Calender

Claim 1

A THREE-ROLL CALENDER COMPRISING, A PAIR OF SPACED FRAMES, AN UPPER STATIONARY ROLL AND TWO LOWER FILLED ROLLS PROVIDED WITH ROLL SHAFTS EXTENDING BEYOND THE ENDS THEREOF WITH THE AXES OF THE ROLL SHAFTS BEING DISPOSED IN TRIANGULAR ARRANGEMENT, BEARINGS FOR SAID ROLL SHAFTS, MOUNTED RELATIVE TO SAID FRAMES OF SAID PAIR THEREOF AND COOPERATING WITH THE END PORTIONS OF SAID ROLL SHAFTS, HOUSINGS ON WHICH SAID BEARINGS ARE SUPPORTED, WAYS ON SAID FRAMES OF SAID PAIR THEREOF IN WHICH SAID HOUSINGS ARE RELEASABLY AND SLIDEABLY MOUNTED TO PERMIT SAID LOWER ROLLS TO MOVE IN SERIATIM AND SELECTIVELY TOWARD AND FROM SAID UPER ROLL, MEANS LOCATED BELOW AND ACTING ON SAID HOUSINGS OF SAID LOWER ROLLS FOR URGING SAID LOWER ROLLS UPWARDLY TOWARD AND DOWNWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID UPPER ROLL, A ROLL CARRIAGE BETWEEN SAID FRAMES LOCATED BELOW AND VERTICALLY ALIGNABLE WITH EACH SAID LOWER ROLL, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY RAISING AND LOWERING SAID ROLL CARRIAGE WHEREBY SAID CARRIAGE MAY BE MOVED INTO AND OUT OF SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENT WITH ONE OF SAID ROLLS TO SELECTIVELY PERMIT THE REMOVAL OF SAID ROLL HOUSINGS AND SAID ONE OF SAID ROLLS FROM THE FRAMES AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF SAID ROLL HOUSINGS AND SAID ONE OF SAID ROLLS WITH SAID FRAMES, SAID FRAMES BEING SO SPACED AS TO PERMIT THE REMOVAL OF SAID CARRIAGE FROM ITS POSITION THEREBETWEEN.