Support system for rolled material

A support system for a rolled material moveable between a rolled configuration and an extended configuration, the support system comprising:

• a roller having a longitudinal axis, the roller adapted to be coupled to rolled material;
• a housing supporting the roller and having a dispensing passage through which the rolled material extends, the dispensing passage being positioned horizontally between a rear wall of the housing and the roller;
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• a cradle removeably coupled to the housing below the roller in a vertical direction, the cradle extending along a first longitudinal length of the roller, a position of a longitudinal axis of an arcuate portion of the cradle being horizontally maintained relative to the longitudinal axis of the roller both in the rolled configuration of the rolled material and in the extended configuration of the rolled material, the cradle being positioned directly below the longitudinal axis of the roller to support the roller in the vertical direction, wherein the cradle remains stationary as the rolled material moves between the rolled configuration and the extended configuration, and an overall longitudinal length of the cradle is less than an overall longitudinal length of the housing.

A support system for a rolled material moveable between a rolled configuration and an extended configuration, the support system comprising:

• a roller having a longitudinal axis, the roller adapted to be coupled to the rolled material;
• a housing supporting the roller and having a dispensing passage through which the rolled material extends, the roller being restricted to translational movement in a vertical direction while the rolled material moves between the rolled configuration and the extended configuration;
• a first stop member supported by the housing and positioned adjacent a first end of the roller;
• a second stop member supported by the housing and positioned adjacent a second end of the roller;
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• a cradle extending along a first longitudinal length of the roller, wherein the cradle is positioned directly below the longitudinal axis of the roller to support the roller in the vertical direction and the first and second stop members are configured to support the roller when the roller is unsupported by the cradle.

A support system for a rolled material moveable between a rolled configuration and an extended configuration, the support system comprising:

• a roller having a longitudinal axis, the roller adapted to be coupled to the rolled material;
• a housing supporting the roller and having a dispensing passage through which the rolled material extends, the housing including at least one stop member with limits the displacement of the roller in the vertical direction;
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• a cradle extending along a first longitudinal length of the roller, the cradle including a base coupled to the housing and a contact member supported by the base, the contact member and the base being positioned directly below the longitudinal axis of the roller in a vertical direction, the contact member being positionable to contact the rolled material, and the contact member remaining stationary as the rolled material moves between the rolled configuration and the extended configuration, wherein the roller is at a first vertical location when the rolled material is in the rolled configuration and supported by the cradle and the roller is at a second vertical location when the rolled material is in the rolled configuration, unsupported by the cradle, and supported by the at least one stop member of the housing, the first vertical location being vertically above the second vertical location.

A support system for a rolled material moveable between a rolled configuration and an extended configuration, the support system comprising:

• a roller having a longitudinal axis, the roller adapted to be coupled to the rolled material;
• a housing supporting the roller and having a dispensing passage through which the rolled material extends;
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• a cradle extending along a first longitudinal length of the roller, the cradle including a base coupled to the housing and a contact member supported by the base, the contact member having a contact surface made of a thermoplastic material and the base being made of a second material, the contact member and the base being positioned directly below the longitudinal axis of the roller in a vertical direction, the contact member being positionable to contact the rolled material, and the contact member remaining stationary as the rolled material moves between the rolled configuration and the extended configuration, wherein the contact member is removably coupled to the base such that the contact member receives the base member and is slidable relative to the base member along the longitudinal axis.