Roll Securing Apparatus

Abstract

Present embodiments relate to a paper roll securing apparatus having biased wings, housed with two spaced apart side sections which function to: house and support the set of biased wings, create a space for the displacement of the expired roll, and allow the side sections to be perpendicularly coupled to the base portion. As a new roll begins to be inserted and the force of the new roll is applied, the set of biased wings begin to extend upward from their static position to allow the expired roll to be ejected from the apparatus in a single fluid motion. Once the expired roll has been ejected, and the force applied is removed, the biased wings begin to return to their static position and capture the hollow region of the new roll and return it to the static position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A roll securing apparatus, comprising:
 two spaced apart side sections position-able to be perpendicularly coupled to a base portion to allow a roll to be mounted between the side sections, the two side sections are aligned opposite another; and   a set of biased wings, each biased wing extending, when in a static position, from one of the oppositely facing side sections inward toward the opposite wing, the biased wings being biased to be displaced when a load is applied to the biased wings, and to return to the static position once the load has been removed so that when a paper roll is forced against the biased wings, the biased wings are displaced until the hollow region of the paper roll aligns with the biased wings enabling the biased wings to return to the static position.   
     
     
         2 . The roll securing apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a housing element in each of the oppositely facing side sections, the housing cavity fitted to receive a biased wing. 
     
     
         3 . The roll securing apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein each biased wing is release-ably secured by the housing element. 
     
     
         4 . The roll securing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a biased wing is substantially elongated with a first edge substantially parallel to the base portion and substantially perpendicular to the side sections, and a second edge makes an acute angel with respect to the first edge. 
     
     
         5 . The roll securing apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the biased wing is extended by one of a tension spring or coil. 
     
     
         6 . A roll securing apparatus, comprising;
 a base portion comprising a perpendicularly coupled set of side sections, the side sections having a first and second side, the first and second side oppositely facing one another, and further comprising a set of evenly spaced housing elements, each housing element configured to releaseably retain a biased wing; and   a set of biased wings, the biased wings configured to be extended from a static position to substantially 90 degrees to release-ably retain the hollow portion of a roll.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the housing element on the inward side of the perpendicularly coupled side sections further contains an fastening mechanism to allow the biased wing to be release-ably secured within the housing element; 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the biased wing may be affixed, release-ably secured, or affixed/release-ably secured to the housing element.