US 5,011,059 AGranted

Device for holding rolls of wrapping material

OwnerHarold Jennings, Jr., Carol A. Jenningsinventors

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Abstract

A device for holding a plurality of rolls of wrapping material and for cutting a selected depth of wrapping material pulled from a selected roll, comprising a housing having a front, a back and opposite side walls, and a rack between the side walls of the housing for holding the rolls of wrapping material with the rolls extending generally horizontally between the side walls, each roll being rotatable on the rack about an axis extending longitudinally of the roll. The rack is mounted for rotation relative to the housing on a generally horizontal axis for moving a selected roll or wrapping material into a dispensing position adjacent the front of the housing. A cutter extends generally horizontally at the front of the housing for cutting a length of wrapping material pulled from a selected roll in the dispensing position. A door at the front of the housing is movable between an open position wherein wrapping material may be pulled from a respective roll and cut to length, and a closed position for concealing the rolls from view.

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Dependent claims

A device for holding a plurality of rolls of wrapping material and for cutting a selected length of wrapping material pulled from a selected roll, comprising:

a housing having a front, a back and opposite side walls;
a rack between the side walls of the housing for holding said plurality of rolls of wrapping material with the rolls extending generally horizontally between the side walls, each roll being rotatable on the rack about an axis extending longitudinally of the roll;
bearings attached to the side walls of the housing mounting the rack for rotation of the rack relative to the housing on a generally horizontal axis, said rack being rotatable on said axis for moving a selected roll of wrapping material into a dispensing position adjacent the front of the housing;
means for locking the rack against rotation relative to the housing when a selected roll is in said dispensing position;
cutting means extending generally horizontally at the front of the housing for cutting a length of wrapping material pulled from a selected roll in said dispensing position;
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a door at the front of the housing movable between an open position wherein wrapping material may be pulled from a respective roll and cut to length, and a closed position for concealing said rolls from view, said rack comprising a shaft having opposite ends rotatable in said bearings, a pair of support members on the shaft adjacent opposite ends of the shaft, and trunnions on the support members receivable in the ends of the rolls to enable rotation of the rolls on their respective axes, said shaft being removable from said bearings without detaching the bearings from the side walls of the housing to enable the rack to be readily removed from the housing, and at least one of said support members being removable from the shaft when the rack is removed from the housing to permit rolls to be mounted on and dismounted from said trunnions.

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A device for holding a plurality of rolls of wrapping material and for cutting a selected length of wrapping material pulled from a selected roll, comprising:

a housing having a front, a back and opposite side walls;
a rack between the side walls of the housing for holding said plurality of rolls of wrapping material with the rolls extending generally horizontally between the side walls, each roll being rotatable on the rack about an axis extending longitudinally of the roll;
bearings on the side walls of the housing mounting the rack for rotation of the rack relative to the housing on a generally horizontal axis, said rack being rotatable on said axis for moving a selected roll of wrapping material into a dispensing position adjacent the front of the housing;
means for locking the rack against rotation relative to the housing when a selected roll is in said dispensing position;
cutting means extending generally horizontally at the front of the housing for cutting a length of wrapping material pulled from a selected roll in said dispensing position;
a door at the front of the housing movable between an open position wherein wrapping material may be pulled from a respective roll and cut to length, and a closed position for concealing said rolls from view, said rack comprising a shaft having opposite ends rotatable in said bearings, a pair of support members on the shaft adjacent opposite ends of the shaft, and trunnions on the support members receivable in the ends of the rolls to enable rotation of the rolls on their respective axes, said shaft being removable from said bearings to enable the rack to be removed from the housing, and at least one of said support members being removable from the shaft when the rack is removed from the housing to permit rolls to be mounted on and dismounted from said trunnions;
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a key on the shaft receivable in a keyway on said removable support member for preventing relative rotation between the shaft and the removable support member when the removable support member is on the shaft.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.