Abstract: 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, axially movable relative to and supported on the base body.

Abstract: 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 installed. The rollmounts retract into the cylinder of the paper roll during use and flex out of the cylinder when the roll is removed. The apparatus and method allows for easy and convenient installation and removal of a roll with the use of one hand. The apparatus is usable in conjunction with existing toilet paper or paper towel roll dispensers or may be used apart with its own “U” shaped form.

Abstract: 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 roll. Each holder is provided with positioning grooves to decide the position of the recording sheet roll in the axial direction. A support member of the first holder is provided with one groove, while the support member of the second holder is provided with two grooves corresponding to the width of recording sheet rolls. The support member is provided to be able to expand and contract in the direction of the width of the recording sheet roll, and by the expansion and contraction, the groove is adjusted so as to meet the support member in accordance with the widths of recording sheet rolls.

Abstract: 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 cylindrical portion. An inner sleeve slidably engages a second side of the cylindrical portion. An interconnecting structure interconnects the inner and outer sleeves and is insertable into the selected openings in the end of the paper towel.

Abstract: 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 cylindrical portion. An inner sleeve slidably engages a second side of the cylindrical portion. An interconnecting structure interconnects the inner and outer sleeves and is insertable into the selected openings in the end of the paper towel.

Abstract: 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 holders; a rotation link for operatively connecting the left and right guide links with each other and moving them in leftward and rightward directions; a bottom panel secured with respect to a floor of a printer body, for rotatably installing thereon the rotation link; and a pair of elastic members having one ends connected to the left and right guide links and the other ends connected to the bottom panel, to apply elastic force to the left and right guide links.

Abstract: 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 roll. Each holder is provided with positioning grooves to decide the position of the recording sheet roll in the axial direction. A support member of the first holder is provided with one groove, while the support member of the second holder is provided with two grooves corresponding to the width of recording sheet rolls. The support member is provided to be able to expand and contract in the direction of the width of the recording sheet roll, and by the expansion and contraction, the groove is adjusted so as to meet the support member in accordance with the widths of recording sheet rolls.

Abstract: 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 disposed within the guide tube and resiliently urged towards an engaged position. The integral toilet paper roll and spindle further includes a detent within the guide tube adapted to secure the mounting peg in a retracted position until the toilet paper roll is inserted into a toilet paper holder.

Abstract: Adapters are provided for solid or coreless rolls of material dispensed in a roll dispenser. The dispenser has slots defined on the side walls thereof along which the adapters move. The adapters include a carriage having opposite side members attached to a transverse support arm. A pin is disposed on the outboard surface of each side member and engages in the slots defined in the dispenser side walls. A protrusion is disposed on an inboard surface of each side member and engages at least partially into a recess or divot formed in the sides of the solid or coreless roll.

Abstract: A spool for carrying continuous pipe or coiled tubing for a coiled tubing injector is dropped into a stand at a site and coupled to a rotary power source. The stand includes two axles, on either side of the spool, and a drive plate. The spool includes on each side a supporting hub with slot that allows the axle to slide into the hub and the slot to be closed. At the same time, a coupling member on the drive plate slides into a mating contact with a complementary coupling member on the spool. Thus, the spool is mounted and coupled to a rotary power source with comparative ease and quickness, facilitating use of multiple spools for both transportation and operation at the well site.

Abstract: 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 open position, in which the roll is installed and removed by moving the bearing members outward with movement of the roll, and a closed position, in which the roll is rotatably held in place, with outward movement of the bearing members being prevented by stops within the printer. With the frame in its closed position, a paper web is pulled from the roll for printing. An alternate configuration allows the printer to use a narrow paper roll.

Abstract: 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 designed to be able to butt against, at one of its ends which adapted for this purpose, the winding bar or the spindle, the shaft of the guiding bearing being driven to rotation by means of a sleeve rotating in the casing by a motor and the interior of the sleeve can move the shaft axially, all while being linked in rotation while the shaft of the guided bearing is mounted in free rotation. Each fixed casing is in the shape of a cylindrical casing of a jack in the watertight chamber which can move, under action of fluid, a piston attached coaxially to the guiding shaft or to the guided shaft such that the cylindrical casing is equipped at its lower end in a manner that allows extraction of the end of the shaft.

Abstract: A first supporting member is mounted detachably to one axial end of a supply reel around which an ink film is wound. The first supporting member has a rotating portion generating a braking force to rotation. A second supporting member is mounted detachably to the other axial end of the supply reel, and rotatably supports the other axial end of the supply reel. A winding reel winds up the ink film guided to it from the supply reel. A third supporting member is mounted detachably to one axial end of the winding reel and is rotated in a predetermined winding direction. A fourth supporting member is mounted detachably to the other axial end of the winding reel and rotatably supports the other axial end of the winding reel. The first and third supporting members are detachably supported by a first side plate, and the second and fourth supporting member and fastened to a second side plate.

Abstract: 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. The multi-diameter core adapter is pivotally mounted inside the ring-shaped frame on two opposing lateral pins inserted through the frame and through the core adapter for 180 degree rotation in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction depending on the size of core being used. The guide rack is part of a rack and pinion gear system used to vary the spacing between the roll holders in a reciprocal linear fashion.

Abstract: 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, the housing protects the paper from vandals and improper tampering, while still being configured for a simple reloading procedure without the necessity for using keys and the like to gain access to the housing. The apparatus may comprise spring loaded projections on the interior of the housing that are adapted to receive and suspend within the housing rolls of paper tissue. Doors within the housing are configured to allow insertion of a new roll of paper into the dispenser when located in the open position; further, such doors suspend the tail of the paper roll for easy access to the tissue user when the doors are in the closed position.

Abstract: 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 diameter reference portion is included, which is capable of axially moving in and out of the base and abuts an end face of the winding core. The mechanism also comprises a tapered larger diameter centering portion which is capable of axially moving in and out of the larger diameter reference portion and fits into the winding core of larger diameter. Also included is a smaller diameter reference portion, which is capable of axially moving in and out of the base and abuts an end face of the winding core of smaller diameter. A tapered smaller diameter centering portion is further included, which is capable of axially moving in and out of the smaller diameter reference portion and fits into the winding core of smaller diameter.

Abstract: 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 open position, in which the roll is installed and removed by moving the bearing members outward with movement of the roll, and a closed position, in which the roll is rotatably held in place, with outward movement of the bearing members being prevented by stops within the printer. With the frame in its closed position, a paper web is pulled from the roll for printing. An alternate configuration allows the printer to use a narrow paper roll.

Abstract: 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 that has a limited freedom of movement around a peg that can be added to any conventional roll-holding device. The free end of the roll is slid through a slit in one leg of the L. Directing the pull on the roll's free end up or down, the arm will bend slightly upward or downward. When bent upward, a smooth section of an opening in the other leg of the L becomes engaged with a section of the rotor consisting of a sprocket or gear (Variant A), or with a cylindrical surface of the rotor (Variant B), and thus the rotor/roll assembly is allowed to turn unimpeded under the effect of pull on the end of the roll.

Abstract: 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 roll securing device for securing a coreless roll product for rotation within the frame. The coreless roll securing device includes a pair of cooperating plungers. Each plunger includes: (1) a base, the base being fixed to the frame; (2) a distal end, the distal end having a radius of curvature; and (3) a central shaft, the central shaft connecting the base and the distal end and providing sufficient length so the plunger has a length at least as great as its widest dimension so the plunger is adapted to penetrate a depression defined at an end of a coreless roll product, so radial displacement of the coreless roll with respect to said frame is prevented during use. Also a method for installing a coreless roll of a product.

Abstract: 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 opposite ends, the left support member having a left adjustable core support ear integrated with a left guide wall and a left guide rail, the right support member having a right adjustable core support ear integrated with a right guide wall and a right guide rail, the left and the right core support ears respectively including a semicircular upper half securely coupled to the left and the right support members respectively and including a semicircular lower half movably coupled to the left and the right support members respectively, the lower halves being vertically adjustable and the connecting mechanism being laterally adjustable of its width.

Abstract: 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 paper towel roll. Each hub is rotatably coupled to an associated attachment portion of the support structure, each hub having a body having an axis and a resilient compressible sidewall having a maximum at rest diameter. The sidewall being radially compressible from the at rest position to a plurality of smaller diameters, whereby the sidewall is insertable into the open end of a plurality of differently sized cores. The paper roll holder can be placed in the housing of a paper towel dispenser.

Abstract: 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 into a first position where the pivoting members support the roll of paper. The pivoting members includes cavity shields that prevent the entry of debris into the arms and the springs are secured to the pivoting members and the arms so as to inhibit the springs from being dislodged. The pivoting members are further biased such that the pivoting members can be retracted into a second position as a result of a user moving the roll of paper against the pivoting members in a first direction.

Abstract: 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 slots that Is sightly greater than the radius of a solid or coreless roll. The carriage unit adapter includes: a pair of spaced apart arms joined by a connecting member having a front surface and a back surface, each arm having an outboard surface and an inboard surface including: (i) an outboard pin disposed on the outboard surface, the outboard pin configured to slidably engage a slot on an inner surface of a side Wall member of the dispenser; and (ii) an inboard pin attached to the inboard surface, the inboard pin configured to engage a coreless roll of material.

Abstract: 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 slots that is slightly greater than the radius of a solid or coreless roll. The carriage unit adapter includes: a pair of spaced apart arms joined by a connecting member having a front surface and a back surface, each arm having an outboard surface and an inboard surface including: (i) an outboard pin disposed on the outboard surface, the outboard pin configured to slidably engage a slot on an inner surface of a side wall member of the dispenser; and (ii) an inboard pin attached to the inboard surface, the inboard pin configured to engage a coreless roll of material.

Abstract: 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 mounting structure having a thickness so the central opening has a depth, the mounting structure attachable to a core roll product dispenser; (2) a plunger having a distal end, a central shaft, and a base; and (3) a resilient device connecting the plunger and the mounting structure so that the base of the plunger is located in the central opening and the central shaft and distal end of the plunger protrude from the central opening, the resilient device being configured so that the plunger is adapted to retract into the depth of the central opening when a force is applied against the distal end of the plunger and extend from the central opening when the force is removed.

Abstract: 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 diameter reference portion is included, which is capable of axially moving in and out of the base and abuts an end face of the winding core. The mechanism also comprises a tapered larger diameter centering portion which is capable of axially moving in and out of the larger diameter reference portion and fits into the winding core of larger diameter. Also included is a smaller diameter reference portion, which is capable of axially moving in and out of the base and abuts an end face of the winding core of smaller diameter. A tapered smaller diameter centering portion is further included, which is capable of axially moving in and out of the smaller diameter reference portion and fits into the winding core of smaller diameter.

Abstract: 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 rotational drive therebetween. In view of this interconnection between the core and the drive head, significantly less spring pressure needs to be exerted against the core by the tail stock of the winder.

Abstract: A device for dispensing and carrying tape having a C-shaped handle where both ends have openings. Two cylinders inserted through each of the openings form a spindle by which to dispense and carry tape. Each cylinder has a J-slot cut into its side to receive an engaging screw which attaches through the C-shaped handle. By turning each cylinder one way, the cylinders form a spindle by which to hold a roll of warning (or caution) tape. By turning the cylinder each the other way, the cylinders retract to allow installation of a new warning tape roll.

Abstract: In a yarn carrier holder for holding a yarn carrier during rotation of the yarn carrier as yarn is wound thereon, the improvement which includes serrations carried by the yarn carrier holder for cooperating with complementary serrations in the base of the yarn carrier for locking the yarn carrier against motion relative to the carrier holder.

Abstract: A thermal transfer printer including a chassis having opposing side frame members. A pair of cones are each rotatably mounted to one of the opposing side frame members. At least one of the cones has a convex surface with one or more teeth formed thereon. A spool is supported between the pair of cones, wherein the cone teeth engage an end of the spool for rotatably driving the spool. The spool has an elongated body with outwardly extending crush ribs which hold labeling media or ink ribbon thereon.

Abstract: 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 a plate member (30) operatively connected to the housing (14) and pivotable around a horizontal pivot axis. A spring (50) forces a surface of the plate member (30) toward the horizontal. A suspension member (60) is pivotally connected to the housing (14) for supporting a respective side of the roll (12). The roll support (10) provides a simple mechanism for removably connecting a suspended roll (12) to a housing (14) without the need of manually inserting a mandrel through the spool (16) of the roll (12). A method for connecting a suspended roll (12) to a housing (14) is also disclosed.

Abstract: 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 which is to be converted. The conversion assembly crumples single ply paper into cushioning dunnage and the cutting assembly cuts the newly formed dunnage into desired lengths, where the dunnage is allowed to fall into a container to cushion an item within the container. The cutting assembly interlock device permits activation of the cutting assembly only when the cutting assembly has fully moved into the proper, cutting position.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for centering a film spool or similar object. A quill or object support means arranged on either inboard and outboard ends a frame are used to engage end portions or flanges of the film spool. A pivot member provides translational simultaneous movement of both quills toward and away from the spool. The quills move equidistant relative to the centerline of the spool so that the centerline of an incoming web to be wound thereon will always align with the centerline of the spool.

Abstract: 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 the cavities and when the paper roll tube bore reaches the shields, the shields become re-positioned in the bore of the paper roll by a tensioning device.

Abstract: 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 second end of the respective arm. The first end of each arm attaches to the base and each second end extends outwardly from the base. The roller has a roll engaging portion which is structured and arranged to extend from the second end into the respective cavity of the roll when the roll is inserted into the arms.