ an attempt : ~ : is made to counteract this by giving the roll higher ~ ~:
resistance to unwindi.ng it may be difficult to draw :
further material from the roll so causing unwanted ; 20 tearing or damage due to excess tension~ In both cases wastage of material will result and/or inconveniencs in `` use, e.g. severance may only be achieved by a two-handed operati.on.
The object o~the invention is to provide a dispenser which is of simple construction and therefore cheap to manu~clcture, yet which i.s effective in use wlth a range of types of web material. :

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The invention comprises a dispenser for web material in roll form including, a container within which a roll is adapted to be rotatably supported for selective withdrawl of the web along a path defined by an opening in the container, the front o the container being a hinged door which in a closed position defines said opening as a gap between its lower edge and a floor of the container, and said floor extending forwardly - substantially beyond said lower edge, a freely rotatable guide roller aarried on rearwardly extending formations : of the door adjacent said gap and extending transverselyof the upper ide of the web path, a severing member pivotally mounted on said forward extension of the floor : for rocking movement about a transverse fulcrum axis ~`
at the lower side of the web path, said severing member having a forwardly directed tearing edge extending across an outer part of said path remote rom said ~;~ fulcrum axis and a clamping portion inwardly o said fulcrum axis for co-operation with the guide roller to ;:
. 20 trap and resist outward movement of an inner part o`f the : ~ web in said path as an outer part of the web is pulled ;`~ ;
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: downwards at an angle against the tearing edge ~or severance from the roll, and, hinge means of the door ~` :
located on forwardly extending arms on each side of -the ~ ~;
: 25 floor orward extension ~o that the hinge axis is adjacent the front edge of said extension whereby opening movement of ~he door carri~s the guide roller forwards :

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and downwards clear of the tearing edge of the severing membex to facilitate positioning of the web in the web path.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a par~ of this disclosure. For a better understaTIding of the ;`
invention, its operating advantage~ and sp~cific objects attained by its use, reference should be had to -the -. .
accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated and described pre~erred embodiments of the invention.
Figure 1 is a perspective`view of a roll dispenser;
Figure 2 i9 a cross-sectional view on line 2-2 of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a detail of a cutting and clamping member of the dispenser; and Figure 4 is a detail of a door catch of the , 20 dispen3er;
; The dispenser comprises roll support means in the form of a moulded plastics box 10 which can be stood on a table top, mounted on a wall, or attached to the undersur~ace of a shelf or worktop leaving its :ront ~, ` - 4 ~
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accessible. The front is closed by a moulded plastics ~ `;
plastics door 11 havi.n~ forwardly extendln~ pivot arm~
12 at each s;.de of ;.ts lower portion provided with pivot formations 1~ which are rotatably engaged in sockets of corresponding forward extensions of thebox side walls enabling the door to be swung open forwardly and down~
wardly. :
The floor 15 is carried forward between said extensions and terminates ;n a downwardly ~loping lip :
16 which serves as a stop to engage arms 12 o~ ~he door at the fully open position. A moulded recess 17 in an :
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: upper part o.f the door 11 serves as a handle to facili- ::
tate opening. ;
A transverse gui.de roller 1~ i9 journalled between i~
inwardly extending side flanges of door 11 90 that when `~:
: the door i9 closed roller 1~ is within the lower front portion of the box with its periphery projecting lnto a ..
gap de~ined between the lower edge of door 11 and flcor Door 11 i 9 held closed by a catch (Figure 4) `~
comprisi.ng an integrally moulded male catch ~ormation 19 ~ :
in the form of an arrow head on an upper innor face of the handle recess defini.ng part of the door; and a co-:~ acting female catch formation integrally moulded on the ~ 25 interior of the top of box 10 compri.sing a pair of detent ~ `~
: formations 20 on resilient arms. The latter are formed :~;
in a single mouldin~ operat;on with the box body by means `
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of a limb on a first die defining the body exter~or, which llmb is subsequently withdrawn through an aperture (not shown) left in the rear wall o~ the box, : co-operating with parts of a second die used to form the box interior>
The back of box 10 merges with flo~r l5 in a ; radiused corner whose curvature is substantia~ly that of a standard roll 21 of web material which the b~x 1 : to accommodate, and floor 15 slopes forwar~ somewhat so that roll 21 will rest in the box and will tend to move forward into peripheral contact with~guide roller ~ . An area of the back and floor of the box against~
: ~ which the periphery of roll 21 may abut is gi~en a special broken surface finlsh to reduce:frictlon and,~
15 ~ in particular, any tendency of thin plastics film or~
foil to cllng or stick so as to impede free: rotation of roll 21.
A pressed metal clamping~and cutting member~22~.s~
located on the forward extension of ~loor:15 90 that it :~
can rock on a pair of downwardly dire;cted fulcrum forma~
` tions 23, each of which is provided with a tag 24 engaged in apertures ln floor 15 to prevent upward or rearward displacement.
The front edge 25 of member 22 ls bent upwards and ~ i9 provided with a series of saw-teeth, pre~erably having a tooth depth of 1.5mm, and the gaps de~ined by the teeth bein~ part-circular with a radius of 2.4 n~. \~

7 ~ ~1 The rear part of member 22 is cranked upwardly and then downwardly to form a clamping ridge 26 immediately below roller 1~. Member 22 i5 SO : :
i balanced that it will normally tilt rearwardly to leave a sp~ce between ridge 26 and roller 1~.
In use, door 11 is opened~ so swing;ng roller 1 forwardly and below the toothed fronk edge of member I 22 and the roll of web material 21 is placed in the box, its free end being brought forward over the top of member 22 and then tucked down between that membe and roller 1~. The door is then closed, leaving a flight of the web positioned in the web path defined below roller 1~ and the edge of door 11 and over the `~
upper face of member 22, and the di~pen~sr i9 then ready for use. The rotation of roll 21 can be in either direction as web material is drawn o~f; in . ,.
~ the case of heavier and less easily flexed materlals , :
the web path indicated by the broken line 30 in Figure
2 is preferred tangential to the bottom periphery o~
the roll so that the latter rotates anti-clockwise as ~ `
viewed in Figure 2. With lighter materials such a~
plastics film the path indicated by line 30a may be pre~erable so that the web is drawn from the ~ront periphery o~ the roll ko pass around roller 1~, roll 21 rotating clockwis~.
In either case when web material is required a user will draw`the required length forward and slightly .~ -.

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upwardly 80 that it ; 9 kept clear of the teeth 25 and will then pull ;.t downwards and si.deways, causlng member 22 to pi~ot forward to clamp the web between ridge 26 and roller 1~ and at the same time sever it by the action of teeth 25. This acti.on can be carri.ed out w;th one hand as the automatic clamping acti.on makes it unnecessary to restra;n the web or control it manually. As soon as severance i.s completed the downward pull cease~
: ~10 and the member 22 pivots back to its normal position~
In this way dispensing is particularly convenienk `
and large rolls of materi.al can be used without damage or wastage even in the case o~ material normally ~ound difficult to handle such as metal foil or plastics `
"cling" film. The dispenser may be provided in a :~; range of sizes to suit particular roll diameters and : ~ lengths. ~ ¦~
:: . In the case of rolls of the larger size~, parkicu~
: larly of heavy material such as metal foil, there may be some risk of damage and unacceptably high friction and tension if the roll periphery rests directly on the floor l.
:~ of the box. In such cases a pair of end caps 31 (shown in Figure 2) may be used, each cap includin~ a clrcular disc 32 ~lightly greater in dlameter than the full roll ko prov;de low fri.ct;.on gui.dance and en~agemenk wi.th the :`
box walls and roller 1~l and ~nte~rally moulded radially extending flexible limbs 33 extending from a central boas :

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and bowed for gripplng engagement in the ends of a central passage or hollow core of roll 21.
Addi.ti.onal guide rollers ma~J be provided, for example a further guide roller could be pivoted across an upper part of the door and/or the roll 21 might rest on pivoted rollers within the box.
In another construction the roll itself could be journalled on a drum or spindle with;.n the box or : .
within some other form of support;ng framework~
The foregoing is a description of a preferred~
embodiment of the invention which is given here b~
way of example only. The invention is not to be taken as limited to any of the specific features as described, but comprehends all such variations:
thereof as come within the scope of the appended claims.

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Claims (7)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A dispenser for web material in roll form including:
a container within which a roll is adapted to be rotatably supported for selective withdrawl of the web along a path defined by an opening in the container, the front of the container being a hinged door which in a closed position defines said opening as a gap between its lower edge and a floor of the container, and said floor extending forwardly substantially beyond said lower edge;
a freely rotatable guide roller carried on rearwardly extending formations of the door adjacent said gap and extending transversely of the upper side of the web path;
a severing member pivotally mounted on said forward extension of the floor for rocking movement about a transverse fulcrum axis at the lower side of the web path, said severing member having a forwardly directed tearing edge extending across an outer part of said path remote from said fulcrum axis and a clamping portion inwardly of said fulcrum axis for co-operation with the guide roller to trap and resist outward against the movement of an inner part of the web in said path as an outer part of the web is pulled downwards at an angle against the tearing edge for severance from the roll; and hinge means of the door located on forwardly extending arms on each side of the floor forward extension so that the hinge axis is adjacent the front edge of said extension whereby opening movement of the door carries the guide roller forwards and downwards clear of the tearing edge of the severing member to facilitate positioning of the web in the web path.
2. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1 wherein the severing member is a metal element having at least one downwardly directed depression providing fulcrum means for said element, a front tearing edge, and a ridged rear portion forming the clamping portion.
3. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1 wherein, the container is a box having a curved back and floor to accommodate the periphery of the roll.
4. A dispenser as claimed in claim 3 wherein said floor slopes forward so that the roll will contact said guide roller at the front of the container.
5. A dispenser as claimed in claim 3 wherein the area of said back and floor against which said periphery may abut ha a broken surface finish to reduce friction and tendency of thin film to cling.
6. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1 wherein said supporting means further includes a pair of end caps each including a circular disc which will rest and rotate within the container and a plurality of radially extending flexible limbs for gripping engagement within a central core passage of the roll in use.
7. A dispenser as claimed in claim 2 wherein said element is formed with two laterally spaced depressions forming said fulcrum means and said tearing edge is serrated.
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