Reconfigurable handle and method for unrolling and deploying a rolled sheet of material

Abstract

A handle and method for unrolling and deploying a sheet of material from a roll are provided. In a first configuration, the handle includes a rigid rod and a graspable arm that form an open quadrilateral frame. The frame is assembled to pierce through an open core of the roll of sheet material. The graspable arm may be manually manipulated while the roll of sheet material is constrained by the rod. In a second orientation, components of the frame are differently coupled to form an extended arm whereby an edge of the sheet material is captured at a far end of the extended arm, and a user may thus unroll the sheet material by forcing the far end of the extended arm to pull the sheet material away from the sheet material roll. A cap cylinder may couple the far end of the extended arm with the sheet material.

1 . A sheet dispensing device comprising:
 an insertable rod, the rod adapted for extension into a longitudinal cavity of a roll of sheet material, the rod comprising a first rod element and a rod second element, wherein the first element and the second element are detachably coupled; and   a handle, the handle comprising a first arm portion and a handle second portion, the first arm portion detachably coupled with the second arm portion, wherein the first arm portion is detachably coupled with the first rod element and the second arm portion is detachably coupled with the second rod element, whereby the device may be alternately assembled to couple with roll of sheet material and then disassembled and removed from coupling with the roll of sheet material.   
     
     
         2 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein the first rod element presents a first length in the range of from within 90% to 110% of a second length of the second rod element. 
     
     
         3 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein the first arm portion presents a first handle length in the range of from within 90% to 110% of a second handle length of the second arm portion. 
     
     
         4 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 3 , wherein both the first rod element and the second rod element present length in the range of from within 45% to 55% of the assembled handle. 
     
     
         5 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is adapted to extend fully through the longitudinal cavity of the roll of sheet material. 
     
     
         6 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 1 , further comprising a sheet capture cap and the first arm portion further comprising a handle tongue, wherein the handle tongue is adapted to extend through the sheet of material and the sheet capture cap is adapted to removably fit around the handle tongue to maintain the sheet of material in position around the handle tongue, whereby the sheet dispensing device is adapted for a secondary use in unrolling the sheet of material by manipulating first arm portion. 
     
     
         7 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 6 , wherein the second arm portion further comprises a handle tongue receiver, the handle tongue receiver adapted to removably receive the handle tongue whereby the first arm portion and the second arm portion are detachably coupled. 
     
     
         8 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 6 , wherein the first rod element comprises a first rod tongue and a first rod receiver, wherein first rod receiver is adapted to removably receive the handle tongue whereby the first arm portion and the first rod element are detachably coupled, the first rod tongue is adapted to extend through the sheet of material, and the sheet capture cap is adapted to removably fit around the first rod tongue to maintain the sheet of material in position around the first rod tongue, whereby the sheet dispensing device is adapted to be configured as a detachably coupled first arm portion and first rod element for the secondary use of an extended in unrolling the sheet of material. 
     
     
         9 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein the insertable rod extends full through the roll of sheet material. 
     
     
         10 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein when assembled the handle is adapted for simultaneous gripping by two hands of a same person. 
     
     
         11 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein when assembled the rod is adapted for simultaneous gripping by two hands of a same person. 
     
     
         12 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein when assembled the handle is adapted to enclose a geometric plane extending from the roll of sheet material, the geometric plane having a width dimension disposed between the handle and the roll of sheet material in the range of from one inch to twelve inches. 
     
     
         13 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 1 , further comprising a sheet capture cap and a third arm portion, the additional third arm portion being substantively similar in shape and construction to the first arm portion and comprising a third handle tongue, wherein the third handle tongue is adapted to extend through the sheet of material and accept the sheet capture cap to maintain the sheet of material in position around the third handle tongue, whereby the sheet dispensing device is available for assembly around the roll of sheet material and the third arm portion is adapted in combination with the sheet capture cap for unrolling the sheet of material by manipulation of the third arm portion. 
     
     
         14 . A sheet dispensing device for manipulating a roll having a longitudinal cavity, the sheet dispensing device comprising:
 a. An elongate rod and a handle;   b. the elongate rod comprising a first rod element and a second rod element;   c. the first rod element comprising a first rod length, a first rod receiver, and an internal rod tongue;   d. the second rod element comprising a second rod length, an internal rod tongue and a second rod receiver, wherein the internal rod tongue is removably inserted into the internal rod receiver and the elongate rod is formed;   e. the handle comprising a first handle section and a second handle section;   f. the first handle section comprising a first handle body having a first handle tongue and an internal handle tongue, wherein the first handle tongue is removably inserted into the first rod receiver, whereby the first handle section and the first rod element are directly detachably coupled; and   g. the second handle section comprising a second handle body having a second handle tongue and an internal handle receiver, wherein the internal handle tongue of the first handle section is removably inserted into the internal handle receiver, whereby the handle is formed, and the second handle tongue is inserted into the second rod receiver, whereby the handle and the elongate rod are simultaneously detachably coupled by the first combination of the first handle tongue and into the first rod receiver and the second combination of the second handle tongue and the second handle receiver.   
     
     
         15 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 14 , wherein the first rod element presents a length dimension in the range of from within 90% to 110% of a length dimension of the second rod element. 
     
     
         16 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 14 , wherein the first handle section presents a length dimension in the range of from within 90% to 110% of a length dimension of the second handle section. 
     
     
         17 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 14 , wherein both the first rod element and the second rod element present a length dimension in the range of from within 40% to 49% of a length of the assembled handle. 
     
     
         18 . The sheet dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein when assembled the sheet dispensing device is adapted to enclose a geometric plane extending from an external surface of the roll, the geometric plane having a width dimension disposed between the handle and the external surface of the roll in the range of from one inch to twelve inches. 
     
     
         19 . A method of unrolling a sheet of material from a roll, the method comprising
 a. Assembling the sheet dispensing device of  claim 1  to constrain the roll; and   b. Manually pulling the sheet of material from the roll.   
     
     
         20 . A method of unrolling a sheet of material from a roll, the method comprising
 a. Assembling the sheet dispensing device of  claim 13  to constrain the roll;   b. Disposing the sheet between the third arm portion and the sheet capture cap; and   c. Manipulating the third arm portion to pull the sheet of material from the roll.