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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841557 | Method for unloading a roll of material A roll of material is unloaded from a roll changer of a web-processing machine. The roll changer includes a first arm having a first axle journal and a second arm having a second axle journal. The roll of material is rotatably supported between these two spaced axle... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7802750 | Rolled sheet support mechanism and printer A rolled sheet support mechanism has two spaced-apart guide plates for accommodating therebetween a rolled sheet. A displacement member carries a pair of opposed, axially slidable bobbins and pivots between an attachment position wherein the rolled sheet can be inse... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7360740 | Telescopic carpet conveyor Apparatus for storing and dispensing portions from a bulk roll of carpet. The apparatus is portably mounted in a vehicle or the like and telescopically extends from the vehicle in position for the dispensing measured portions of the carpet from the roll, following w... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328993 | Printer A printer including a printhead which is displaceable at the level of a print surface in a main scanning direction and in a sub-scanning direction with respect to a substrate situated in the print surface, and a supply unit for storing the substrate which is dispose... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316369 | Coreless roll product adapter for recessed dispensers An adapter for dispensing coreless or solid rolled product from an existing recessed roll product dispenser is disclosed. The adapter also allows for rolled product to be dispensed from the existing recessed dispenser where the rolls being dispensed may have a large... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7284725 | Recording paper storage device A paper holder is attachable to a recording paper storage chamber of a printer. The paper holder has a loading lid to cover a part of the recording paper storage chamber. And a press mechanism to press the rolled recording paper to a paper-supply roller is incorpora... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7216665 | Retractable reel A retractable reel includes a housing having a front cover and a rear cover, the rear cover including a first opening and the front cover including a second opening, a trough extending radially inward from the second opening to a center of the front cover, the troug... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7185843 | Two high bathroom tissue dispenser A two high bathroom tissue dispenser is designed to provide users with a bathroom tissue dispenser that holds two rolls at a time. It is simply comprised of a housing, a pair of opposing side supports, and a cover. The housing has front, rear, side, and bottom walls... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7066423 | Solid rolls dispenser A dispenser for solid rolls of web material, includes a frame, a cover connectable to the frame, to together with the frame define a volume for storing a roll of web material from which web material can be dispensed, a frame roll support projection, and a cover roll... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6920742 | Portable membrane packing apparatus A portable membrane packing apparatus includes a holding-and-drawing rod, two reel connecting units, a first roller unit, a swaying plate, a connecting plate, a second roller unit, and four elastic compressing units. The first roller unit is axially assembled at the... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6837455 | Apparatus and system for quickly inserting or removing and holding a roll of toilet paper An apparatus and system for quickly inserting or removing and holding a roll of toilet paper along with its method of use which provides rollmounts which flex when a toilet paper or paper towel roll is pushed into the rollholder onto which each rollmount is installe... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6824091 | Holder device for recording sheet roll A pair of support members provided in a feeding part may selectively contain plural types of recording sheet rolls having different widths. In order to mount the recording sheet roll, the first and the second holders are attached to both ends of the recording sheet ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6820835 | Apparatus and method for coupling and driving a reel shaft A device for rotating a web material roll supported on a reel shaft having a pair of ends. The rotating device includes a female drive member coupled to one end of the reel shaft and defining an opening having a non-circular perimeter, such as a square opening. Also... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6557797 | Integral toilet paper roll and support spindle A method and apparatus for constructing an integral toilet paper roll and mounting spindle. The integral toilet paper roll and spindle includes a guide tube with the strip disposed around a longitudinal axis of the guide tube and a mounting peg moveably d... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6536696 | Printer having a paper supply roll rotatably mounted by a pair of bearing members A point of sale printer includes a paper supply mechanism rotatably mounting a paper supply roll within a frame through a resiliently mounted bearing member extending into each end of a central hole in the roll. The frame is manually pivoted between an op... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6503008 | Print media roll holder with multi-diameter core adapter A print media roll holder includes a multi-diameter core adapter for mounting print media rolls of different core sizes. The roll holder comprises a ring-shaped frame having a base portion provided with a guide rack which is used for positional adjustment... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6491252 | Winding core holding mechanism, roll medium holding device having the same, and winding device using said mechanism and device A winding core holding mechanism is described for holding at least one end portion of a winding core on which a thin medium such as paper, film, or cloth is wound. The mechanism comprises a base fixed in the axial direction of the winding core. A larger d... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6481661 | Arrangement for winding cables or the like The invention relates to an arrangement for winding a cable or the like on and off a reel with a center hole, which arrangement comprises two movable, substantially vertical support arms (1), which are supported by a frame structure and the free arm ends ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6450439 | Toilet paper roll dispenser A toilet paper dispenser for use in connection with conventional mounting brackets. The dispenser includes a U-shaped bracket having mounting points extending horizontally outwardly from each end which are configured to engage conventional toilet paper di... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6439501 | Dispenser of rolled-up sheet materials Device that enables a person to separate from a roll any length of flexible sheet material, typically toilet paper or paper kitchen towel. The moving parts of the device consist of a rotor, to which the roll is firmly attached, and an L-shaped braking arm... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6409120 | Dispenser apparatus and method The invention comprises a method and apparatus for more efficiently and easily dispensing paper products, such as toilet tissue, from commercial wall mounted dispensers. The invention may comprise spring loaded projections on the interior of the housing t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6386478 | Quick and sanitary paper roll dispenser An apparatus for holding a roll of paper having a mounting section with two arms extending outward therefrom. Each arm is hollow and includes an aperture on the inner surface of the arms. Pivoting members are mounted within the arms and are spring biased ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6360985 | Dispenser adapter for coreless rolls of products An adapter for converting a core roll product dispenser into a dispenser for a coreless roll product having a pair of depressions defined in the ends of the coreless roll. The adapter includes: (1) a mounting structure defining a central opening, the moun... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6328253 | Recessed rollerless holder for toilet paper or the like A rollerless device is disclosed for supporting a roll of material, such as toilet paper, within a recess within a wall, for example. The device comprises a shell having a semi-cylindrical cavity for receiving the roll and rotatable pegs mounted at opposi... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6315227 | Bobbin cores for sideless pre-wound sewing thread bobbins and methods of winding the same Cylindrical bobbin cores have at least one radially oriented slot formed in at least one end thereof. The slot is sized and configured to mate with a radially extending blade associated with the drive head of the winder so as to achieve positive rotationa... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6286781 | Holder for a roll of paper A holder for a roll of paper has a back plate, a hollow side extending laterally from each end of the back plate, a cavity defined in each side, an opening defined in one end of each side and communicating with the cavity, a through hole defined in each s... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6276629 | Roll support The roll support (10) is used for removably connecting a suspended roll (12) to a housing (14). The support (10) comprises two opposite supporting assemblies (20), each located on a respective side (22,24) of the housing (14). Each assembly (20) comprises... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6209819 | Device and method for automatic changing of film rolls Device and method for changing film rolls, with apparatus for holding a first film roll in a working position in which film can be pulled off and separated from the film roll as desired, and holding a second film roll in a standby position. The second fil... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6189828 | Sanitary paper roll dispenser A toilet paper dispenser which serves the dual role of providing paper roll support arms and a shields for the cavity in the support arms. When a paper roll is inserted into the dispenser, the edge of the roll contacts the shields pushing the shields into... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6186439 | Rolled product dispenser assembly A dispenser assembly for dispensing product arranged in a roll and the roll has a cavity disposed at each end of the roll. The dispenser assembly includes a base, a pair of arms having first and second ends and at least one roller associating with the sec... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6161604 | Web-up apparatus and method A web-up system is provided for a web-fed printing press, the web fed printing press having a plurality of components including a slitter mechanism. The web-up system includes either or both a web-up device and a ribbon winder. The web-up device is locate... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6092758 | Adapter and dispenser for coreless rolls of products An adapter for converting a core roll product dispenser into a dispenser for a coreless roll product having a pair of depressions defined in the ends of the coreless roll. The adapter includes: (1) a housing defining a central cavity and an opening at an ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5868347 | Rolled material holder and dispenser A rolled material holder includes rotatable disks as base members with pivotable arms for holding opposing open ends of a cylinder having a roll of material. The rotatable disks allow an installer to mount the holder on any surface without limitation to b... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5833169 | Large roll bathroom tissue dispenser with stub roll holder A bathroom tissue dispenser for holding both a large fresh roll and a remnant roll of bathroom tissues. The dispenser has a base with a spindle on a main support area of the base for carrying the large fresh roll of bathroom tissue. The base has a seconda... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5709350 | Device for transferring fishing line A rotatable shaft supports supply spools having new fishing line thereon and a take-up spool for receiving worn-out line. An electric motor is provided to rotate the shaft in a take-off direction. The motor by being energized applies tension to line as it... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5535955 | Apparatus for selectively placing yarn reserve windings on opposite ends of a yarn tube An apparatus for automatically forming yarn reserve windings selectively on either end of an empty tube prior to winding a yarn package thereon utilizes a threaded spindle and spindle nut assembly for supporting one of a pair of tube clamping plates for s... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5490625 | Paper towel and toilet paper portable dispenser An improved paper towel and toilet paper portable dispenser is provided, which consists of a housing having a cylindrical body, a pair of end walls and a longitudinal flap between the end walls, to provide an opening in the cylindrical body of the housing... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5337969 | Flying paster A flying paster is disclosed that achieves straight across splicing by utilizing web roll core drive technology. Splice calculations are based on input data sensed during preliminary acceleration of the new roll, which is disposed in a splicing position i... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5253818 | Dispenser for sheet material A dispenser for holding sheet material in a roll such as toilet tissue having a tubular hollow center. The dispenser may be incorporated into or attachable to a support surface or provided as an insert connectably supportable within an existing convention... | 10/19/1993 |
