US1512849A - Toilet-paper-holder attachment - Google Patents

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Oct. 21 ,1924.

- J-- B. ISHAM TOILET PAPER HOLDER ATTACHMENT Fil ed May 15,

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Ma am, ATTQMEYJ Patented Get. 21, 1924.

TOILETPAPER HOLDER ATTACHMENT.

Application filed May 15,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. ISHAM, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Hampden, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Toilet-Paper- Holder Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices used in connection with rolls of paper from which the paper is torn off in sheets or lengths and consists essentially of a pivotally mounted, gravity frame having apart that may be either fixed or rotative to rest and bear on a roll of paper, which frame is perforated, slotted, or recessed for the passage of the paper from such roll, and provided with a knife or blade against'one edge of which such paper is torn off, all as hereinafter set forth.

This device or attachment may be either incorporated directly with a holder of any common or ordinary type for roll-toilet pa per, by being pivotally connected with such holder, or pivotally supported from a wall adjacent to such a holder.

Although my attachment is intended especially for use in connection with toilet paper, it may he used in connectionwith wrapping or other paper which is supplied in roll formation and designed to be drawn off and detached in sheets or lengths.

In most forms of holders for roll-toilet paper the roll is loosely supported in the holder, and both hands are required in order to separate the sheets or tear pieces therefrom, and this regardless as to whether or not the paper he perforated, one hand being employed in holding the roll stationary while the other hand is engaged in tearing oi? the sheet or piece, and the primary object of my invention is to obviate this diiliculty and enable the tearing-off operationto be performed with one hand only.

Another object is to provide an attachment of this character which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in construction, affords satisfactory means for severing the paper, and withal is highly practicable and efiicient.

With this attachment the very act of severing the paper causes the paper roll to be securely held against rotation, so there can be no slipping of the paper strip, or other interference with the severing act.

- Other objects and advantages Will ap- 1923. Serial No. 639,123.

pear in the course of the following description. I i I I attain theobjects' and secure the advantages of m invention by the means illustrated in t e accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of a roll-toilet paper holder that is equipped with an at tachment which embodiesa practical form of -my invention, the upper portion of said holder and said attachment being in "section; Fig. 2, a top plan of said attachment and holder; Fig. 3, a front elevation of the attachment when the same is a separate and distinct unit apart from the holder, said at tachment being raised, and a fragmentary portion of a holder being shown below the same; Fig. 4, a side elevation and partial section of the parts and members shown in the preceding view, and Fig. 5, a top plan of a portion of an'attachment wherein a roller is substituted for the-fixed cross piece of the attachments illustrated in the other views.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout the several views. In each of the'first four views, a fragn'ientary portion of a wall is represented at l. In'Figs. ,1 and 2, a toilet-paper holder is represented, the same comprising aback 2 which is secured to the Wall 1 by screws, such as that represented at 3, and a pair of arm 4: extending forwardly from said back and having in each a slot 5. The slot 5 in each arm 4 opens through the upper edge of Sflld arm, and 1s provided to recelve one terminal of a spindle 6 that passes through a core 7 for a roll 8 of toilet paper. This is one of the simpler'types of roll-toilet-paper holders.

The holder just described, and to which my attachmentis applied, is but one of many types with'which the attachment 'may be used. e M p l ,The back 2'is extended upwardly and rolled over to form a central bearing 9.

InFigs. Sand 4; the upper portionof' a roll-toilet-paper holder back is represented at 10, the same being secured to thewalll by screws 3, as in the other example. This back has no bearing like'the bearing 9 with which the back 2 is equipped, but' in place of such a bearing a clip 11 is provided, the same being looped to form abearing 12.

The clip 11 is secured against the wall 1 above the back'10 by means of another screw 3. The bearing 12 corresponds with the bearing 9 and is for a similar purpose, as will hereinafter be clearly apparent.

The attachment itself as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 1, inclusive, consists of a i'ectangu lar frame 13 having therein a transverse slot 14 and a large opening 15, and provided at ,the rear edge with a rolled part 16 to form a pivotal connection with either the bearing 9 or the bearing 12', atthe forward edge with a severing blade 17, and between said slot and opening with a eross'piece 18. Preferablythe under. side of the cross piece 18 is .conveigand thefront edge of the blade 1 piece 18 merely for the purpose of improving the appearance or the device and rendering the manipulation of the same more convenient. The device could be I successfully operated and wouldprobably serve all practical purposes, if the aforesaid opening were not present therein. It: is necessary, howcver,rthat there be the cross piece 18 or an equivalent part to bearon the paper roll 8,

and to follow downwardly on said roll as the same diminishes in size, incidental to the withdrawin-g of thejpaper "therefi'om,'until 7 said cross piece rests on the core 7. To these ends the parts must be constructed and proportioned, paying particular attention to the location of the cross piece 18, The arrangement and construction should be such that the are described by the cross piece, when the frame 13 is swung on its pivotal connection, passes throughthe core 7, so that said cross pie'ce finally comes to rest'on core, It is this cross piece that holds the roll 8 stationary while the paper is being torn off, as will be more fully explained hereinafter.

The slot 14: is necessary in order that the paper may, asis necessary, be passed upwardlyfrom beneath the cross piece 18 throughsaid slot-and over the blade 17 and the severing edge 19 thereof Being loosely pivoted at the back end,-the frame 13 has a constant tendency to swing downwardly by gravity, and the practicability and efficiency of the attachment are due largely to such tendency.

The practical functioning of the attachment is described as follows, and this whether said attachment be connected directly with the toilet-paperholder, or 'directly with the wall above such holder, as when the clip 12 is used. v I

First, inorder to place the roll 8 in poroll sition in the holder, it is necessary to swing the frame 13 upwardly on and in its pivotal connections (9 and 16 or 9 and 12), thus leaving the space above the arms 1 clear for the introduction of said roll and the core 7 between said arms with the terminals of the supporting spindle 6 in the notches After the spindle 6 has been mounted in the arms 4, the frame 18 is swung downwardly until the cross piece 18 comes to rest on the roll 8. Then the leading end of the paper strip, as 20, from the roll 8, is passed upwardly througlrthe slot 14% and forwardly over the v olade 17, being left k dition and ready for use, in order toremove the first or leading sheet or length of paper from the roll 8, simply grasp the leading end of the strip 20, below the severing edge '19, draw said strip forwardly oroutlvardly in an approximately horizontal position until the required length passes over said ,Iedg'e,

carry said leading end downwardly into a position which is approximately vertical, and with a shearing movement tear the same on said severing edge from the strip behind. The downward pressure incident to the above-described tearing-off action and appl'ed to the frame 13 forces the cross-piece 18 hard against the roll 8 and prevents said from rotating during said tearing-off action. To obtain the second sheet or length ofv paper, apply the fingers to the leading end of the paper strip which is now resting on the blade 17, draw said strip forward the necessary distance or until the required length is in front of the severing edge 19, andthen tear off such length in the same manner as before. These operations are repeated until the roll 8 is exhausted and the ross piece 18 rests on the core 7, when the E 7 frame 13 isagain elevated, the spindle 6 and core 7 are removed from the holder, a fresh roll is slipped, onto said core, the latter with the new roll isplaced in positionin said holder, he strip from said i new roll is threaded through said frame, and the frame is swung down, until said cross piece rests on said last-named roll.

lVhen the frame 13 is swung upwardly and downwardly, the roll or pivot 16- partially rotates or rocks in either the bearing 9 or i the bearing 12, as the case may be.

if desired aroller may be substituted for the cross piece 18, as. shown in. Fig; 5. The

roller 21 is mounted on ands'ec'u'red to a spindle 22,, and preferably said spindle is provided at one end witha knob The spindle is journaled in the frame 13. The frame 13 in the present case is provided at the longitudinal edges on the top with flanges 24:-24', and these flanges afford bearings for the spindle 22. The knob 23 is outside of the right-hand flange 24. The frame 13 here has therein a large opening which is divided by the roller 21 into narrow and wide open spaces and 26 corresponding respectively to the slot 14 and opening 15 previously described. The space 26 is of no more importance than is the opening 15, except that it affords clearancefor the roller 21.

Although the roller 21 offers no resistance, like the cross piece 18 to the paper when the latter is drawn off of the roll 8, since said roller rotates under the influence of said paper, this may not be an important advantage, but, in the event the paper be torn off back of the severing edge 19, so that it is not convenient to grasp the leading end to draw it forward for the next sheet or length, said roller 21 can be used to advantage. In such event the knob 23 is grasped and turned in the direction to cause the roller 21 to actuate the paper forward over the severing edge 19, or into position on the blade 17, when said paper can be grasped without difiiculty. When the pa per is torn off, the roller 21 is forced hard against the roll 8 and holds the same against rotation, practically the same as does the cross piece 18. Otherwise the frame equipped with the roller functions in a similar manner as does the frame provided with the cross piece.

More or less change in the shape, size, and construction of this attachment, in addition to those hereinbefore specifically pointed out, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or exceeding the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture, an attachment, of the class described, comprising a frame having a transverse member adapted to rest on a paper roll, and a serveringblade at the front end, for the paper from such roll, with an opening in said frame between said transverse memher and said blade, for the passage of such ing such that the pull on the paper to sever the same on said blade causes said frame to rock downwardly on its pivot and said transverse member to bear on the roll and serve as a brake therefor.

2. The combination, in an attachment of the class described, with a member adapted to be attached to a wall, and rolled over at the top to form pivotal means, of a frame rolled over at the rear end'to form pivotal means adapted to be engaged with said first named pivotal means, and slotted for the passage of the paper from a roll below, said frame having a transverse member behind the slot therein to rest on such roll, and a severing blade in front of said slot, for such paper after it passes through said slot, the construction and arrangement of parts being such that the pull on the paper to sever the same on said blade causes said frame to rock downwardly on said pivotalmeans and said transverse member to bear on the roll and serve as a brake therefor.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, an attachment, of the class described,

pull on the paper to sever the same on said blade causes said frame to rock downward ly on said pivotal means and said cross piece to bear on the roll and serve as a brake therefor.

, JOHN B. ISHAM. Witnesses F. A. CUTTER, R. E. ALLBEE.

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