Paper roll dispenser

Claim 2

A paper roll dispenser comprising an enclosure having an access aperture in a lower portion thereof providing for paper dispensing, the enclosure being proportioned to receive first and reserve paper rolls in positions with the first roll at a dispensing station accessible through said aperture and with the reserve roll above the first and inaccessible through said aperture, spaced parallel spindles for mounting the paper rolls, and guide means establishing a path of motion for the spindles and providing for movement of the spindle for the first roll away from said dispensing station and for movement of the spindle for the reserve roll into said dispensing station and thereby provide for dispensing of paper sequentially from the first and reserve rolls from the same position in said enclosure.

Claim 3

A paper roll dispenser comprising an enclosure having a paper dispensing aperture, the enclosure being proportioned to receive a plurality of paper rolls in positions with one roll accessible through said aperture and another roll inaccessible through said aperture, spaced parallel spindles for mounting the paper rolls, and guide means including means establishing a paper dispensing station and meanS establishing a path of motion for the spindles and providing for bringing the spindles sequentially into said dispensing station for dispensing the paper of said rolls from the same position in said enclosure.

Claim 4

A paper roll dispenser comprising an enclosure having a paper dispensing aperture, the enclosure being proportioned to receive a plurality of paper rolls in positions with one roll accessible through said aperture and another roll inaccessible through said aperture, spaced parallel spindles for mounting the paper rolls, and guide means including means establishing a paper dispensing station and meanS establishing a path of motion for the spindles and providing for bringing the spindles sequentially into said dispensing station for dispensing the paper of said rolls from the same position in said enclosure.

Claim 5

A dispenser as defined in claim 2 and further including stop means for restraining spindle movement to bring a second paper roll to said dispensing station until the roll in said station has been substantially completely dispensed.

Claim 6

A dispenser as defined in claim 2 in which the roll spindles are provided with interconnecting linkage providing a multiple spindle unit unitarily removable from and insertable in the enclosure.

Claim 7

A paper roll dispenser comprising an enclosure having an access aperture in a lower portion thereof providing for paper dispensing and further having a loading door in an upper portion thereof, the enclosure being proportioned to receive first and reserve paper rolls in positions with the first roll at a dispensing station accessible through said aperture and with the reserve roll above the first and inaccessible through said aperture, spaced parallel spindles for mounting the paper rolls, and guide means establishing a path of motion for the spindles from the loading door to a position providing for dispensing of the paper rolls and providing for movement of the spindle for the first roll away from said dispensing station and for movement of the spindle for the reserve roll into said station and thereby provide for dispensing of paper sequentially from the first and reserve rolls from the same position in said enclosure.

Claim 8

A paper roll dispenser comprising an enclosure having an access aperture in a lower portion thereof providing for paper dispensing and further having a loading door in an upper portion thereof, the enclosure being proportioned to receive first and reserve paper rolls in positions with the first roll at a dispensing station accessible through said aperture and with the reserve roll above the first and inaccessible through said aperture, spaced parallel spindles for mounting the paper rolls, and guide means establishing a path of motion for the spindles from the loading door to a position providing for dispensing of the paper rolls and providing for movement of the spindle for the first roll away from said dispensing station and for movement of the spindle for the reserve roll into said station and thereby provide for dispensing of paper sequentially from the first and reserve rolls from the same position in said enclosure.

Claim 9

A dispenser as defined in claim 5 and further including stop means restraining movement of the spindle for the first roll away from the dispensing station until the first roll has been substantially completely dispensed.

Claim 10

A paper roll dispenser comprising a pair of roll spindles, linkage interconnecting the spindles, and mounting structure for the spindles having a channel formed therein for guiding sequential motion of the spindles into and out of a paper dispensing station, the guide channel being extended in a looped path and providing for insertion of the spindles into one side of the looped path and for withdrawal of at least one of the spindles from the other side of the looped path, and portions of said looped path being spaced from each other a distance less than the length of said linkage, the linkage including a pair of links pivotally interconnected and providing for swinging of the spindles toward and away from each other to accommodate motion of said spindles in said portions of the looped path.

Claim 11

A paper roll dispenser comprising a pair of roll spindles, linkage interconnecting the spindles, and mounting structure for the spindles having a channel formed therein for guiding sequential motion of the spindles into and out of a paper dispensing station, the guide channel being extended in a looped path and providing for insertion of the spindles into one side of the looped path and for withdrawal of at least one of the spindles from the other side of the looped path, and portions of said looped path being spaced from each other a distance less than the length of said linkage, the linkage including a pair of links pivotally interconnected and providing for swinging of the spindles toward and away from each other to accommodate motion of said spindles in said portions of the looped path.

Claim 12

A paper roll dispenser comprising an enclosure having a paper dispensing aperture and a loading doorway, a pair of roll spindles, Linkage interconnecting the spindles and providing for unitary loading of the dispenser through said doorway, and mounting structure for the spindles including a side frame having a channel formed therein for guiding sequential motion of the spindles into and out of a paper dispensing station in which the paper rolls are sequentially accessible at the same station through said aperture and thus from the same position in said enclosure and further providing for guiding of the spindles into and out of the enclosure through said doorway.

Claim 13

A paper roll dispenser comprising an enclosure having a paper dispensing aperture and a loading doorway, a pair of roll spindles, Linkage interconnecting the spindles and providing for unitary loading of the dispenser through said doorway, and mounting structure for the spindles including a side frame having a channel formed therein for guiding sequential motion of the spindles into and out of a paper dispensing station in which the paper rolls are sequentially accessible at the same station through said aperture and thus from the same position in said enclosure and further providing for guiding of the spindles into and out of the enclosure through said doorway.

Claim 14

A paper roll dispenser comprising an enclosure having a paper dispensing aperture in a lower forward portion thereof and a loading doorway in an upper portion thereof, a pair of roll spindles for a first and a reserve paper roll, and mounting structure for the spindles having a channel formed therein for guiding motion of the spindles after insertion thereof through the loading doorway, the guiding channel having a run for guiding the spindles downwardly to a dispensing station in which the paper is accessible through the dispensing aperture and having a run extended rearwardly from said station to an inactive station sufficiently remote from the dispensing station to permit the spindle for the reserve roll to move to the dispensing station.

Claim 15

A paper roll dispenser comprising an enclosure having a paper dispensing aperture in a lower forward portion thereof and a loading doorway in an upper portion thereof, a pair of roll spindles for a first and a reserve paper roll, and mounting structure for the spindles having a channel formed therein for guiding motion of the spindles after insertion thereof through the loading doorway, the guiding channel having a run for guiding the spindles downwardly to a dispensing station in which the paper is accessible through the dispensing aperture and having a run extended rearwardly from said station to an inactive station sufficiently remote from the dispensing station to permit the spindle for the reserve roll to move to the dispensing station.

Claim 16

A dispenser as defined in claim 9 in which the guiding channel has a run extended from said inactive station upwardly to the region of the loading doorway to provide for removal of the spindle for the first roll.

Claim 17

A dispenser as defined in claim 9 and further including means for restraining motion of a spindle from the dispensing station to the inactive station when the paper roll on the spindle still retains most of its paper but providing freedom for such movement when most of the paper has been dispensed.

Claim 18

A paper roll dispenser comprising a pair of roll spindles, linkage interconnecting the spindles in parallel relation at a spacing sufficient to provide for concurrent mounting of a pair of full paper rolls, mounting structure for the spindles having a channel formed therein for guiding sequential motion of the spindles into and out of a paper dispensing station, the guide channel being extended in a looped path and providing for insertion of the spindles into one side of the looped path and for withdrawal of at least one of the spindles from the other side of the looped path, and portions of said looped path being spaced from each other a distance less than the length of said linkage, the linkage including a pair of links pivotally interconnected and providing for swinging of the spindles toward and away from each other to accommodate motion of said spindles in said portions of the looped path, and spring pressed detent means yieldingly acting to retain the pivoted links in spaced positions providing for accommodation of a pair of full paper rolls.

Claim 19

A paper roll dispenser comprising a pair of roll spindles, linkage interconnecting the spindles in parallel relation at a spacing sufficient to provide for concurrent mounting of a pair of full paper rolls, mounting structure for the spindles having a channel formed therein for guiding sequential motion of the spindles into and out of a paper dispensing station, the guide channel being extended in a looped path and providing for insertion of the spindles into one side of the looped path and for withdrawal of at least one of the spindles from the other side of the looped path, and portions of said looped path being spaced from each other a distance less than the length of said linkage, the linkage including a pair of links pivotally interconnected and providing for swinging of the spindles toward and away from each other to accommodate motion of said spindles in said portions of the looped path, and spring pressed detent means yieldingly acting to retain the pivoted links in spaced positions providing for accommodation of a pair of full paper rolls.

Claim 20

A paper roll dispenser comprising an enclosure having a paper dispensing aperture in a lower forward portion thereof and a loading doorway in an upper portion thereof, a pair of roll spindles for a first and a reserve paper roll, mounting structure for the spindles having a channel formed therein for guiding motion of the spindles after insertion thereof through the loading doorway, the guiding channel having a run for guiding the spindles downwardly to a dispensing station in which the paper is accessible through the dispensing aperture, having a run extended rearwardly from said station to an inactive station sufficiently remote from the dispensing station to permit the spindle for the reserve roll to move to the dispensing station when the spindle for the first roll is moved to said inactive station, and further having a return run extended from said inactive station upwardly to the region of the loading doorway to provide for removal of the spindle for the first roll, and means providing against entry of spindles from the loading doorway into the return run of the guiding channel.

Claim 21

A paper roll dispenser comprising an enclosure having a paper dispensing aperture in a lower forward portion thereof and a loading doorway in an upper portion thereof, a pair of roll spindles for a first and a reserve paper roll, mounting structure for the spindles having a channel formed therein for guiding motion of the spindles after insertion thereof through the loading doorway, the guiding channel having a run for guiding the spindles downwardly to a dispensing station in which the paper is accessible through the dispensing aperture, having a run extended rearwardly from said station to an inactive station sufficiently remote from the dispensing station to permit the spindle for the reserve roll to move to the dispensing station when the spindle for the first roll is moved to said inactive station, and further having a return run extended from said inactive station upwardly to the region of the loading doorway to provide for removal of the spindle for the first roll, and means providing against entry of spindles from the loading doorway into the return run of the guiding channel.