Abstract:
There is prpvided a dispenser (10) for rolls of paper(12), including a housing with two spaced-apart sides (16, 16') and a rigid member (18) connecting the spaced-apart sides and one axle (20) extending between the sides, the axle having a plurality of rollers (22, 24) strung therealong and rotatable thereabout and being positioned to engage a curved surface of a roll' of paper placed in the dispenser. A plurality of the rollers is arranged for at least partial non-circular rotation wherein a point on the outer surface of the rollers ascribes an elliptical path while engaging a surface of the roll of paper. The rollers are arranged for elliptical rotation, which will impart to the roll of paper a rocking and wobbling motion, thereby reducing the contact, friction and drag between the surfaces of the roll of paper and the surfaces of the remaining rollers along the axis.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method of producing a roll of paper comprising the steps of providing a core, winding paper onto the core to form a roll of paper and removing the core from the roll of paper. The invention also extends to a dispenser (30) for dispensing a roll of paper produced by the method of the invention. The dispenser (30) comprises a magazine (32) for holding a number of paper rolls, controlling means (42) for controlling movement of the paper rolls in the magazine between a storing portion and a dispensing portion, and an outlet (44) having a dispensing opening (46) through which the paper can be dispensed. The dispensing opening has a central axis wherein the magazine is configured such that the first axis of a roll located inside the dispensing portion is parallel to the central axis of the dispensing opening.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method of producing a roll of paper comprising the steps of providing a core, winding paper onto the core to form a roll of paper and removing the core from the roll of paper. The invention also extends to a dispenser (30) for dispensing a roll of paper produced by the method of the invention. The dispenser (30) comprises a magazine (32) for holding a number of paper rolls, controlling means (42) for controlling movement of the paper rolls in the magazine between a storing portion and a dispensing portion, and an outlet (44) having a dispensing opening (46) through which the paper can be dispensed. The dispensing opening has a central axis wherein the magazine is configured such that the first axis of a roll located inside the dispensing portion is parallel to the central axis of the dispensing opening.
Abstract:
There is prpvided a dispenser (10) for rolls of paper(12), including a housing with two spaced-apart sides (16, 16') and a rigid member (18) connecting the spaced-apart sides and one axle (20) extending between the sides, the axle having a plurality of rollers (22, 24) strung therealong and rotatable thereabout and being positioned to engage a curved surface of a roll' of paper placed in the dispenser. A plurality of the rollers is arranged for at least partial non-circular rotation wherein a point on the outer surface of the rollers ascribes an elliptical path while engaging a surface of the roll of paper. The rollers are arranged for elliptical rotation, which will impart to the roll of paper a rocking and wobbling motion, thereby reducing the contact, friction and drag between the surfaces of the roll of paper and the surfaces of the remaining rollers along the axis.