US2446103A - Linoleum dispenser - Google Patents

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July 27, 1948. T. PETTYJOHN ETAL LINOLEUM DISPENSER Filed May 29, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 (1 4 ii ii i f:- |I I v 1L1 v Inventor ii J I Tfieoabre Pezyblm Attorneys y 1948- 'T. PETTYJOHN ETAL 2,446,103

LINOLEUM DISPENSER Filed May 29, 1945 5 sheets-sheet 2 Inventor Attorneys Tlzeocz o e Pefz July 27', 1948. T. PETTYJOHN' ETAL LINOLEUM DISPENSER 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed May 29, 1945 771mm ei bhi [Ea/p21 T Sfz'ck] Patented July 27, 1948 2,446,103 LIINOIIEUM, DISPENSER, Theodor'e'Pettyjohn, Crosby, and Ralph T.

' Stickel, Deerwood, Minn. Y Application May 29, 1945, Serial No. 596,438

This invention has reference to a. device, the" 8 Claims. (Cl. 24272) purpose ofwhich, isto reel off and dispense desired lengths of linoleum or other materialfrom an original factory roll.

Another. object of the invention is to provide a rack for supporting a factory roll of linoleum, carpet or the like, in combination with a contractable roller upon which the dispensed goods or portion is wound whereby said portion may be easily removed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a linoleum rack having severing or cutting means including a straight edge and cutting board hingedly connected thereto.

A still further and a principal object of the invention is to provide a clamping and releasing means for the end of a length of material to be dispensed from a roll and severed, including a slatted roller a slidable disk expansion member operating in inclined grooves in the slots thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a linoleum dispenser in which a slatted drum expansible means for the slats and automatic means for the retraction of the slats to clamp and release the end of a strip thereof for dispensingany length and cutting off the same. i

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying illustrative drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of our de-'- vice, l i

Figure 2 is a broken away end view thereof,

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line 3--3 of Figure 1, v

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4- of Figure 3, i

Figure 5isa detail elevational view of an expansion device, a a l 1 Figure 6 is a detail of a drum operating as-- sembly, and

Figure 7 is a detail of a bearing member.

In the drawings illustrating our invention and in the specification to follow the same reference characters are used to indicate the same elements throughout.

The reference character ,IO, indicates our linoleum dispensing rack, the posts II and I2,

carrying the transverse bars I3, forming therack IE, to receive a pole P upon which a factory roll of linoleum is supported.

The principal features of our invention, however, is the expansible drum "5, and its associated elements, which will now bedetailed. This drum includes a shaft l'Lupon which is keyed at suitable intervals externally screw threaded collars" l8, upon which the internally threaded hubsIB, of the disks 2!], operate, the peripheries of which are provided on one side with bevels 2|, and on the other side with relatively narrow bevels 22. The bevels 2|, slidably seat upon the inclined walls 23, of grooves 24, provided in the innersurfaces 25, of the spaced longitudinal slats or bars 25 shown as three in number, and a single slat or bar 26' at the top diametrically opposite the lower bar 26 and made narrower as shown in Fig. 3, which form the periphery of the drum or roller Hi. The other lesser inclined wall 21, of the grooves 24, are adapted to be engaged by the bevels 22, of said disks 2B, and form stops for .the further movements of said disks.

Also supported at intervals upon shaft H, are the bearings 28, of upright bolts or arms 29, having adjustment nuts 30, screwed thereon and upon which seat the flange 3|, of an angle plate 32, which p1ate is secured in place on the members 29, by retainer nuts 33. The reversed horizontal flange 34, of plate 32, together with the upper surface 35, of membery26', form opposing jaws inclinedslot 45, of member l2. The shaft I'T,'is

rotatableby means-of a crank handle 46, and

when rotated in one direction and the members 26, held against movement, the screw collars l8,"

will draw the disks 20, up the inclines 23, push ing all members, slats or bars '26 outwardly, thus expanding the diameter of drum Hi. This action will causethe member 26, to move against flange 34, of the angle rail 32, and thus tightly grip theedge 36, of the linoleum 37. After this is accomplished further turning of the crank while allowing drum l6 and slats or bars 26 thereof to turn. with theshaft [1, will rotate the drum and thereby wind the linoleum off of the roll 31, and onto the drum I6. 7

When the required strip of linoleum has been i rolled onto the drum 16, the cutting board 4I, supported on the arms 48 and 49, pivoted to the rack at 50, is swung up upon the rolled linoleum, as indicated in Figure 2, then a straight edge 5|, is swung down over the board 41, whereby a knife K, may be operated against said straight edge to sever the linoleum from its original roll 31. The straight edge 5|, is one flange of an angle plate, the other flange 52, of which is bolted to arms 53, pivoted at 5 1, to members II and [2. When crank'46, and shaft H, are reversed, the disks will slide into slots 24, permitting the springs 38 to retract members 26, whereby the linoleum on the drum it, may be readily removed, such retraction releasing the inner edge of the lin o leum from said clamp members 26' and 34;

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be able to obtain.

a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection 'with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy de-gr scription is regarded as unnecessary.

resortedto, in actualpractice, if desired Having now described our invention that which tent 1,

1. Ina device as described, a slatted druminea in s dab vd k t d t en t e diameter of the drum,-mea'nsadapted to con-.

tract thedrum, including springs connecting the said disks ,va rack supporting the drum, and

5. In a device as described, a rack, a roll rotatably supported by the rack, a slatted drum having its axis rotatably supported by the rack and including longitudinally shiftable disks thereon having bevelled edges, said drum including slats having oppositely inclined grooves engaged by the peripheral edges of the disks to move the slats outwardly upon shifting the disks in one directionand adapted to permit said slats tomove inwardly upon shifting the disks in the opposite direction, springs connecting the slats to contract the drum, and clamping means carried by thedrum and axis thereof and actuated by the aiskstbnsm and release an end of material to be voundon the; drum and cut.

fif In a-device as described, a rack, a roll rotatablysupported bythe rack, a slatted drum having'itsaxis rotatablysupported by the rack and including longitudinally shiftable disks thereon A ,1 we claim as new and desire to procure by Letters clamping means carried by the drum andactul ated'by the disks to clamp-and release on e end of the material to be wound on the drum.

2. Inna device as described, a roll, a rack rotatably "supporting the roll, a slatted drum includ ing slidable disksaadapted to expand the diameter; of thedrum, means adapted to contractthe drum including springs connecting theslats and v H g eluding a fixed member on the drum' and ajifnov 'sla and normally contracting the drum and slide normally contracting the drum and -slide said in disks-,saidrack rotatably supporting the drum, a straight edge having side arms and clamping;

meanscarried bythe drum and axis thereof and actuated by the disks to clampand release one; dv i at ri ltt b W u d. a s; d am i.

and; severed 3. In a device as described, a roll, a slatted drumincluding-slats, means connecting said slats tween the disks and slats tocause said-slats to;

move; outwardly; ;and, adapted to: permit: inward movement thereof undenthe contracting means,

a straight edge having arms pivotall-y supported,

a rack supporting said arms, drum and rolh and; a cutting board having arms pivoted to the rack,;;-

said straight edge adapted to swing-over; the;

roll} to rest on they cutting board, 7

4." In a device as described, a-roll, a slatted drumsincluding slats, means connectin gsaid slats tad-raw the same together to contract the drum,

disksshiftably mounted on the axis of the drum tosengage the. slats, coacting means between the disks and slats to causesaid slats-to .mover oute wardly andadapted to permit inward movement thereof under. the-contractingmeans, a-straight edgehaving arms 'pivotallysupported, a rack sup portingfs'aid arms; drum and roll," and a cuttingboard having arms pivoted to the rack, ysaidstraight edge and board adapted to swing over thefroll with the straight edge resting on the board whereby the material maybe severed. i

arms engaged on the-shaitgsaid,shait rotating "opposite direction, springs connecting theifslat s" to lcontractthe d rui'nfand clamping means car-f ried by the drum and axis-thereof and actuated bythe disksto clamp and release an endof m'a'terial to be wound o'n'the drum and cutf and inable member expanded and contracted disks to grip and release the end pf a roll-off i5 material to be dispensedand cutoff.

7. In -a deviceras describedja rack a slatted drum rotatably supported by the rackand liav-l'v ing a shaft provided"with,threadeolsleeves, a" roll rotatably supported by the rack s'aid slattc zdrum includingshiftable diskshaving interiorly threaded hubs engaged on the threaded and having bevelled peripheral-edges sloping opposite directions, certain' of the slats havingtc oppositely inclined grooves, engaged by f th peripheral edges of the disks,- springs} connecting the slats and normally; contracting the Tdru independently-of-the; arms, one of the slat s ybei ingpositioned adjacent the arms, a clamping strip carried by; the arms adjacent to the slat, 5

whereby one end of the material'to'be wound from" the; roll onto the,,drum-may be clamped between said slat and strip, upon shifting they; disks longitudinally of the shaft; and meanson the rack" for severing the material-transversely lengthwise of the drum and roll. I 8. In a-device as! describe d-,- a rack, 'a slatted; drum rotatably supported by the rack and-.;hay jingt-a shaft "provided with; threaded sleeves; "a roll rotatably supported by the rack,-;saidjslattedw drum including slidable disks: havinginteriorly' threaded hubs engaged on the threadedasleey'es-- and having bevelled'peripheraledges slopingin opposite directions: certain of the slats having opp os'itly inclined grooves engaged "by-the peri'pheraYdges of the disks; springs-connect slats and normally contracting the dru'm 'arms engaged on the sh'af ujsaid' shaftf ro t" I pender'itly of the arms, the of' the slats "be ng positioned adjacent the jarms; a clampingstripl f carried by the arms adjacent to the (slats, where byj onie end of the .niaterial to be woundfrom the: rollgonto the drum' maytbeclamped betweem's'aid slatand strip, upon shifting the;disks:longitudi n lm -i es ei ae aig t 1 are i 2,446,103 5 6 arms pivoted to the rack at the sides thereof and REFERENCES CITED adapted Swmg over f W roll The following references are of record in the and a cutting board. having slde arms pivoted to file of this patent. the rack to swing over the roll, said straight edge adapted to swing over the board to rest thereon 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS and form a knife guiding means for severing the Number Name t material from the roll in desired lengths wo n 937,431 to Mar. 21, 1911 on the drum. 1,462,349 McCarthy July 17, 1923 THEODORE 2,097,287 McKenna Oct. 26, 1937 RALPH T. STICKEL. 1

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