Bearing for supporting rolls of paper

Claim 1

A bearing apparatus for supporting rolls of paper, said rolls of paper being wound on tubular cores, said bearing apparatus comprising: first and second mounting means spaced opposite each other for mounting a tubular core therebetween, each said first and second mounting means comprising; a first cone-like shaped member, said first cone-like shaped member being hollow and having an opening at one end and having a plurality of holes spaced along the periphery of the side wall thereof; a second cone-like shaped member having a shape for being telescopically slidably received in said opening in said first cone-like shaped member for moving between a first fully extended position to a second non-extending position relative to said first cone-like shaped member, said second cone-like shaped member having a flange, extending outwardly therefrom at one end away from another end which is received in said first cone-like shaped member, for being engaged by a means for causing said bearing apparatus to both move reciprocatingly in a horizontal direction and rotate, said second cone-like shaped member having a plurality of channels along the periphery of the outer side wall, each channel located for being in alignment with each hole of said plurality of holes in said first cone-like shaped member; spring means positioned between said first and second cone-like shaped members for urging said cone-like shaped members apart into said first fully extended position; and a plurality of plates, each plate of said plurality of plates received and slidable in individual ones of said plurality of channels and extending into a corresponding hole of said plurality of holes, each one of said channels having a tapering depth for causing said plurality of plates to project beyond the outer edge of said plurality of holes when said second cone-like shaped member is in said second non-extending position.