US1738721A - Web-dispensing device - Google Patents

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10, 1929. l ll.. H. MORIN 1,738,721

' wEB DIsPENsING DEVICE Filed April 27. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l Dec. 1o, 1929. L. H. MORIN 1,138,121

WEB DIsPENsING DEVICE Fuga Aprirzv. 1928 5 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOB L ou/.s' Mar/'f1 ATTORNEY Dec. 10, 1929. l.. H. MORIN 1,738,721

WEB DISPENSING DEVICE Fi1ed April 2v. 1928 5 sheets-sheet 3 Patented Dec. 10, 1929 i UNITED STATES maaar o-F'FifcEj YLOUIS H.1M0RIN, NEW .YORI,'N. Y., ASSEGNOR, BY 'MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, `{1'0 DQEHLER VENDVING MACHINES, INC., ,A YG0R15QRA'JIION OF jNEW 'XOR/K -wselSrEIvSInG.Darien Application filed April 27,

rlhis invention is a divisional part of that disclosed and claimed in applicationv Serial No. 238,288, filed 'December 7, 1927,- for coin controlled mechanism, which discloses this .s invention as embodied in a coin controlled vending machine. This invention V,relates to the dispensing Yfeatures as distinguished fromiand to the V exclusion of the coin controlled features-and relates more particularlt lyto the dispensing of ra folded continuous web Yof paper toweling. For the salie of clarity and simplicityof illustration, featuresof `construction relating more particul'arly tocoin .controlled operation have lbeen omitted from the drawings'. Among the objects'of'the invention Vare facility of manufacture, simplicity of construction, convenience fin luse, eective operation, and reliability. vAnother bbjectyis `to lpro- -20 vide a dispensing Vdevice ofthe Vkindabove noted which 'is 'p'articularlyfadapted to' be embodied in a commercial vending `machine in associated operating relation with'thecoin controlled mechanism disclosed in the above' 25 mentioned application.A Other objects and advantages will V-liereinafter appear.

The invention, as carried outin view of the will -Vnow described a-ndfthereafter the in-Y 'vention-Will be pointed out in claims ,.refer ence now being had-to the drawings, in which Fig. ll is a front elevation of a vending machine embodying the invention; y

Fig. 2 isa horizontal section substantially on the'z'ig-zagfline 2 -2'of Fig. l, with parts relating to coin control omitted;

Fig. `is a Avertical-sectionsubstantially on the line '3--3yof Fig. 4, :ta-ken -forthe most part -just bache-fthe f-ront plates-and *5 vfront door,-s'fhowin-g partsv of the delivery mechanism infront elevation, parts of the coin controlledmechanism being omitted.

"Fig.`f4; is a vertical section substantially on the zig-zag line -fiof Fig. y3;

Fig. l-5 is lforthe most Vspa-rt a1 vertical sec- 1928. sei-iai Np. 273,169.

tion taken on the zig-Zag line 5.--5 of F ig.j6;

vFig. 6 is asomewhat irregularvertical section substantially similar to Figli but showing some of the operating parts in side eleva- .tion and also lshowing the magazine'of the machine as empty; Y i v Fig. 7 (sheet l) is an individual rear elevation of a'rotatable operating gear 4and some of its immediately associated parts substantially 'as viewed from the vertical line 7-7 in F ig. 6 'or as similarly viewediin Fig. 4., an Y Fig. 8 is asimilar enlarged view :with the peripheral parts broken away to save space.

In the embodiment of the,` invention illustrate'dintheaccompanying drawings and'nojw to "be particularly described, kthe operating mechanism-of the machine is containedV withina rectangular easing box which may be formed of suitable sheet metal suchas 4steel by means of ordinary stamping and welding i operations. This `casing box has :a bottom l, back 2 fromwhich the' machine may be conveniently supported so as to leave its bottom clear, rightand leftside walls 3 and 4.-,

a front door 5' and aV coveror 4top door 6. lThe front door 5 is hinged along its right edge at 7 to the side wall 3 -andfthe top door 6 is hinged along its rear edge at 8 to the -back wall '-2.

The' front door 5 is cutout adjacent its left edge lto expose upper and lower front plates 9 and 1 0 of the yframework of the coin controlled mechanism (not shown), this framework Y also carrying operatingv parts. of the dispensing device. f Thelower front plate 10 is secured by-means of screws ll from the inside to a main frame plate l2 in parallel spaced relationtherewith. This main frame plate is provided with a plurality of flanges,

14. In the construction shown the coin controlled mechanism is carried by the swinging front door 5. This front door also carries a considerable number of parts of the operating mechanism vof the dispensing device of the Vpresent invention, as will hereinafter more clearly appear.

The front door also carries at the inside Y thereof a removable coin box shown as comprising a rectangular body portion 15 which is permanently closed Aat its front by a plate 16 secured thereto and which is provided at its left side adjacentits top and front with an opening 17 for the entrance of thecoins and through which they may be emptied out when thercoin box is removed. The front plate 16 projects beyond the box body 15.v to forni a flange` which .is lslidably received at the front Aofgibs Vproviding guideways onv theA doorV 5 so that the coin-box may be removed by upward sliding movement. This coin box maybe locked in place on the front door 5 by means of a key-operated lock 18 riveted to theinside of the door at the right side of the coin box and having a partially rotatable:

bolt orfcatch 19 to engage ina notch cut in the right side of the coinbox, as shown in Figs. 1 and2. This coin box'lock 18 is accessible for operation only. from the inner' side of the opened front door 5. Y

The casing structure' further includes a container or magazine box in the rear thereof,

the rear wall ofwhich isformed byfthe back wall 2 of the outer casing. VThis'magazine box is of rectangular shape and has a bottom- Ywall `or floor 2O spaced above the outer casing' bottom 1afront wall 21 spaced rearwardlyy from the front door 5 andV shown yas provided with a large central opening, a right side wall 22 spaced inward from the right casing wall' 3 and a left side wall 23 spaced inward to a somewhat greater extent fromthe left; casing wall 4. The right and left side walls 221 :below the guide wings 24 and .25,A extend outward to the respective outer casing walls 3 and 4 towhichxthey are secured. y y

`A paper towel. web' 28 is, contained in the magazine in the form of a folded continuous yweb of which the folds extend backward and forward in the container, forming a fan-fold packfrom the topof which an end portionofy `this web extends over and is guided by the top bead or rounded upper edge ofthe front wall 21, behind the guide wings 24 and 25 and Transverse bracing rods 26.y

continues downward and out through an exit slot in the casing bottom 1 where it is guided at its back by a rear guide strip 29 which is ycurved upward at the inside to form a rounded shoulder, and is guided at the front by an upwardly and downwardly bent or curve`r guide strip 30 spacedfrom'the lrear guide strip 29 andvwhich projects downwardly and y rearwardly at an f inclinationv Ybelowthe casing bottom lfwhere it isxprovided with a sharp cutting edge over which a strip of thetowel web 28 of the desired length may be torn off. Instead of the paper towel web 28 being in theform of a fan-fold pack, as shown, this web might be contained in the magazine in the formof a roll carried by a suitable spindle or the like. However, with the web 28in the folded pack form as shown,

a magazine of a given size will contain a greater length thereof, so that a machine of a given capacity lwill `be correspondingly smaller and more compact. It is obvious that this webneed not necessarily be paper toweling, but might be ay paper or other suit-k able web Vto'be used for any purpose desired.

, A visual indicator is provided for showing.

at any time upon inspection the size of the pack of towel web 28 contained in the magazine.

vwhich extends througha slot in the top of the left Vmagazinewall 23 and has arpforwardly extending shaft portion journaled in jrear This indicator comprises ja followerv roller 31 to rest upon ,the top of the pack, journaled iny a 4carrier bracket 32 which is pivoted on :the horizontally turnedend of. a rod forming an.,indicato r lever arm,A 33

and front supports 34 and 35V which are-se cured to the left casing wall 4. The forward end of this shaft portion is turned inward to form a pointer or hand 36 which may move at the front of an indicating plate 37l which extends from the frontsupportr35. Y

This indicator plate 37 is shown as graduated and as provided Vwtih the` upper and lower legends Full and P lmpty.` VThe indica? tion is visible through a window inthe front door 5 whichis closed by a glass plate 38 supportedby aholder 39 secured to thisl door.

The magazine bottom 20 is shown (Fig. 2)

as provided with a slotted opening into 4which the indicator roller 31 may drop (Fig. 6) when the supply of towel web 28 is exhausted,

thereby to givek a more positive indication of the pointer 36 thatthe magazinerequires replenishing. It Ishould alsof be noted that the roller 31, byreason of its weight, together with 'that of its .bracket 32 and lever 33,k acts as a restraining member for the web 28, as will hereinafter more clearly appear.

Near the lower left hand corner ofy they front door 5 the main frame plate 12 carried thereby is provided with-a keeper 40 to re ceive the lower end of a vertically slidable latch rod 41 which is guided through lower and upper ears/12 and 43 formed on theleft 1.0,` it .from the keeper 40. The` front door I.5

latch rod is turned iover horizontal-ly to engage beneath the `brace rods 26 and 27 Mfor holding lthe latch-rod down .and Lmay be -disengaged therefromy by rotating the latch rod, whereupon its spring 44w-ill disengage is further secured riln 1closed. .condition means of a ange along the4 forward Aedge of the top door v6 which :tits down overt-he i I upper edge'of this front door.. fvlhe top .door i' 6 is secured in closed condition by means of a. key-operated lock v lcarried thereby .to be operated from the outside of the ,casing and having a catch or vlockbolt .46 to engage V beneath a Vkeeper lug 47 riveted to the Vinner side of the front door t5. Thus by unlocking the lock 45 both of the doors f5 and 6 may; be opened or the top door y.6 alone may .be opened for replenishing the `magazine through its A'open top. Y

VCloseabove the vguide strips 29 and30and immediatelybelo'w the lower edge of the frontmagazine wall 21, which is shown as projecting downward below the bottom wall j 20,`the paper towel web28 Ais firmly gripped and securely held between `a kpairof substantially similar fronty and rear soft .rubber vfeed rollers 48 and 49' by which (under coin control, not shown) it is'normally` restrained against being pulled out. These rollersare respectively molded upon metal, such as brass, core tubes 50 and 51 soasto betirmly secured thereto. .Substantially similarbearing ends orv plugs 52 :and 553, Awhichmay be ,forme-d from the same die-casting,are respectively fixed inthe frontand rear roller core tubes 50 and 51 at their right-.hand ends. Also bearing ends or plugs V54 and 55 v'substantially similar to each other are .fixed in Y, the left hand ends of the respective front and vrear roller core tubes 5() and 51. The rear roller 49 is mounted within themachine casing body while the 'frontroller 48 is carried by the front door 5 to swing outward therewith, thereby providing vfor the easy insertion of the paper towel web 28 between these rollers. rvIt will be notedthat, theopposit-e edges of the web '-28may be conveniently passed laterally behind v.the opl. posed edges of the guide wings I24`and .-25, at the same time passing .between theends of-the bracing vrods 27, as -willbe vclear 'from Fig. 3. A

The outer ends of theleft handendbearf .ings `54 and 55 are lprovided respectively with similar i'ntermeshingspur gears 56 and 57 by which .the two feed rollers48f-and49 are positively Vconnected -together for cooperating rotation, butwhich 'will 4unmesh -when. the front door 5 .is opened. f-Also,

adjacent the ends of 'therespectiye , rollers 48 and 49.. Ea'ch fof the end'bearings54 Kand 55 together with its'two Vgears Vmay be `die-cast in one piece. The forward smaller spur jgear 58 on the .bearing end 54 is utilized for dr-iving .the two feed rollers butthe lcorrespondinx'g smaller gear 5,9 on :the .endbearing for the rear roller 49 is not used and isupresent only because, for convenience .of manufacture, .the same .die-castin'gis used [for 'forming the two end ybearings v54 and 55., `reach together with its gears cast thereon.

A shaft 60 for the rear 'feed roller v49 -is fiXed'in its endvparts 53 and 5,5ibeyond which it projects and at its V:reduced outer ends is I l journaled in `slots in the forward .ends of bearing .blocks 61 which areslidable horizontally in guideways 62 secured to .the .re-

spective side vwalls 3 and f4 of the casing. j Each of these guide brackets 62 isprovided Y with acoiled thrust springurgingthe ibear which the shaft .60 may .abut #to prevent the4 escape .of the rear feed iroller .49 when the front "feed roller 48 is swungawayfrom it.

the inturnedfends ofa bracketfbar y65 .which isr secured by rivets'as shown ,(Fig'. 1 tothe forms abearing forthe right hand bearing endV 52of this front roller'. The .lefthandfend of i this bracket barf 65 @has threadedthrough it l an adjustable `bearingscrew .671.which .forms j a cone -bearingfor rtheleftfhand fgear-earryj. ing bearing Vend54`of this front feed roller and whichis provided with a lock-nutf68.

The jfeed rolle-rs 48'a-nd 4 9 which in the Y vendingfmachine are normally .locked bythe coin vcontrolled mechanism) far-.e positively driven through the intermediary ,of-a trai-n of toothedgears. ,Y These intermediaryiorfconnecting gears, which are shownas :tive v:in j

number, are journaledon and carried `*leva downward extension of the mainframe plate 12. The Vsmaller spur gear .58 ofthe front., roller 48 is engaged by-anidler gear 69'ffwhich in turn is-engagedjby-a spur gear which ,at'the left side thereof. hasainiterggear .71

formed thereon.v `A spur-.gear .72si-milarrto the spur gear 0 and. havingfits axisat right anglesv thereto.Y has similarly yformedthei-'eon a miteri gear 73 vwhich engages withthe-miter l gear 71 ati therear 'side thereof. 'llhesetwoY spur gears :70 and 72together lwith'theirrre-A `f spective'mitergears 751 and 73, wh-iclr-mayabe f The front feed roller 48 `is journaledronv.

- formed :respectively iin one ..piece therewith, `may be substantial duplicates. The "latter` spur-gear .72 isfengaged-by an intermediary or idlerggearf74 locatedat itherightJth'ereof 'ma as viewed from-the front in Figs. 3 and5, this'spurgear 7 2 being behindfor at theback of the yintermediate gear'74 asviewedjfr'om the rightside of the machine in Figs. 4 andy 6 and being thusindicated by dotted ,lines in 'lhis train of gearing for rotating the feed rollers 48 and 49 is driven by power appliedV to the intermediate gear 74 `to rotate the latter,

Vby a large spur gear 75 located above the inn termediary gear 74 and having intermeshing driving connection therewith; This gear'75 l is thelirst' or initial gear in thevtrain or series of intermeshing gears including in the driving connections for the feed rollers 48 and V49, and this drive gear 75 at all times has a positive connection witlithese rollers, as aboveY or initial drive gear 75and for continuing itsv unidirectional operating rotation.

A power-transmitting connecting sleeve 76 which extendsinwardlyis provided Iwith a; head 77 jou'rnaled in atubnlar boss 78`:formed 0n the front ofthe lower front'frame plate 10.' @In the'y embodiment of the invention a shown, aV driving rnember'for` the operatingl member 75 is'coaxial with thisl sleeve' 6 andiA isshown as a disc 79 spaced rearwardly some? whatjbeyondthe back of the frame plate 12 and provided at its front with a hub sleevel 80 ournaled in a `bearing Vextending through the main frame plate l2'andat itsv rear this disc is'provided with a hub boss 81.v At its" forwardV end the hub sleeve 8 0 is provided with a square-shouldered diametral rib which seats in a corresponding complement-ary cli-- ametral groove in the rear end of thehub sleeve 76, as shown infdottedlines inFig. 4,

so that thereby` the'driving` disc 79 posi' tiv'ely connected to the sleeve 6 for unitary rotation therewith. I

The driving head i shaped tov form the cup element 'of' a fricing tion driving clutch of the cone type and'hava cooperating cone `element 82. A rotatable handle knob 83 has a-rednced hub portion journaled in the reduced outer end of the bore in the yfront boss Y7 8 andis positively Yconnected to the cone element 82 to rotate the V"latter lby means of a square-faced diametral` groove inthe handlegknob hub inwhich is seated 'a l complementary squareshouldered diametral ridgev on the adjacent outer face of the'clutch cone 82,'as is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. A handle shaft 8 4 vextends inwardly,v through the handle knob 83, cone" clutch element 82 and vlooselythrough vthe sleeve 76 and drivingdisc 79. This shaft has a head 85 fixed on its forward endfandfitting loosely in a bore or recess'86 in the front of the wingsl to engage and slide in longitudinal grooves inthe handle knob 83 at the outer endv o f its bore 86 (Figs. 1 and 4) A,y coiled com-A pression spring 87 on the handle shaft 85 is interposed between its head 85 and the bot# tom of the yenlarged ybore 86 in the handle knob. This-spring is adju'stably maintained under Vsuitable tension by a nut 88 on the in-vr ner. end ofthe handle shaft 84 engaging a.

washer 89 which abuts againstthe inner end of the hub boss 81 on the driving disc 79. The k spring 87 thus maintains the cln'tch elements 77 and 82 in frictional driving engagement. The cone clutch element 82 will slip on the cup clutch head 77 to prevent breaking'any part of the mechanism, which otherwise might occur.

In the embodiment ofthe invention shown',` the rotatable operating member or gear 75 is:

back to litl around the driving'disc 7 9 and apertured at the Vfront to fit around the disc sleeve 8O in the space between this disc and the bearingffor its sleeve on the frame wall l2; This operating'gear 75 'is further supof a vpair of screw ,pins` 91V` and 92.

der 93 which facesv in a clockwise direction (Fig. 5) and is shown as radial. A couplingl pawl 94, shown as of substantially lune shape,

to have in part a cylindrical surface and in part a concave arcuatesurface complemenl f rtary to the circular periphery of thev drive Y77 'of the sleeve 76 is" disc 79 and disposed immediately adjacent thereto, to be rocked` into its'peiiphe'ral notch so as tobe engaged fby its driving'shonlder 98,'passes through the operatinginember 75 ported upon the` Ydrive member 79 by means.

of. aback plate or cover plate 90, recessed or countersunk into the back thereof vand fitting around therdisc hub boss 8l which extends' throughit. `This plate 90 firmly secured. to the Yoperating gear 75, such asby means in a'rathcr deep arcuate notch. in the wallvof the circularrecess thereinfwhich contains the.' driving member [79.4 Inthe position vof the y operating member' 5 vshown inthe p Vthe pivotal 'axis of this pawl 94 is above the axis of rotation of the driving disc 79 sub-*5I stan't-ially in vertical alignment therewith, .i and thefleft edge or point of this pawl which `is to'be engaged by the driving vshoulder"93 is shown as circumferentially- `spaced 'there-.

from to a' vconsiderable extent.y

VThis coupling -pawl 94 is provided at the rear end thereof with anaXial stem orgshaft portion 95 whichis pivoted in the: back plate`- 90 of the operating gear 7 5 and prejects rear- Fig'. 5.

At its forward end thercoupling pawl 94 is provldedcoaxially therewith with a hat circularv headx97 which is countersunkinto the front face4 of the operating member 7 5V down to the forward face ofthe driving disc 79, a portion off' the operating member 75l being out' away inwardly to the drive disc sleeve 801:0- provide space for the pawl head 97, the periphery of which" is immediately adj acent't'his sleeve 80' (Figs. 4 and- 5.). Near its lower edge the pawl head 9.7 is provided with a forwardly projecting pin or stud 98.which lin the disengaged positionf yof the pawl 94 is positioned in radi-'al'v line with the axes of the pawl vand' they driving disc 79 ,andisr shown as directly below the pivotal axis of the pawl (Figs. 4, 5 and 7 In the complete vending machine this pawl stud 98 is utilized in effec-ting coin control of'K the pawl 94,' and itmay be disregarded so far aszthe present invention is concerned. j

Because of itsV general shape and its manner of operation, this coupling pawl 94 considered asa whole, may be termed a drive finger. This organization of the gear-forming operating member 75, with its drivingV member 79 and its clutch. pawl 94 both substantiallyv housed therein, provides v 'a very compact construction. At its' rear thisopera-ting member or drive gear is shown kas provided'with a wide projecting flange which forms a guide forthe towel web'28 to prevent the possibility of this web catching upon or beingtorn bythe adjacent end of the handle shaft 84 or that ofthe pawl stem 95. c

A coin may be inserted through arcoin slot 99 inthe lupper front plate 9, and when the coinis freed by the coin controlled mecha-- nism it will drop upon thel inclined iioor 10()4 of a! coin chuteand slide into the coin lbox 15 through its opening 17. This coin chute, whichV is formed on the main frame plate 12, also has an upper or top wall 101 tov assist in guiding theco'ins through the opening 17 into the-'coin box. A. Just aboveV the magazine bottom 29 the fron-t wall 21 of the ,magazine has a: tongue 102 struck backy therefrom which forms a recess at the fron'tther'eof'at the rear of a feeler as shown) vfor the paper towel web VThe feeler relates to the coin contro'lledmechanis'm,A A.Uponforward;or clockwise Yrotationlof the handle knob the driving shoulder93 of driving disc 79 will be. correspondingly moved towards the disengaged coupling pawl 94, and the pawl spring 9bl becomesjeffective ,y to rock the engaging end or shoulderofthe pawl 94l intothe pathof the advancing driving shoulder 93 of the rotatingdriving disc 79, as this shoulder now movesforward closely adjacent to the pawl, and the operating member 7 y5,conpled toits driving member 79,

is driven forward .,thereby.,` Thev rotatable operating member 7 5being clutched to its driving member 7 9-,is now rotating as aunit therewith. The driving disc 7 9y and thegearf v forming operating member 75 may now continue their rotation. Thus the operating member 75 maybe rotated continuously for thereby obtaining a strip ofthe paper'towel web 28 of any length desired.

In the complete commercial vending'machine, as hereinbefore noted, the clutch pawl 94 is coin controlled, thus to be made eective or ineffective.. In such case of course only a predetermined limited.y lengthvr of the towel web 28'can be obtained for each coin inserted, but a .strip of such web of any desired length lmay be obtained bythe successive insertion of coins.y As shown iin the drawings and above described, without. coin controhfth-e lclutch pawl 94 is at all times/.effective to couple the initial driving gear 75 toits driving disc79 for continnous, operation Vas above noted. Thus the machine is, fully operableas a dispensing device, either" with or without coin;-

control.,

It will be noted that the coupling pawl 94 Y forms acne-way clutch, so that reverse rotation of the-handle, knob 83 will be idley and ineffective to produce anyresult. It is ob- ,y

vious. that reverse. rotation communicated to the feed rollers48 and 49 would withdraw the endo-f the towel web 2.8 within the casing and out of engagement with these rollers,

which would render theimachine inoperable ford'elivering the'web..

'According to this invention the follower roller-'31 whichrest's upon thetop of the pack of the folded continimuswebl 28 is utilized for two purposes 'or` hasaf double function. .In view of the preceding description and as shown in the drawings,l it willl now be clear e that', besides serving to operate theindicat ing hand 36, this roller constitutes a restraining n'nember for the web. It presses down upon the top of theV folded web'pacl so as to hold down the folds thereof in compactrela'- tion land'puts the end portion, of the webVK underfrictionaltensionas it is withdrawn from the pack overthe top web. guide, formed from rising up looselyv Vio Ainthe end portion of the web which is drawn, ,without further restraint, over the top web guide and downward therefrom in dispensing. This prevents the Vclogging of the ma- 'chine and thetearing of the web.

' kThe follower roller`31'performsthis function by'reason of itsweight Asupplemented by the weight of its bearing bracket 32 and lcarrier .arm 33. It may be" noted that the follower roller 31 restrains that portion of the top fold of the web which is between this drawings and above particularly described,

within the principle and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

l. In a dispensingdevice, in combinatlon, a4 container for a 'pack of reversely folded continuous rweb in which the folds extend backward and forward, aguide for the web extending along'the front ofthe top `of the vrcontainer over whichthe webis drawn in dispensing, a pivot shaft extending at right 'angles to said web guide near the top and one side of the container, a swinging arm fixed to said shaft and extending transversely over the web pack in the container, a carrier bracket pivoted on thelfree end of said arm on an axis parallel to said shaft, a follower roller journaled on lsaid bracket on an axis parallel with said web guide `and pressing downuponrthe top 'of theY folded web for holding down the folds thereof and for putting the web under tension as it is Vdrawn over `said web guide, andan'indicating hand carried by the forward end 'of said shaft and Visible from the outside of the device at the front for giving a visual `indication'of the amount of web inthe web pack.

2. A dispensing device for a continuousV web'comprising a casing-including a hinged i front door, a transverse guide near the top of the. casing 'over which an Vend portion of a stock of web in' the casingis Vdrawn in dispensing, a rear feedroller journaled inthe casing body below' and, parallel with said guide,v and a yfront feed roller cooperating `with therear-'feed roller to `drawy the web Y' downward from*said'guidevandjournaledon theV door to swing outward therewith so as to provide for introducing the web between 4the feed rollers. ,A l A Y l I I f3. dispensing: Vdevice forV a continuous web comprising a casing including a hinged front door, atransverse guide near top of the casing over which an endportionyof a stock of web inthe casing may be 'drawn'v in dispensing, a rear fee'd e roller yjournaled 'the casing body below and parallelfwith said guide, a frontV feed roller cooperating with the rear feed roller to draw theweb downward from said guide and jo'urnaled onthe door'to swing outward therewith soas to provide for introducing theweb between the feed rollers, a yieldable spring journal mounting for the rear feed rollerfor pressing it'against thefront feed roller, intermeshing gears connecting together the front andrear feed rollers to be unineshed when -the door is opened, a rotatable handle knob at'the outside of the door mounted thereon with its axis at right angles to the axes of the feed rollers,

a train of gearscarried bythe front door at theinner side thereof includ-ingmiter gears and connectedto the frontfeed roller for 5 rotating the latter, and a rotatable driving j connection includin'rr a one-,wa clutch' between the first gear. in thetrainandlthe handle knob. t Y, 1, l .e

4. In a dispensing'devicey for Va continuous web, Vin combination, casingA including a front door, a container for the stock of web including a front wall spaced rearward from,

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the front door" andover the upper edge of which the web is drawnin .dispensing,and a guide wall for the web spaced rearward from `the frontdoor and at the front of theupper portionof the ifrontwalland slightly-'spaced therefrom in parallel relation therewith and between the rear face of which and theifront face of the rfront wall the outer end vportion of; the web is guided andv may4 pass freely downward in dispensing.l l `l *Y Y 5. In a d`spensing device for acontinuous web, in combination, aY container fora stock Y .ofthe webincluding a 'front -wall over the upperv edge of which anendportionof the web is drawn indispensing, and guide wings carried by the containerconnected thereto on opposite sides thereof` and extending inward at the front yface of the side ,margins of the front wall in parallelspacedrelationvthereto and substantially (,:oterminousV attheirfupper ends with the upper ledge of the front wall and forming unrestrainingmarginal guides for vthe end portion of theweb'at' the margins and edges thereof.

webv comprising an outer rectangular casing body having a bottom and a back wallI and side walls, a front door hinged to the for.-V

vward edge of oneof the sidewalls, atop cover door y hingedl to the upper-:edge ofthe back 6JA dispensing device forv a continuous wall, a rectangularcontainer,built-into .the

casing including afiloonwall extending for;-

Spaced relation above the-bottom ofthe cass lng and side walls spacedinward from .the side walls Vofthe casing anda'frontLwaH 'spaced rearwardly VvfrollaV the front door and Yward from the back wall of the-casin-g-.in

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over the upper edge of which the web is drawn downwardly in dispensing the web from a reversely folded pack thereof in which the folds extend forward and backward within the container, lateral extensions on the lower portions of the front wall of the container secured to the side walls of the casing, and guide wings for the edges and marginal portions of the web turned over inwardly from the upper portions of the side walls of the container at the front thereof in parallel spaced guiding relation with the front face of the upper portion of the front wall of the container at the side margins thereof.

7. `he invention defined in claim 6,in which an exit slot is provided in the bottom of the casing substantially in line with the front wall of the container, in combination with a guide strip for the web at the rear of said slot projecting upwardly within the casing, and a front guide strip for the web spaced from the rear guide strip projecting downwardly and rearwardly below the bottom of the casing and terminating in a tearing edge for severing the dispensed web.

8. -The invention defined in claim 6, in coml bination with a rear feed roller journaled in the casing body below the forward portion of the floor of the container with its forward face substantially in line with the front wall of the container, a front feed roller to cooperate with the rear feed roller for drawing the web downward in dispensing it and journaled on the front door to swing outward therewith to provide for introducing the web between the feed rollers, a rotatable handle knob at the outside of the front door mounted thereon with its axis at right angles to the axes of the feed rollers, and rotatable operating connections between the handle knob and the front feed roller including intermeshing toothed gears.

9. A dispensing device for a continuous web comprising a casing body having bottom and back and side walls, a hinged cover door, a front door hinged at one of its side edges, a transverse web guide spaced rearwardly from the front door near the top of the casing over which an end portion of a stock of web in the casingV may be drawn in dispensing, an.v

with its axis at right angles to the axes ofV the feed rollers', and rotatable operating connections between the handlev knob and the front feed roller including intermeshing toothed gears. n l

l0. The invention defined in claim 9, 1n

combination with a container within the cas-y ing for a pack of reversely folded continuous web in which thefolds extend backward and forward and from which thel web may be drawn over said web guide in dispensing, a restraining member for the web comprising a follower free for vertical movement in the container arranged to press down upon the top of the folded web pack for holding down the folds thereof and for putting' the web under tension as it is withdrawn from the pack over said web guide by the feed rollers, and a visual indicator visible from the outside of the casing connected to the web-restraining follower to be moved thereby for giving a visual indication of the amount of web in the container.

11. The invention defined in claim 9, in combination with a container within the casfor a pack of reversely folded continuous web in which the folds extend backward and forward and from which the web is withdrawn over said web guide by the. feed rollers, a pivot shaft journaledin the casing near' `is withdrawn by the feed rollers over said wee guide, and an indicating hand carried by the forward end of said shaft visible from the outside of the front of the casingV for giving a visual indication of the amount of web in the container. v

In witness whereof, I hereunto sub-scribe my signature.

' LOUS H. MORIN.

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