Paper-towel rack

Claim 1

A RACK FOR SUPPORTING A ROLL OF PAPER TOWELS COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BASE, A PAIR OF POSTS MOUNTED ON THE FRONT FACE OF SAID BASE AND ADAPTED TO HOLD A PAPER-TOWEL ROLL BETWEEN THEM, ONE OF SAID POSTS BEING FIXED TO THE BASE AND THE OTHER MOVABLE WITH RESPECT THERETO IN A DIRECTION TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID FIXED POST, THE REAR FACE OF SAID BASE FORMED WITH HOLLOWED-OUT REGION HAVING A TOP WALL, SAID BASE HAVING A CHANNEL AT ONE END COMMUNICATING WITH SAID HOLLOWED-OUT REGION, A TONGUE SECURED TO SAID MOVABLE POST EXTENDING THROUGH SAID CHANNEL INTO SAID HOLLOWED-OUT PORTION, SAID TONGUE HAVING AN ELONGATED SLOT DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE POST, A PIN PROJECTING FROM SAID TOP WALL THROUGH SAID SLOT, MEANS SECURED TO SAID PIN FOR GUIDING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID TONGUE, AND A TENSION SPRING MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID TOP WALL AND SAID TONGUE FOR CONSTANTLY URGING SAID MOVABLE POST TOWARD SAID FIXED POST, SAID GUIDE MEANS COMPRISING A BUSHING SURROUNDING SAID PIN, THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF SAID BUSHING BEING ABOUT EQUAL TO THE DIAMETER OF SAID PIN AND THE EXTERNAL DIAMETER OF SAID BUSHING BEING ABOUT EQUAL TO THE WIDTH OF SAID SLOT, AND INCLUDING MEANS FIXED TO THE PIN NEAR ITS FREE END FOR PREVENTING AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BUSHING WITH RESPECT TO SAID PIN.