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US 5,690,302 AGranted
Rotatable paper roll holder
OwnerCurtis L. Battsinventor
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Abstract
A rotatable paper roll holder for rotatably supporting a roll of paper for dispensing of the paper either from over or from under the roll, includes a mounting assembly for securing to a support surface such as a vertical wall. A yoke supports a spindle upon which a roll of paper can be rotatably positioned. An adjustable angle coupling secures the yoke to the mounting assembly and permits rotation of the yoke about an axis directed orthogonally through the spindle such that the paper roll can be oriented to unroll paper either from over or from under the roll as desired.
Claims7
A rotatable paper roll holder comprising:
- a mounting means for securing to a support surface;
- a yoke including spaced lateral yoke arms;
- a spindle positioned between the lateral yoke arms of the yoke;
- coupling means interposed between the mounting means and the yoke for supporting the yoke relative to the mounting means and permitting selective rotation of the yoke about an axis directed through the mounting means, said axis being orthogonally disposed relative to the a longitudinal axis of the spindle,
- wherein the mounting means includes a hollow interior and an axle aperture directed therethrough in communication with said hollow interior, and
- wherein the coupling means includes a first annular detent means positioned about said aperture, an axle projecting from the yoke and extending through said axle aperture and into the hollow interior of the mounting means, said axle terminating within said hollow interior in an end cap, second annular detent means on said axle, and a spring interposed between the end cap and an interior surface of the mounting means for biasing said second detent means into engagement with said first detent means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.