EP0210144A2 - Support pour rouleaux de papier pouvant être séparés en feuilles - Google Patents

Support pour rouleaux de papier pouvant être séparés en feuilles Download PDF

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EP0210144A2
EP0210144A2 EP86830212A EP86830212A EP0210144A2 EP 0210144 A2 EP0210144 A2 EP 0210144A2 EP 86830212 A EP86830212 A EP 86830212A EP 86830212 A EP86830212 A EP 86830212A EP 0210144 A2 EP0210144 A2 EP 0210144A2
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Francesco Carra Lucchini
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    • 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
    • A47K10/40Dispensers 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 extensible or collapsible roll supports or roll spindles

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  • the present invention relates to a support for rolls of paper strips (for example multi-purpose paper or toilet paper) which can be separated into sheets by tearing the strip along transverse lines of weakness, comprising a U-shaped bracket with two arms interconnected by a crosspiece and each provided with a pin which is engageable in one of the ends of the roll core, and means for retaining the bracket.
  • a support for rolls of paper strips for example multi-purpose paper or toilet paper
  • a support for rolls of paper strips for example multi-purpose paper or toilet paper
  • the present invention relates to a support for rolls of paper strips (for example multi-purpose paper or toilet paper) which can be separated into sheets by tearing the strip along transverse lines of weakness, comprising a U-shaped bracket with two arms interconnected by a crosspiece and each provided with a pin which is engageable in one of the ends of the roll core, and means for retaining the bracket.
  • a common type of support merely comprises a cross­piece with which the two arms are rigid or hinged.
  • the crosspiece is provided, on its rear, with a bi-adhesive strip for fixing it to a vertical wall and also has holes through which any fixing screws can pass.
  • the aim of the invention is to provide a support of the type under consideration which makes it possible to detach a sheet or a series of sheets using only one hand.
  • this aim is achieved by means of a support of the abovementioned type, charac­terized in that the means for retaining the bracket com­prise a mounting block in which the crosspiece of the bracket is mounted rotatably in the manner of a spindle so as to allow the arms and the roll to swing angularly in unison about an axis parallel to that of the roll, and in that the mounting block has a rubbing surface relative to which the roll can be displaced owing to the fact that the arms are able to swing, the support being intended to receive the roll so that the strip is unwound on the opposite side of the roll in relation to the rubbing surface, the arrangement being such that a pulling force exerted on the unwound part of the strip in a direction such as to keep the roll against the rubbing surface produces in the arms a self-locking torque in order to press the roll against the rubbing surface with increasing firmness as the pulling force becomes greater.
  • the end of the strip is gripped, using only one hand if necessary, and is pulled in a direction so as to separate the roll from the rubbing surface, until the length of strip equivalent to the sheet or to the series of sheets to be removed is unwound.
  • the pulling direction is changed so as to press the roll against the rubbing surface.
  • a self-locking torque is thereby created in the arms, as a result of which the roll is locked against the rubbing surface, and tearing is then performed along the line of weakness.
  • the grip on the strip must not be released when the pulling direction is changed.
  • the document US-A-2 834 557 discloses a horizontal plate with a swingable bracket which supports a paper roll.
  • the paper roll rests with friction on the plate. Friction between the roll and the plate has the effect of braking the rotation of the roll when the paper is being pulled.
  • This device does not allow to obtain the purpose of the invention because it does not permit to pull the paper in an obliquous direction with respect to the plate.
  • table supports for rolls which comprise a base provided with an upright L-shaped strut.
  • the roll is rotatably mounted between the base and the upper arm, by means of which it is main­tained with its axis vertical.
  • a situation of this type may be one in which the roll needs to be transported from the wall on which it is hanging to a luncheon table in order to use the sheets as napkins.
  • a preferred embodiment of the support according to the invention is capable of being subjected to this type of transformation and also possesses the above-mentioned "self-locking" feature.
  • the support is cha­rachterized in that the mounting block has a socket inside which the crosspiece of the bracket can be supported horizontally in a detachable manner so as to allow the removal of the strip from the top downwards, and in that at least one of the arms of the bracket is shaped in such a way as to form a base for resting, on a horizontal surface, the bracket separated from the mounting block, with the axis of the roll oriented vertically so as to allow the strip to be removed from the roll in the horizontal direction.
  • a support according to the invention represents a device with a dual use in the sense that the bracket with its roll can be transferred from the wall mounting block to a table or another supporting surface, and viceversa, without the need for handling the roll alone.
  • the mounting block moreover, constitutes the element which is used to store away the bracket, or the table support, which, when it is together with the mounting block, is hung up and does not take up space on a surface, shelf or other object.
  • a support accord­ing to the invention comprises two separate parts, prefe­rably made using pieces of moulded plastic material.
  • One of these parts is a mounting block 10 intended to be fixed to a vertical wall P ( Figure 4), for example by means of a bi-adhesive strip or screws.
  • the other part is a bracket 12.
  • the bracket 12 comprises a crosspiece 14 and a pair of arms 16.
  • Each arm 16 has an elongated and flattened shape and has, on its side facing the other arm, a pin 18 in the form of an annular projection.
  • the pins 18 are intended to engage, in a known manner, inside the tubular core of a roll R of multi-purpose paper.
  • Each of the arms 16 consists, for the purpose which will be explained more clearly below, of two parts in the form of flattened half-shells.
  • the innermost part, indicated by 20 has the pin or boss 18.
  • the outermost part, indicated by 22, is hinged in the middle of the innermost part 20 by means of an elastic button 24 (see Figures 7 and 9 also) snap-engaged in a corresponding tubular lug 26 of the innermost part 20.
  • the crosspiece 14 is shaped like a spindle and has a tubular structure consisting ( Figure 3) of a pair of aligned tubular sections 32.
  • Each of these sections 32 is formed as one piece with the innermost half-shell 20 of the corresponding arm 16 or, in any case, rigidly fixed to this half-shell.
  • the joining ends of these sections 32 are coupled to each other, towards the middle of the bracket 14, in sliding fashion and with radial play, all of which as indicated by 34 in Figure 3.
  • the two sections 32 are pulled into a mutually abutting position by an internal helical tension spring 36.
  • This system allows the arms 16 to be splayed in relation to each other, as indicated by broken lines 16a in Figure 3, so that a roll R can be mounted on the pins 18 and the core of a used roll removed from the pins themselves.
  • the mounting block 10 has a box-like shape, elongated in the direction of the crosspiece or spindle 14, and consists of two half-boxes 38 and 40.
  • the half-box 38 is provided with means for fixing it to the wall P, and the other half-box 40 has, amongst other things, a front surface 42, the function of which will be explained below.
  • Each half-box 38, 40 comprises lateral flanks, 44 and 46 respectively.
  • Resilient lamellar side lugs 48 extend from the flanks 46 ( Figures 4 and 5).
  • Respective pins 50 which are engaged in corresponding blind holes 52 in the flanks 44, are formed as one piece with these lugs 48. In this way, the two half-boxes 38 and 40 are hinged at the bottom so that they can open freely at the top, as shown in Figure 6.
  • the half-box 42 has, at the top, a pair of resi­lient hook-shaped lugs 54 which engage in corresponding rectangular openings 56 in the top part of the half-box 38 so as to keep the two half-boxes 38, 40 coupled together, as shown in Figure 4.
  • Substantially semi-circular, corresponding cavities 58, 60 are formed in the two flanks 44, 46, respectively, of each half-box 38, 40 ( Figures 4 and 6). As can be seen in Figure 4, these cavities 58, 56 define circular apertures when the two half-boxes 38 and 40 are coupled.
  • the tubular sections 32 of the crosspiece 14 are connected to the parts 20 of the arms 16 by respective cup-shaped end parts 62 ( Figure 3).
  • the openings 58, 60 form a socket inside which the spindle or crosspiece 14 is mounted in rotating fashion by means of its tapered end parts 62.
  • the rotational coupling obtained by means of the tapered parts 62 ensures good compensation of the play.
  • the roll R When the support is used on a wall, as in Figure 4, the roll R is mounted so that the strip N forming it is unwound on the opposite side in relation to the rubbing surface 42, and is normally held by gravity a gainst this surface.
  • the end of the strip N is pulled downwards in a direction such that the roll R is separated from the rubbing sur face 42; this is possible because the spindle 14 is mounted in the sockets 58, 60 in such a way that the arms 16 are able to swing.
  • the strip is unwound until the line of weakness marked L1, which defines the sheet to be removed, is more or less in the position shown in Figure 4 and a successive line of weakness is more or less in the position marked L2, or "upstream" of the rubbing surface 42.
  • the bracket 12 is suitable for use on a table, as shown in Figure 8.
  • the two half-boxes 44 and 46 are opened, as shown in Figure 6.
  • the hook-shaped lugs 54 are disengaged from the openings 56 by means of external pressure. It is now possible to remove the crosspiece or spindle 14 from the mounting block 10, as indicated by the arrow F2 in Figure 6.
  • each of the arms 16 is in two parts 20, 22.
  • an arm 16 As a base (the bottom arm 16 in Figure 8), its outermost part 22 is turned through 90°, arranging it crosswise in relation to the innermost part 20. This rotation is obtained by apply ing a slight force in order to disengage the small tooth 28 (Figure 7) from the impression 30.
  • the external part 22 arranged crosswise is held firmly in the crosswise position owing to the small tooth 28 which engages in another impression 64 ( Figure 9).
  • a cross-shaped base for supporting the bracket on a horizontal surface, such as that of a table, is thus obtained, without the need for other means.
  • the innermost part of the arm or of each arm 16 has, at its ends, projections 66 which, when the outermost part 22 is arranged crosswise, rest on the surface together with the external or bottom face of the latter.
  • the bracket 14 may be used advantageously on a dining table or other supporting surface in order to remove napkins horizontally from the roll R.
  • the crosspiece 14 is fixed in the mount­ing block 10 again, and the two half-boxes 38, 42 are closed up again.
  • locking is performed by simply pressing the half-box 42, this causing the hook-­shaped lugs 54 to snap-engage again inside the openings 56.
  • a base separate from the bracket and to be used as a support on a horizontal surface.
  • This base has a recess for removably receiving the bracket arm which is to be used as a foot to indirectly support the bracket in a stable manner with the axis of the roll oriented vertically.

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EP86830212A 1985-07-23 1986-07-17 Support pour rouleaux de papier pouvant être séparés en feuilles Ceased EP0210144A3 (fr)

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IT5361985U 1985-07-23
IT5361985U IT8553619V0 (it) 1985-07-23 1985-07-23 Sopporto per rotoli di carta separabili in fogli
IT5405285U IT206691Z2 (it) 1985-11-18 1985-11-18 Sopporto per rotoli di carta separabili in fogli
IT5405285U 1985-11-18

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2448541A (en) * 2007-04-20 2008-10-22 Ailwyn Edward Churchman A Toilet roll holder and dispenser for single handed use
EP2272413A3 (fr) * 2009-07-02 2014-11-26 Metallwarenfabrik Marktoberdorf GmbH & Co. KG Support pour rouleaux de papier

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US1586274A (en) * 1924-02-09 1926-05-25 Welch Charles Edwin Holder
GB420296A (en) * 1933-05-08 1934-11-29 Frederick Henry Reakes Lavende Improvements in roll holders
US2834557A (en) * 1955-03-10 1958-05-13 William S Graham Roll paper dispenser
CH437690A (de) * 1965-09-06 1967-06-15 Hakle Werke Hans Klenk Fa Halter für Papierrollen
DE1301030B (de) * 1967-10-19 1969-08-14 Hakle Werke Hans Klenk Halter fuer Papierrollen

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1586274A (en) * 1924-02-09 1926-05-25 Welch Charles Edwin Holder
GB420296A (en) * 1933-05-08 1934-11-29 Frederick Henry Reakes Lavende Improvements in roll holders
US2834557A (en) * 1955-03-10 1958-05-13 William S Graham Roll paper dispenser
CH437690A (de) * 1965-09-06 1967-06-15 Hakle Werke Hans Klenk Fa Halter für Papierrollen
DE1301030B (de) * 1967-10-19 1969-08-14 Hakle Werke Hans Klenk Halter fuer Papierrollen

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2448541A (en) * 2007-04-20 2008-10-22 Ailwyn Edward Churchman A Toilet roll holder and dispenser for single handed use
GB2448541B (en) * 2007-04-20 2009-11-11 Ailwyn Edward Churchman Paper roll holder
EP2272413A3 (fr) * 2009-07-02 2014-11-26 Metallwarenfabrik Marktoberdorf GmbH & Co. KG Support pour rouleaux de papier

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