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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006929 | End plug for a roll of material, roll of material and retention mechanism in a dispenser An end plug for a roll of material to be inserted into a retention mechanism, includes a receiving portion to fit into a hollow core of the roll of material; and a bearing member to fit into the retention mechanism. The bearing member includes a bearing pin having a... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002215 | Reel changer having a holder for supporting a material reel with a winding sleeve A reel changer is usable for supporting a reel of material that is wound on a winding sleeve. The reel holder includes a carrier journal and a plurality of driver elements. These driver elements are arranged such that they engage in a front of the winding sleeve. Th... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7988085 | System for dispensing paper in roll form, method of manufacturing such a roll, and roll of paper A system for dispensing a strip of absorbent product in the form of a roll, of the type comprising a roll, formed of a wound strip of absorbent product, axially delimited by a first lateral side and a second lateral side, a dispenser for dispensing the absorbent pro... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980507 | Insert for roll paper products The insert for roll paper products is pliable, preferably scent-impregnated, foam material that can be wrapped around a dispensing bar of a rolled paper dispenser, and resiliently grips the bar while adding friction to the total dispensing system. The dispensing bar... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975957 | End plug for a roll of material, roll of material and retention mechanism in a dispenser An end plug for a roll of material to be inserted into a retention mechanism, includes: a receiving portion for insertion in the roll, an end face for contacting the mechanism and a bearing member for insertion into the mechanism. The bearing member includes a beari... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7866596 | Recording-paper-roll supporting device and printer A recording-paper-roll supporting device includes first and second members. The first member includes an insertion portion, a supporting portion at an end of the insertion portion, and a support shaft at an end of the supporting portion. The supporting portion inclu... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7568653 | Adapter for a solid or coreless roll of hygiene paper An adapter (1) for a coreless or solid roll (R) of hygiene paper includes a first end (2) adapted to be attached in a dispenser and a second end (3) adapted to be attached to a side of a coreless or solid paper roll (R). The second end (3... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7537180 | Paper roll and paper roll dispenser The invention provides a paper roll, a bushing for a paper roll and a combination of a paper roll with a dispenser. The paper roll comprises a hollow paper roll core with two opposite extremities. The bushing has a cylindrical body press-fitted into at least one of ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7513453 | System for dispensing paper in a coreless roll, method of manufacturing a roll of this type, and roll of paper A system for dispensing a strip of absorbent product in a coreless roll, of the type including a roll and a dispenser for dispensing the absorbent product, of the type including a first guiding and positioning element which can be received in a first housing of the ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7438254 | Wind-off device A wind-off assistance device for coreless film rolls comprises two receiving element being insertable into a coreless film roll. The receiving element are connected to each other via a cylindrical connection element. The two receiving element are surrounded by a rin... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7367523 | Polarized tape dispenser A tape dispenser having a frame and a pair of opposed, unequal diameter hub mounts for rotatably mounting an adhesive tape roll thereon. The tape roll includes a hub about which the tape is wound and has first and second open ends with unequal diameter openings. Eac... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350992 | Center-justifying spindle assembly Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of di... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350463 | Spindle assembly Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of di... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341219 | Paper roll holder for a printer convertible between snap-in loading and drop-in loading of the paper roll A printer using a paper supply roll is provided with a capability for conversion between snap-in loading of the paper roll, in which the roll is snapped into place with the tubular core of the paper roll being held to rotate between a pair of bearing members, and dr... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7258300 | Carrier element A mandrel is utilized to support a roll of material. The mandrel includes a retaining element, which can be placed on an inner circumference of a roll of material, and at least one carrier element which transmits a torque between the mandrel and the material roll. T... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7108221 | Paper roll holder for a printer convertible between snap-in loading and drop-in loading of the paper roll A printer using a paper supply roll is provided with a capability for conversion between snap-in loading of the paper roll, in which the roll is snapped into place with the tubular core of the paper roll being held to rotate between a pair of bearing members, and dr... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7040502 | Dispenser for wet and dry interfolded sheets A non-refillable dispenser containing both premoistened and dry sheets is provided. The dispenser includes a housing having a polygonal shape. The housing has a first compartment configured to hold and dispense therefrom a plurality of premoistened sheets, and a sec... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036764 | Dispenser for wiping material and similar products A dispenser has an autonomous unit comprising: a roll dispenser for dispensing a roll of material, a cutting drum, and side panels. A rear profile of the side panels comprises an edge and corresponds to an internal profile of a case. A lower part of a lower face of ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025299 | Device and process for depositing the reserve of thread on the quills of open-end spinning machines Tailstock device to be applied to the cone-holding arm (26) of collection units (3) of spinning stations (1) of open-end spinning machines wherein the quill is engaged by a toothed tailstock provided with a skew pyramidal toothing on the face pr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6889933 | Tube plate for a creel A tube plate supported in a freely rotatable manner in a creel of a cheese-producing textile machine is provided with a tensioning cone that fits into the cheese tube and fixes it. The tube plate includes a base body with the tensioning cone and a clamping ring, axi... | 05/10/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6749149 | Paper towel holder A support arm for supporting a paper towel roll, having selected openings in one end, in a paper towel dispenser, and having a dispenser engaging arm portion, a cylindrical portion affixed to the arm portion, and an outer sleeve abutting a first side of the cylindri... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6695500 | Paper holding device for label printer Disclosed is a paper holding device for a label printer. The paper holding device comprises left and right holders for supporting both ends, respectively, of a paper roll; left and right guide links respectively locked to lower ends of the left and right ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6533214 | Device to support and drive a winding bar or tube-shaped spindle, in order to roll or unroll bolts of fabric A device to support and drive a winding bar or tube-shaped spindle designed to roll or unroll bolts of material of the type containing a guiding bearing and a guided bearing, each made up of a fixed casing in which a shaft can move axially, having an end ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6502781 | Dispenser apparatus and method A method and apparatus for more efficiently and easily dispensing paper products, such as toilet tissue, from commercial wall mounted dispensers. The dispenser may be reloaded, in most instances, in a single operation that requires only one hand. Further,... | 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 |
| 6439502 | Dispenser for coreless rolls of products A dispenser for a coreless roll product having a pair of depressions defined in the ends of the coreless roll. The dispenser includes: a frame; mounting device for permitting the frame to be mounted to a stationary surface such as a wall; and a coreless r... | 08/27/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6431492 | Integrated adjustable core support and medium guide device An integrated adjustable core support and medium guide device comprises a left support member, a right support member substantially parallel to the left support member, and a connecting mechanism coupled between the left and the right support members at o... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6390410 | Versatile paper roll holder and dispenser A paper roll holder for rotatably supporting a paper towel roll having a core with open ends. The holder includes a support structure having first and second attachment portions and two hubs insertable into the core of the paper towel roll for holding the... | 05/21/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6386479 | Coreless roll carriage unit adapter for dispensers A carriage unit adapter for solid or coreless rolls of paper material that are dispensed in a roll dispenser having slots defined on inner surfaces of side wall members thereof for receipt of said adapter and a back wall positioned a distance from the slo... | 05/14/2002 |
