Thermal Paper Roll Holder and Dispenser

a dispenser and paper roll technology, applied in the direction of stacking articles, transportation and packaging, de-stacking articles, etc., can solve the problems of walton devices not providing the capacity or functionality of the present thermal paper housing, sherman devices failing to disclose a dual-channel housing for supporting cash register thermal paper in a commercial setting, etc., to achieve the effect of improving the efficiency of cash register paper changes
US20130270978A1Inactive Publication Date: 2013-10-17BLACK AMBER
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
BLACK AMBER
Publication Date
2013-10-17
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A wall-mounted, thermal paper storage device is provided having a substantially rectangular housing and a lower carriage member for supporting at least one vertical column of thermal paper rolls near a cash register point of sale. The device housing includes a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls forming an interior volume with an open upper and an open lower portion. Along the lower portion is a paper roll carriage formed from downward bar members curving into a cup-like support for paper rolls as they exit the housing lower portion, while the column of rolls in the housing rest against the supported roll in the carriage. The front wall includes a viewing window for visualizing the housing interior, while the rear wall includes wall mounts for mounting to a vertical wall surface. The housing interior preferably accepts two paper roll columns separated by a divider wall.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 624,845 filed on Apr. 16, 2012, entitled “Point of Sale Roller Dispenser.” The above identified patent application is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety to provide continuity of disclosure.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to wall-mounted paper roll holders and dispensers. More specifically, the present invention pertains to a new and novel point of sale thermal paper storage unit and dispenser for commercial establishments.

[0004] Thermal paper is a type of inexpensive printing paper utilized in most commercial cash registers for the purposes of printing receipts for customers at the point of sale. The receipt includes a tally of all purchases, their subtotals, and the final bill for a record of the purchase. The thermal paper provides the establishment with an inexpensive, readily disposable p...

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