US2109097A

US2109097A - Rolled stock holder

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Publication number: US2109097A
Application number: US160805A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles E Bartram
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1937-08-25
Filing date: 1937-08-25
Publication date: 1938-02-22
Anticipated expiration: 1955-02-22

Description

Feb, 22, 1938. v E BARTRAM L 2,109,097

ROLLED S TOCKHOLDER Filed Aug. 25, 1937 n INVENTOR. char/e5 f. Barf/m BY W ' ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 22, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a holder particularly adapted to support rolled stock such as paper towels in the roll, wrapping paper, or toilet paper and, the primary object of the invention is the provision of an extremely simple rugged and durable holder that may be attached to a supporting element through the employment of but a single bracket.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rolled stock holder of the aforementioned character that has a spindle held at one end only by a specially formed rack, which spindle is provided at the other end thereof with a retaining element mounted upon the said spindle in a special manner so that the rolled stock is retained in position when the retaining member is in the operative relation thereto.

A further object of this invention is to provide a rolled stock holder which has a specially made spindle upon which is swingably mounted a retaining finger which is movable to a position at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the spindle from a position in longitudinal alignment therewith.

A large number of minor objects of the invention will appear during the course of the following specification referring to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a rolled stock holder made to embody the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section through the same taken on line IIIIII of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the holder.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of a portion of the spindle at one end thereof showing the retaining finger in the operative position, and

Fig. 6 is a similar view but with the retaining finger shown in the position where stock may be introduced to the spindle.

Heretofore, brackets or holders for rolled stock have usually required two brackets between which is positioned the roll of paper and each of which must be secured to the supporting surface such as the wall of a room. Through the employment of the holder embodying this invention, it is necessary to use but a, single bracket and the relation between the single bracket and the spindle is such as to render the holding together thereof positive and rigid.

The preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated, compfises a bracket 8 which is made up of a plate having a flange l0 disposed at right-angles to the main portion thereof at one end. This flange is perforated as at l2 to provide openings through which may pass screws or analogous fastening means to secure the holder in place. Bracket 8 is provided with a notch I4 which extends inwardly from the normal upper edge thereof, which notch presents opposed edges that engage spindle l6 in the unique manner.

Spindle I6 is an elongated cylindrical body having notches [8 formed therein adjacent to one end thereof. These notches [8 are in opposed relation as illustrated in Fig. 1 and the inner ends thereof are parallel and engage the sides of bracket 8 which form notch M as illustrated in. Fig. 3. This relation just described is established between bracket 8 and spindle l6 when the parts are in the operative position.

The other end of spindle I6 has a longitudinally inwardly extended notch 20 formed therein that creates a bifurcated end that provides longitudinally extending parallel ears 22 between which is disposed the retaining finger 24 of a special nature. This retaining finger has a slot 26 provided therein that extends longitudinally and inwardly from one end thereof. This slot 26 is limited so far as effective length is concerned by a transverse pin 28 which serves to restrict the longitudinal movement of finger 24 with respect to cross pin 30 which extends across notch 20 from one car 22 to the other. The thickness of retaining finger 24 is substantially the same as the distance between the inner faces of ears 22 and when cross pin 30 is at the innermost end of slot 26, finger 24 cannot swing about said pin 30. In this regard attention is drawn to Fig. 5, wherein is shown finger 24 in a position as shown in Fig. 1 so that any roll of paper which might be on spindle l6 cannot be removed therefrom.

When pin 30 is in the opposite end of slot 26, finger 24 may swing thereabout to a position shown in Fig. 6 which is in longitudinal alignment with the axis of spindle l6. When in this position, a tube or roll of paper may be introduced to or removed from spindle 16. One corner of finger 24 is arched or rounded as at 32 so that the finger may swing about cross pin 30 in one direction. This arched portion 32 is concentric with the axis of cross pin 30 so that movementfrom the position shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig. 6 and back might be accomplished with ease. Obviously, before any swinging about pin 30 can occur, it is necessary to move retaining finger to position pin 30 in the end of slot 26 closest to the end of the finger.

Manifestly, from the foregoing, it will be plain to one skilled in the art that rolled stock holders embodying the invention might be made to present appearances other than that illustrated and while the preferred embodiment has been shown and described, it is desired to be limited only by the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A holder of the kind described, comprising a bracket; a spindle secured at one end to the bracket and provided with a ;p2.ir;0f longitudinally extending; parallel ears at'th'e other end; a transverse pin in the ears extending across the space between said ears; and a retaining finger having a longitudinal slot formed therein adjacent to and spaced from one end thereof, said pin being extended through said slot, said finger being arched at one corner of said one end to permit its being oscillated about the transverse pin through an are when the latter is at the outermost end of the slot, said finger being of a width substantially the same as the distance between the ears the other corner of'said one end' servingas a stop for the finger, when the same is 10 at one end of its pathof travel and in longitudinal alignment with the spindle. V

. CHARLES E. BARTRAM.