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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096495 | Spindle for a roll of web material A spindle includes two end portions, spaced apart from one another, with the two ends being of substantially equal diameters. The two ends are configured to interact with a support structure that is designed to hold a roll of web material. The spindle also includes ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7438256 | Rolled product dispenser The present invention broadly comprises an apparatus for holding and dispensing rolled products comprising a rigid linear core with a spindle attached to the exterior of the rigid linear core with at least one fin fixedly attached to the spindle. The fins are attach... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438255 | Suspended toilet tissue roll holder with auxiliary toilet tissue A wall mounted holder to support a standard toilet tissue roll, and within a suspended hollow axle contain an auxiliary tissue roll. The suspended axle dynamically alters position dependent upon the outside diameter of the supported standard toilet tissue roll. The ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431236 | Two-piece end plug for insertion into an end of a paper roll An end plug (1) for insertion into an end of a paper roll includes an inner (2) and an outer piece (3), the pieces being rotatably attached to each other and prevented from axial movement in relation to each other by at least one protrusion (... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416153 | Telescopic toilet paper holder The present invention relates to an improved telescopic toilet paper roll holder which substantially deadens the sound of a roll of toilet paper while being rotated; self-aligns and snuggly holds either a uniform or misshaped roll of toilet paper in place, preventin... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7364112 | Plug system in a dispenser that dispenses material from a roll of absorbent material A system used to rotatably support a roll of absorbent material within a dispenser. The system includes a plug pre-packaged only in one end of a core of a roll of absorbent material to be dispensed from the dispenser. The other end of the core is insertable into a b... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350742 | Pullthru paper towel dispenser A device for dispensing paper towel sheets from a web of sheets arranged in a roll and separated by rows of perforations, the device comprising a base member adapted to support a roll of sheets for rotation about an axis, a first guide bar fixedly carried by the bas... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7261253 | Rewind arms for plastic film slitting apparatus A winding core 1 of small diameter is mounted at each end on a locking core chuck 3 coupled to a shaft 14 supported by spaced bearings 4 and 8 located within a housing part 5 at the free end 6 of a rewind arm structur... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7210648 | Disposable/reusable core adapters A core adapter formed as a hollow cylindrical sleeve. A plurality of apertures extend through the sleeve, parallel to the sleeve's longitudinal axis. A plurality of radial apertures are formed in the sleeve for each longitudinal aperture. Each radial aperture is per... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7156341 | Ribbon core for universal mounting A versatile core has a tubular body with opposing ends and includes a circumferential wall for receiving the sheet roll. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart crush ribs project radially inward from the annular inner surface and extend axially between the en... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147179 | Reinforcement binding machine and reel used for the machine A reinforcement binding machine (20) capable of binding reinforcement (22) by winding wire (27) in loop shape around the reinforcement (22), wherein irregular parts (43) are formed on the peripheral surface of a reel mounting shaft... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6997629 | Supply items for printers and the like, and method of loading supply items Improvements that facilitate loading of supply items into data bearing identification or financial document production equipment. Supply items include web materials that are used in data bearing identification or financial document production equipment, and which ar... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6933036 | Non-skid floor mat design A non-skid floor mat for use in a golf car is provided to enable traction with one of a hard spike and a soft spike of a golf shoe. The non-skid floor mat includes a sheet of elastomeric material and nibs in the wall area of the mat. The nibs are sufficiently spaced... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923397 | Roll holder device for supporting recording material roll and supply magazine with the same A roll holder device is for use with a recording paper roll including a tubular spool shaft and continuous recording paper wound about the tubular spool shaft in a roll form. In the roll holder device, first and second holder cores are inserted in respectively first... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6817565 | Take-up shaft for cleaning cylinder device A novel apparatus and method of a take-up shaft used in the cleaning of a cylinder of a printing press. The take-up shaft includes features that allow the securing of a cleaning fabric from a supply roll without the need to physically fix or mount the fabric to the ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6622953 | Roll holder device for supporting recording material roll and supply magazine with the same A roll holder device is for use with a recording paper roll including a tubular spool shaft and continuous recording paper wound about the tubular spool shaft in a roll form. In the roll holder device, first and second holder cores are inserted in respect... | 09/23/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6422770 | Universal inked ribbon assembly for printing apparatus An inked ribbon assembly for use with a printing apparatus such as a thermal facsimile machine includes a generally cylindrical supply spool, a generally cylindrical take-up spool, and a sheet-like inked ribbon extending therebetween, with the inked ribbo... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6375116 | Core end plug for sheet roll material A core end plug for mounting a roll of sheet material on a shaft. The plug comprises a cylindrical band of stiffly flexible plastic material having ends defining a longitudinal gap therein. A plurality of radial webs extend inwardly from the band. A pair ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6361229 | Paper roll supporting device for an image forming apparatus A paper roll supporting device for an image forming apparatus includes a pair of flange members to be inserted into opposite ends of a paper roll. Each flange member includes a flange body made up of a flange portion and a cylindrical support portion that... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6328246 | Hold for rolls of a web-shaped material Holder for rolls of web-shaped materials, for example paper, nonwoven or foil, the holder including a shaft (7) intended to be inserted into the centre hole (5) of the roll (2), so that the roll can rotate around the shaft for unrolling the web-shaped mat... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6308910 | Paper dispensing apparatus A paper dispensing apparatus for preventing paper from unraveling from the roll. The paper dispensing apparatus includes a pair of bracket members adapted to be securely mounted to a wall structure; and also includes a first tubular member either being se... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6279849 | Magnetic chuck for unwinding of wire from a spool A coupling between a spool and a brake drum includes: a metallic base having a first axial opening formed therein for extension of a spindle therethrough; a metallic rim disposed about the first axial opening and integral with and extending in a generally... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6264129 | Mandrel mount The invention is an apparatus for converting sheets of paper into cushioning dunnage. The apparatus includes a supply assembly, a conversion mechanism, a cutting assembly and a cutting assembly interlock device. The supply assembly supports the paper whic... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6241180 | Apparatus for holding and dispensing rolled sheet material A rolled sheet material dispenser and holder that allows one to tear off a single sheet at a time without unrolling unwanted sheets. The apparatus is designed so that the moment of inertia of the core element and paper roll are sufficient to retard excess... | 06/05/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6036383 | Computer driven printer Apparatus for maintaining tension on a ribbon in a printer used for transferring an image, e.g., thermally, from a print head through the ribbon to a print medium. By maintaining ribbon tension and thus keeping the ribbon essentially without wrinkles, pri... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5992203 | Coil holder for a sheet bending brake A combined sheet bending brake, coil holder and cut-off mechanism that includes a sheet bending brake having a support base, and elongated fixed and movable clamping members carried by the support base so as to clamp sheet stock extending longitudinally b... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991963 | Supply roll member, sheet material dispenser apparatus, and stencil wiping assembly including the same A dispenser apparatus (36) permits dispensing from different model machines sheet material from a standard size supply roll (40), mounted as part of a supply roll member (38) on a support bar (46) having a locator (48a, 48b) which adapts the dispenser app... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988561 | Rolled product dispenser with braking mechanism A rolled product dispenser with an automatic brake and release, in which a compression spring maintains mounting shaft pressure to hold the product dispenser in a housing, with holding caps wedged into the ends of the roll that rotates coaxially with resp... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5938142 | Paper roll control device A sheet material roll control device that comprises a series of protrusions that periodically intersect with each other while the sheet material roll rotates. One set of protrusions are located on a base while another set of protrusions are located on a r... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5921499 | Tool for a disposable drum A tool for assembly on a drum to form a rotatable unit, to be placed in journalling equipment for rotation of the unit, is provided. The drum comprises a cylindrical sleeve and two end pieces and is designed to carry a coil of a flexible object, such as c... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5868342 | Apparatus for dispensing toilet tissue from coreless rolls Apparatus for alternately dispensing toilet tissue from coreless rolls of toilet tissue includes a dispenser having a cover movable between two positions to alternately expose rolls of coreless toilet tissue within the dispenser. A partition having an ope... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5823458 | Cable spool with a damping brake The present invention relates to a cable spool with a damping brake, which has a modified central supporting axle with a combination of circular and square parts. The circular sectional part of the supporting axle is used for supporting the spool and the ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5769350 | Paper magazine A paper magazine made up of a small number of parts and capable of rewinding paper pulled out of the case around the roll of paper in the magazine by turning the paper roll. The paper roll is supported on a roll support shaft provided in the magazine case... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5758843 | Toilet paper holder and disbursement mechanism A toilet paper holder and disbursement mechanism for use with a roll of toilet paper including a spring-loaded rod having ends that are adapted to be fixedly secured to an external mounting bracket; an inner sleeve disposed about the rod and axially align... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5725321 | Journal printer paper feed fault detection system for automated teller machine A system for indicating fault conditions in an automated banking machine includes a journal printer (12). The journal printer is supplied with paper from a paper supply roll (16). The paper supply roll is supported on a spindle (22). The spindle is engage... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5706692 | Combined portable sheet bending brake, coil holder and cut-off mechanism A combined sheet bending brake, coil holder and cut-off mechanism that includes a sheet bending brake having a support base, and elongated fixed and movable clamping members carried by the support base so as to clamp sheet stock extending longitudinally b... | 01/13/1998 |
