Fabric unrolling device
AssigneePhillips Petroleum Company
InventorJohn W. Gay
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Abstract
A device for unrolling a roll of fabric or the like supported on a roll core comprising a pair of endcaps secured under tension to opposite ends of the roll core and handle means attached to the end caps in such a manner as to allow the roll core to rotate.
Claims6
A device for unrolling a roll of fabric or the like supported on a roll core, said device comprising a pair of end caps adapted to fit over the opposite ends of the roll core, a spring means adapted for being passed through said roll core and attached to the end caps to put tension on the end caps so that the roll core is clamped between said two end caps, spring attachment means for securing said spring means to said end caps, handle attachment means adapted to be secured to the end caps and adapted to allow the end caps to rotate relative to said handle attachment means, and handle means secured to said handle attachment means wherein said spring means is a spring having each end connected to a chain, said end caps each have a hole through which the chain can be passed, said spring attachment means comprises a stop means which will limit the extent that the chain can be pulled outward through the hole in the end caps and swivel means which will prevent the chain from being pulled back into the roll core, and said handle attachment means comprises a loop on said swivel means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.