Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
This is a division of application serial No. 162,067, filed
January 25, 1973.
This invention relates primarily to a strip roll for a dispensing
device which is particularly reliable in operation and also has a simple
construction.
The invention resides in a strip roll for use in an assembly for
dispensing tickets and which assembly has a tear-off device from which the
? end of the strip protrudesO The strip roll comprises a strip of flexible
material having series of penetrated lines spaced longitudinally along the
strip with each line shaped and adapted to form an individual M ap defined
by a line starting from one point adjacent to but spaced inwardly from one
marginal edge of the strip, extending forwards in the feeding direction of
the strip towards the centerline thereof and on the other side of the
centerline of the strip extending back to another point adjacent to but
spaced inwardly from the other marginal edge of the strip. The flap, which
is dimensioned to be gripped for pulling the strip, is connected to the
strip along a straight line drawn between the two points, which straigh~
line is substantially perpendicular to the feeding direction of the strip.
On the two sides of each flap between the end points of the penetrated
line and the adjacent marginal edges marginal strip portions connect all
the ticket pieces in the strip.
In the drawings which serve to illustrate the invention,
Flgure 1 is a perspective view of a dispensing device with a strip
roll in place, with the casing indicated by chain lines;
Figure 2 is a view of the discharge portion of the casing, seen -
from the free end of the strip, the cover being raised;
Figure 3 i9 a perspective view of a somewhat modified constructional
version of the dispensing device, the cover of the casing being indicated by
chain lines;
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Figure 4 is a perspective view of a second constructional version
of the dispensing device in which the casing and/or the cover may be of the
throw-away type;
Figure 5 is a perspective view of a plastic component~ most
con~eniently made bY injection moulding, which forms part of the con-
structional version according to Figure 4; and
Figure 6 is a side view, partly in section, of a third embodiment
of the dispensing device.
In the figures, 1 denotes the casing of the dispensing device
while 2 denotes a cover which is joined to the casing by means of a pivot 3,
about which it may be raised and lowered. Together, the casing and the
cover form, at the side which is on the right in the Figures, a guide for
the discharge of a flexible strip material or strip placed in the casing in
the form of a roll which has the general designation 4. This strip, which
is most appropriately made of paper, is provided with a plurality of
penetrated lines, or lines of severence, as by punching through along
lines 5a, 5b at a regular spacing so as to form a number of flaps 6 which,
as shown in the drawings, have their least width at the free end, and
largest width at the end 7 which is connected to the remainder of the strip.
In this connection, it may be pointed out that it is not necessary for
these flaps to be completely punched out as shown in the drawings; it is
; possible to replace the punched lines by lines of perforation, which may
` generally be referred to as penetrated lines or lines of se~erance.
The casirg and the cover are constructed so that together they
form a discharge and tear-off device for the strip. To this end, the cover
2 has a portion 8, the orientation of which may be parallel to a tangent to
the roll which the strip 4 forms. This portion is connected to a portion 9
in which there i9 a notch or slot 10 open at the bottom, which por-tion 9
is substantially at right angles to the portion 8 and is directed downwards.
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The portions 8 and 9 constitute one part of a guidance device for the
strip.
~he second part of the guidance device is formed by the casing
which for this purpose exhibits a ~irst portion 12 which, in the position
in which the device is used, is substantially parallel to the portion 8
but is situated at some distance from this, so that there is between these
parts a gap through which the strip can pass. The part 12~ as seen in
Figure 2, is connected to a tongue 13 which is substantially an extension
of the part 12. The greatest width of the tongue 13 which, as seen in the
Figure, is appropriately wider at its base than at its free end, is less
than the greatest width of the flaps 6. The tongue extends a:~nost up to
the inside of the(portion 9 of the cover which is pointing downwards,
i.e~ in such a way that there is formed a gap through which the strip can
pass. At its base, the tongue is connected by means of portions 14a, 14b,
which are constructed as tear-off devices, to the side walls 15a, 15b of
the casing which, together with the tongue 13, constitute the second portion
of the said guide.
In the position in which it is used, the cover 2 is lowered over
the casing as shown in Figure 1. The strip has been passed through the ~-
horizontal guide formed by the surfaces 8,12 and the upper parts of 15a,
15b and through the vertical guide formed by the surface 9, the end portion
of the tongue 13 and guide projections, not shown~ on the inside of the
side faces 11 of the cover.
When it is desired to tear off a queuing ticket, the flap 6 is
gripped and the strip pulled downwards by means of this. Tkis causes the
strip to move first horizontally and then vertically. When the strip has
been pulled forward so far that the width of the opening formed ~ the
punched lines 5a5 Sb exceeds the width of the tongue 13, the strip
itself will be deflected in such a way that in its final position, as shown
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in Figure 1, in which the width of the flap 6 is practically the same as
that of the tongue 13 at its base, the strip is deflected about this base
portion. It will be clear that, as the strip continues to be pulled down-
wards, it will be torn off by the cutting edges l'ia7 14b provided for this
purpose. If the slot or notch 10 in the front wall of the cover had
e~xtended right up to the top of the cover, the flap 5 would not have been
deflected but, as shown in Figure 1, would have projected in the direction
of the tangent. For the reliable operation of the device, however? it is
important that the strip should be subjected to a downward pull, and for this
reason the slot 10 ends some distance below the tongue 13, thus conveying to
the flap 6 its vertical orientation, e.g. as shown in Figure 3. By virtue
of the fact that there is a space between the front wall 16 of the casing
and the inside of the front wall of the cover, the flap fed forward is
readily accessible~ When the queuing ticket, which thus consists of a
flap 6 and strip material up to the next flap, has been torn off, the strip
is again in its initial position and a new queuing ticket can immediately
be drawn forward. Naturally, the strip can in a known manner be provided
with the desired wording and a queuing number, ticket number or the like 17.
It is also possible, for inskance, to provide two flaps in tha shape of
right-angled triangles situated side by side and facing opposite directions~
etc.
In the constructional version according to Figure 3, the lower
horizontal guide for the strip does not consist of continuous parts but is
made up of a preferably resilient rear tongue 18 which is attached to the
inside o~ the casing 1 or is made integral with this, and a fro~t part 19
~hich is appropriately part of the front wall of the casing and comprises
the cutting edges 20a, 20b corresponding to the edges 14a, 14b :in
Figure 1 and a tongue 21 corresponding to the tongue 13, but, contrary to
this, positioned at an angle or inclined upwardly.
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The upper parts of the tongues 18, 21 will thus form the bottom part of
the horizontal guide for the strip. The cutting edges 20a~ 20b are
situated at a level below this. In this constructional version, especially
if the tongue 18 is made o a resilient material, the tongue can abut the
part 8, and by pressing the strip against this part 8, can produce a
frictional force which prevents unintentional retraction of the strip into
the casing.
The invention also makes possible production of a dispensing
appliance at an extremely low cost, whereby the whole appliance, or part
thereof may consist of a throw-away article. Such a device, particularly
designed for the sale of tickets at sporting and similar events, is shown
in Figure 4.
In this constructional version the casing consists of a simple
cardboard box 22. This box at the same time serves as a container for
the strip 4 which, as in the constructional version described earlier, is
appropriately in the form of a roll and is made in the same wayO The box
is closed by a cover 23 which extends outside the bo~ and has a slot 10
in one of its end walls.
An injection moulded part 24 is attached to the container and the
part 2~ and cover together serve as the guides for the strip. The component
24 comprises a first flat portion 25 which is to abut one front wall 26
of the box. At the top of the flat portion 25, as shown in figure 5, there
are two cutting edges 26a, 26b separated in the lateral direction, and
be*ween these the portion 25 is joined to a portion 27 which is bent in
an ~cl downwards and backwards, and a tongue 28 extending for~ard and
upwards. The arcuate portion 27 is provided with resilient projections
29a, 29b which are directed upwards and are also arcuate, the top parts
of which are situated at approximately the same level as the top part of
the tongue 28 and press the strip against the cover by a spring ~orce. The
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cutting edges 26a, 26b are situated at a lower level. The method of
operation of this device is in complete agreement with that described ear-
1 ier .
In the em~odiments according ~o Figure 1 and 4 the strip roll is
unrolled clockwise whereas in Figure 6, the strip roll is unrolled counter-
clockwise. The discharge device according to Figure 6 has semicircular guide
means 60, arranged inside the cover 2. The end 61 of said guide means 60
extend below the front end of said cover and fo~n front stops for the strip
roll. The casing 1 carries correspondingly fo~ned guide means 62 and from
Figure 6 it is obvious that the strip roll rests against the guide means 62.
Said guide means 60, 62 constitute a support for the strip roll as well as
limiting suraces or said strip roll.
The dlscharge and cut off means for the strip according to the
embodiment in Pigure 6 constitutes a portion arranged inside the front part
of the cover 2 and consisting of a slightly upwardly directed, inner portion
63, merging into a curved part 6~ and terminating in a downwardly directed
portion 65, extending below the front part of the cover 2. The guiding means - -
arranged in the casing constitutes an inclined path 66 merging at its front
part into an upwardly directed tongue 68 via a shoulder 67. The tongue 68
has the general shaping and function of e.g. the tongue 13 in Figure 2, thus -
having edges 69 orming tear-of devices.
The guiding means bear on or almost bear on the upside of the
strip 4. A narrow discharge gap is formed between the guide means 65 of cover
2 and the upwardly directed front part of the tongue 68. The function of this
embodiment is exactly in accordance with the examples of Figure 1 and ~.
Thus, by pulling the 1ap 6, the strip roll will be discharged and forces the
strip, subjected to the pull~ng force in such war, that the strip will auto-
matically ~e torn off against the edges 69; simultaneously the flap of the
next strip will be turned down due to the guide means 6~, 65. When the
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first mentioned flap has been torn off, the flap of the next strip is
uncovered and can easily be gripped.
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