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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967236 | Arrangement for attenuating vibration of a roll assembly An arrangement of attenuating the vibration in a roll assembly of a fiber web machine, in which assembly the roll (10) being rotatably suspended at its end on bearings in bearing housings (13a, 13b), and the bearing housings being ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7784730 | Device for covering a danger area on a roll changer and a method for controlling a device A device is provided for use in covering a danger area on a roll changer that can carry at least one roll of material to be directed to a rotary, web-fed printing press. A cover is provided with a drive that can move the cover. A control unit is provided to control ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7311286 | Toilet tissue roll holder axle with auxilary tissue An axle to hold standard toilet tissue rolls in common spring-held toilet tissue roll holders is provided that contains an auxiliary tissue roll. The axle shaft is constructed of two sliding, interlocking, hollow parts with an external spring compressed therebetween... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6969024 | Methods and apparatus for toilet paper roll holder vapor dispenser A toilet paper roll holder vapor-dispensing device configured with an internal material delivery system and high intensity volatizable material. A toilet paper roll holder vapor-dispensing device is configured with adjustable vents and may be configured to have a ta... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6772975 | Talking toilet paper roll holder A talking toilet paper roll holder comprises an elongated housing member and an elongated spring loaded shaft member having a longitudinal axis disposed of along a longitudinal axis of the elongated housing member. Each end of the elongated spring loaded shaft membe... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6705563 | Open shipyard wire feeder An open shipyard feeder for supplying a consumable welding wire on a wire spool to a welding gun. The feeder includes a frame having a base extending in a longitudinal direction between a forward end and a rearward end and which supports the feeder on an underlying ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6688551 | Methods and apparatus for toilet paper roll holder vapor dispenser The present invention provides a toilet paper roll holder vapor-dispensing device configured with an internal material delivery system and high intensity volatizable material. A toilet paper roll holder vapor-dispensing device is configured to increase di... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6628789 | Talking toilet paper holder Talking toilet paper holder with a hollow toilet paper holding spindle having closed ends, one said end having a compressable spring mounted shaft capable of inserting into a standard toilet paper roll holder, the opposite the end having a fixed shaft mem... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6460799 | Toilet paper holding device A toilet paper holding device for releasably securing a spare roll of toilet paper to a spindle includes a tubular member is which elongated and has a first end and a second end. The tubular member has a pair of apertures extending therethrough. Each of t... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6454204 | Rotatable supporting element The invention relates to a rotatable supporting element for accommodating winding tubes, plug-in adapters or the like with a supporting body and a casing, which surrounds the supporting body and is connected with it indissolubly in sleeve fashion and comp... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6446903 | Yard sign with dispenser A yard sign for dispensing plastic bags for use in collecting domestic pet waste for later disposal includes a display panel attachable to the ground and a supply of waste bags dispensed from the rear of the sign through a slot. The display panel preferab... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6402085 | Lock tight rolled paper dispenser An adjustable width rolled paper dispenser having a central adjustable locking rod captured between a pair of adjustable side brackets contained in the mounting base, the side brackets having locking channels to capture and secure the slotted ends of the ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6257780 | Ink ribbon cartridge having one undetachable spool and idle rotation preventing structure An ink ribbon is formed form a belt shaped sheet body, and is wound around a pair of tubes. Spools are detachably mounted at each end of the tube bodies. An ink ribbon cartridge includes side plates formed with supporting openings for supporting correspon... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6176183 | Cylinder cleaning device with shaft end distinguishing means According to the invention, there is provided a cylinder cleaning device for use with a cleaning fabric supply roll having a cleaning fabric wound thereon. The cleaning fabric is supplied from the supply roll and pressed against the outer surface of a cyl... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6056233 | Protective housing for bathroom toilet paper A cover system for toilet paper to protect the toilet paper from dispersal by children and pets comprising a wall-mounted plastic casing completely covering upper and lower rolls of paper. The upper and lower rolls are covered by respective upper and lowe... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6024323 | Dispenser for rolled tissue and the like A tissue dispenser comprising a hollow container forms an inner chamber for housing a roll of tissue. The container comprises two separable housing components which when separated enable the insertion of rolled tissue into the chamber and when fitted toge... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6016900 | Flexible, detented axle The present invention features a new type of spring-loaded axle. The spring-loaded axle of this invention has a single element. The single component of this invention has a specially-designed spring that acts both as a detent and an axle, all in one. The ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6000658 | Toilet paper dispenser A toilet paper dispenser in which a roll of toilet paper is supported on a rotatable spindle with a music box activated by rotation of the spindle. The toilet paper dispenser is equipped with an aromatic fragrance dispenser which is automatically activate... | 12/14/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5749539 | Dunnage-creating machine with plugless paper roll and method A cushioning conversion machine of the type that converts sheet-like stock material into resilient-like dunnage product has associated therewith a stock roll holder and loading method characterized by a pair of laterally spaced apart mounts and a stock ro... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5690300 | Interlocked core shaft A core or a core shaft is formed from a plurality of identical, extruded pieces. Each piece has complementary grooves on opposite sides, so that the pieces interlock. Each piece extends the length of the core or core shaft. The pieces are held together by... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5651510 | Apparatus and method for spooling stranded material Apparatus and method for managing stranded media for hand-working includes a base frame; a vertical spindle unit having a shaft, and first and second flanges. A guide for the media is manually movable during operation of the crank for axially dispersing p... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5588627 | Paper roller A paper roller having at least two pleated portions separated by a cylindrical portion. Each pleated portion comprises an accordion-shaped structure to facilitate installation of the roller in a bracket.... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5484119 | Device for controlling length of paper pulled from a wound roll thereof An inexpensive unit for removable attachment to the spindle of a roll holder for a roll-type paper product such as toilet tissue or paper towelling. The unit is formed from a flexible plastics material and includes a center section having an arcuate bight... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5340046 | Energy converter for a safety belt An energy converter comprises a sleeve with a sleeve channel. A longitudinal groove is configured in the wall of the sleeve channel. A shank of a bolt is introduced into the sleeve channel. An L-shaped deformation member having an arresting leg is introdu... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5292083 | Construction for securing a paper roll to a holder Multiple embodiments of a construction for exerting a force substantially along the longitudinal axis of a roll of paper towels supported between two side arms of a paper towel holder. The longitudinal force urges the side arms outwardly toward their maxi... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5215274 | Supporting device for toilet tissue A device including two plates fixed to a wall, a member fixed to each of the plates, a roller rotatably supported between the members, a helical groove formed in one of the members and having a channel communicated between the end portions of the helical ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5115993 | Tape reel support A motorized tape reel is carried on a mandrel shaft extending between a pair of brackets. At the first bracket, the mandrel shaft joins with a swivel ring which permits rotation and axial sliding of the mandrel shaft. The swivel ring swivels on vertical p... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4958170 | Multiple film width transport adaptor A film supply roll adapter includes a main support through which a rod having a flange on one end for receiving a film roll and another end attached to a cylindrical connector, an open section on the cylindrical connector is adapted to fit on a film roll ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4925102 | Kitchen and bath uses An air freshener holder is provided and consists of an elongated perforated housing for supporting consumable items therefrom and material located within the housing for giving off a fragrance to the surrounding atmosphere. The consumable items can be a t... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4901889 | Apparatus for mounting a tissue roll and dispensing a flowable substance An apparatus for mounting a tissue roll and for dispensing a flowable substance, such as cleansing foam, comprises a canister body containing the substance. The canister body is adapted to be coaxially disposed within a core of a tissue roll and includes ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4811910 | Chuck structure There are disclosed one-piece chuck structures for use in winding machines and particularly, but not exclusively, for use in high speed winding machines for the take-up of synthetic plastics filament. These one-piece chuck structures comprise a first elon... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4793801 | Method for retaining the configuration of an aperture formed through a coil This invention relates to an apparatus and method for retaining the configuration of an aperture formed through a coil when the coil is supported on a saddle. The saddle has a pair of spaced apart upstanding legs. The apparatus includes a first and a seco... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4741490 | Mandrel for applying wrapping material A mandrel for use in winding a web around an article, the mandrel including a support for a roll of the web, a handle rotatably attached at each end of the support and a brake which retards rotation of the support relative to at least one handle by an amo... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4695008 | Reeling mandrel for winding metal strips In a reeling installation for winding metal strips, a drivable and spreadable reeling mandrel (2) is provided, upon which an exchangeable lining (5) made of elastomer material is arranged. A reeling mandrel lining of this type treats the strip to be wound... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4671466 | Core-buckling tissue dispenser and dispensing method A dispenser and dispensing method for flexible web material that is wound into a roll on a readily deformable hollow core has a housing carrying opposed parallel guide tracks to guidingly receive roll core supports projecting from the roll ends and a spri... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4634067 | Holder for toilet paper and paper towel rolls A roll tissue dispenser having resilient members for supporting a roll of tissue by its center tube thus making a simple, easy loading and unloading device of this type.... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4565336 | Take-up spool for a device for applying and conveying a hose-shaped protective covering for a toilet seat In the take-up spool of a device for applying and conveying a hose-shaped protective covering for a toilet seat, a cavity is provided into which disc-shaped tablets can be inserted for deodorization and/or disinfection. The cavity has stops for securing t... | 01/21/1986 |
