US819682A - Toilet-paper fixture. - Google Patents

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' PATENTED MAY 1, 1906.

H. J. WILLIAMS. TOILET BAPER FIXTURE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30. 1908.

- To all whom it may concern.-

any position save that whic similar section at the opposite end which the oscillatory core UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

HARRY J. WILLIAMS, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED STATES ENVELOPE COMPANY, OF

SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. A CORPORATION OF MAIN E.

TOILET-PAPER FIXTURE N 0. 819,682. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 1, 1906.

Application filed January 30, 1906. Serial No 298,661.

guiding the pin into its socket when the core 18 swung into position. An axial pivot-pin D, on which the opposite end of the core is journaled and having a head d on its inner end, is hinged at its outer end in the end of the other arm, the hinge connection being preferably formed by a vertical pintle-pin E passing through the bifurcated ends e of the arm and through the end of the pivot-pin D, as shown.

e core itself is of such shape as to receive the oval roll of paper, .one edge being provided with a projection G, adapted to enter a Be it known that I, HARRY J. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Meriden, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet-Paper Fixtures and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description 0 the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to that class of toiletpaper fixtures in which the core carrying the roll and'the roll itself are designed to osci'llate, means being provided for preventing complete rotation.

In the form of fixture in which the inventionis preferably embodied it is designed to carry a roll which is elongated 'or substantially oval in cross-section and the lines of perforations or weakness determining the points of severance are substantially coincident and at or near one end of the oval.

The objects of the invention are, first, to

the rotationof the core normal ositioniwith a quick fiirt well calculated to loosen' the free end of the paper from the body of the roll and at the same time revent noise in operation, be caused by the contact of rigid stops or shoulers. For cooperation with the leaf-spring H the end of the core is provided with a projection I, two faces i of which are stop-faces and adapted to contact with the spring to check the rotation of the core in opposite directions. The two stop-faces i are so located as to ermit the core to turn somewhat more than alf a revolution, and while the projection and spring will ermit the core to be returned to position a t'er being opened for the application of a roll when the spring is in the space formed by the wider angle between the faces i the points of the projection and the portion i comprehended in the lesser angle between the faces 6 will contact with the spring and prevent the core from bein returned to place should an attempt be ma e to return it in an incorrect position. This portion of the be lost or stolen to render'the fixture useless, and, secondly, to provide a fixture in which the roll-carrying core cannot be returned to the sup orting-arms in is correct for the proper operation of the fixture.

In the accompanying drawings, Fi ure 1 is a perspective view of a ture em odying the present improvements, the roll bein shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a horizonta section with the core swung to its open position ready to receive a roll of is a detail sectional view showing theleafsprin and irregular-shaped projection on the core or cooperation therewith. Fig. 4 is a of the core, I showin the safety-stop shoulders.

so that parts cannot Like letters of reference in the several figinvention is applicable to fixtures in which ures indicate the same parts. the core is adapted to be entirely removed he body of the fixture (indicated by the from the supporting arms, for while in the structure shown the parts 0 erate as described the action would be t e same. were the pivot-pin not hinged in the arm. With the construction of fixture described it will be noted that the ture inseparable but it is impossible either to place the paper on the core incorletter A) is adapted to be secured to the wall or other support and is provided with forwardly-extending arms B, in the ends of O for the roll of ahung. One of the arms is provi ed for anaxially-sliding and an incline b for per is with the usual socket b spring-pin c in the core IO not only are the parts of I tion with the base and supporting-arms, of a' .0011? adapted to support the roll of paper, a

arms in any but I bination whereby these results up, and hence if it be in incorrect position the inconvenience attendant upon the removal of the paper is exceedingly aggravating to users until the roll is consumed or else the roll must be cut ed and wasted to correct the error.

The ultimate throw of the roll 1 may be checked Without bringing undue strain on the spring by means of the projection p on the core coming into contact with the shoulder p on the arm B, as shown in Fig. 4.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a toilet-paper fixture, the combinapivot-pin on which one end of the core is inseparably journaled, said pivot-pin being itself hinged to one of the arms wherebythe pivot-pin and core may be moved in unison and means for detachably connecting the core and other arm; substantially as described.

2. In a toilet-paper fixture, the combinationwith the'base, the forwardly-projecting supporting-arms,

one of which has a socket therein, and a pivot-pin permanently hinged in the end of the other of said arms, of a core all -pivot-pin mounted on for the roll of paper inseparably pivoted on said pin, and a sliding pivot-pin on the core adapted to engage the socket in the other arm; substantially as described.

3. In a toilet-paper fixture, the combination with the base having the forwardlyex-- tending supporting-arms, one of which is provided with a socket and a pivot-pin permanently hinged in the other of said arms, of a core inseparably pivoted on said pin, a sliding the core in position to enter the socket and stops cooperating to prevent the complete rotation of the core when in operative position, said stops being so positioned with relation to each other as to pre vent the entry of the corebetween the arms in any but the correct position for operation;

substantially as described.

4. In a toilet-paper fixture, the combination with the base having the forwardly-projecting arms and the leaf-spring carried thereby in proximity to one of said arms, of a core pivoted in said arms on axially-projecting pins and a projection on one end of the core having stop-faces adapted to contact with said spring to retard rotation of the core and a part intermediate said races adapted to engage said spring to prevent the entry of the core between the arms when not in position for the spring to cooperate with said stopfaces; substantially as described.

HARRY J. WILLIAMS. \Vitnesses 1 C. H. Wool), A. M. VVILLIAMS

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