Paper towel holder

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1987-04-16

1988-05-03

Werner, David

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Coil holder or support

Spool or core

242 5554, B65H 1900

Patent

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047414863

ABSTRACT:
A device for holding and dispensing paper toweling in roll form, includes a base adapted to be mounted onto a supporting surface for supporting the device; a shaft for rotatably supporting the roll, the shaft including (a) a first shaft portion having first and second opposite ends; (b) a second shaft portion having a first end secured to the base and a second end secured to a first end of the first shaft portion so as to secure the first and second shaft portions selectively in either a co-axial relation or a perpendicular relation; and (c) a third shaft portion having a free end and being telescopically receivable in the first shaft portion in a retracted position when the first and second shaft portions are secured in the co-axial relation and an extended position when the first and second shaft portions are secured in perpendicular relation, whereby the effective shaft length corresponds all times to the length of the paper toweling roll; and a closure cap secured to the free end of the third shaft portion for restraining the roll on the shaft; and a tension bar slidably mounted in the closure cap and normally biased radially inward thereof to engage the outer surface of the paper towel roll.

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