Roll container

#The present invention relates to devices for containing a scroll, and more particularly to a childs drawing toy for storing a rolled web of material, unwinding selected lengths of the material web for use and rewinding the material web for storage.

#The present invention is particularly adapted for unwinding a web of paper upon which a child can draw or color pictures and rewinding the web of paper for storage.

#Traditional coloring and drawing books can quickly and easily become dog-earred and otherwise mutulated. Typically, when opened for use, they are folded back over the bound edge which prevents the pages from laying flat, and which eventually causes the binding to break leaving loose sheets.

#A better understanding of the present invention will be had by reference to the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein like numerals refer to like parts and in which:

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a device for storing and dispensing a web of material embodying the present invention;

#FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of the device of FIG. 1; and,

#The Figures depict a childs drawing toy, generally denoted as the numeral 10, having the features of the present invention.

#The drawing toy 10 includes a generally cylindrically shaped housing 12, a hollow spindle 14 with a web of material 16 wound thereon adapted to be installed within the housing 12, and an end cap 18 adapted to be removably attached to one end of the spindle 14.

#As can be best seen in FIG. 2, the housing 12 includes two generally semi-cylindrical shells 20 and 22 which when disposed in mutually concavely facing closed relationship form the housing 12 as shown in FIG. 1. As shown, the first and second semi-cylindrical shells 20 and 22, respectively, are interconnected by hinge means 24. The hinge means 24 interconnects one longitudinal edge of the first shell 20 to one longitudinal edge of the second shell 22. Preferably, the hinge means 24 is integral with the first and second shells and is what is commonly referred to as a lining hinge. The hinge means 24 allows the first and second shells to be pivotally moved, relative to each other, between their concavely facing closed position (shown in FIG. 1) and an open position out of concavely facing relationship (shown in FIG. 2).