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A cup-holder insert for accommodating a beverage and a snack or combo meal includes in a typical embodiment: a) central support member of generally circular cross-section configured to be disposed in a cup-holder and reside vertically in the cup-holder when placed therein and which defines a first c

A cup-holder insert for accommodating a beverage and a snack or combo meal includes in a typical embodiment: a) central support member of generally circular cross-section configured to be disposed in a cup-holder and reside vertically in the cup-holder when placed therein and which defines a first cavity adapted to receive a cup; b) at least a first laterally projecting food receptacle portion which projects laterally from the support member when the insert is placed in the cup-holder, the first laterally projecting food receptacle portion defining a second cavity adapted to receive victuals; and c) at least a second laterally projecting food receptacle portion thereof which projects laterally from the support member when the insert is placed in the cup-holder, the second laterally projecting food receptacle portion defining a third cavity for receiving victuals. Preferably at least one of the cavities has an upwardly concave hemicylindrical shape so as to accommodate a round sandwich bun and the first and second laterally projecting food receptacle portions are opposed or angularly offset across the central first cavity.

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A cup-holder insert for accommodating a beverage and a snack or combo meal includes in a typical embodiment: a) central support member of generally circular cross-section configured to be disposed in a cup-holder and reside vertically in the cup-holder when placed therein and which defines a first c

A cup-holder insert for accommodating a beverage and a snack or combo meal includes in a typical embodiment: a) central support member of generally circular cross-section configured to be disposed in a cup-holder and reside vertically in the cup-holder when placed therein and which defines a first cavity adapted to receive a cup; b) at least a first laterally projecting food receptacle portion which projects laterally from the support member when the insert is placed in the cup-holder, the first laterally projecting food receptacle portion defining a second cavity adapted to receive victuals; and c) at least a second laterally projecting food receptacle portion thereof which projects laterally from the support member when the insert is placed in the cup-holder, the second laterally projecting food receptacle portion defining a third cavity for receiving victuals. Preferably at least one of the cavities has an upwardly concave hemicylindrical shape so as to accommodate a round sandwich bun and the first and second laterally projecting food receptacle portions are opposed or angularly offset across the central first cavity. ough which the new web roll is inserted, and the second arm being on the other end of the roll being the drive side arm; a spaced third and fourth pivoting arm means, each arm being independently movably hinged at one end thereof about a second pivot shaft, each arm having a chuck parallel to the said pivot shaft at the other end for rotatably supporting the first and second end of a second web supply roll, said third arm being a operator side arm and said fourth arm being a drive side arm; a chucking means, attached to each of the four pivoting arms, which may be inserted into the ends of a hollow core of a roll and which operatively grips the internal surface of the central core of the roll and may also engage the ends of the core and roll; a roll loading position located between said pivot shafts; a computer means for determining, which pair of pivoting arms are not currently in use holding a web roll which will be used to engage a new web roll, the appropriate axial position of each of said pair of pivoting arms which are to be used to engage a specific web roll, which is responsive to the web supply roll width, roll diameter and the desired axially positioning of said roll; means for determining the diameter and center of a newly loaded roll, and lifting means to position the center of the drive side chuck at the same elevation as said roll center; operative means for independent axial positioning of each of the four pivoting arm means along its respective pivot shaft, responsive to said computer means; motor means for selectively driving and braking the new roll to a rotational velocity such that the surface velocity of the new roll corresponds to the velocity of the exiting web; computer controlled lifting and positioning of the operator side chuck co-axial to the drive side chuck and insertion and engagement of the operator side chuck into the new roll; lifting means to position said first and second arms responsive to the diameter of the first new supply roll which they are rotatably supporting, so disposed as to position the surface of the new roll in proximal juxtaposition to the surface of the expiring web to facilitate automatic splicing in the conventional manner; and lifting means to position said third and fourth arms responsive to the diameter of the second web supply roll which they are rotatably supporting, so disposed as to position the surface of the new roll in proximal juxtaposition to the surface of the expiring web for automatic splicing in the conventional manner. 2. Apparatus as described in claim 1, including means for automatically expelling said depleted rolls and cores from the interior of the apparatus. 3. Apparatus as described in claim 1, including a computer means for determining the diameter and center of newly loaded roll and lifting means to position the center of the drive side chuck to enable a new roll core to be loaded and engage said chuck at the same vertical elevation as said roll center. 4. Apparatus as described in claim 1, including means for supporting the core of the roll using chucks attached to the pivoting arms of the apparatus which are fastened on each side of the core of a roll of material. 5. Apparatus as described in claim 1, where the computer and an operative positioning means move an automatic splicing mechanism from its retracted position into proximal juxtaposition with the new roll, so disposed as to concurrently relocate the path of the expiring web into proximal juxtaposition with said new roll. 6. Apparatus as described in claim 1, where the motor means to brake and accelerate the rotation of the chucks supporting the depleting roll responds to an exiting web-tension sensing means so disposed as to provide a regulated exiting web tension. 7. Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the path of the roll as it moves between operational positions is such that the roll is disposed within a space defined by the width of the frames in the direction of the web, said width being substantially less than twice the maximum new roll diameter. 8. Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the control means for determining the diameter of the new roll consists of photocells supported on both drive side pivoting arms so disposed that the sensing beam of a photocell is angled across the central top of the new roll during loading of said roll, which senses the presence of said roll, means to measure the elevation of the arm being loaded with said new roll; and computer means responsive to the signal from said photocell, thereby computing the elevation of the top of the roll, and hence the new roll diameter. 9. Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the chuck on the pivotal arm on the operator side is disconnected by rotation of the chuck on the drive side and the roll engaged thereto to release the operator side chuck, and the arm on the drive side is lifted by the lifting means so disposed that the center of the expired roll is aligned between two rollers which convey the depleted core through the rollers on the operator side, said core being urged by the chuck on the drive side arm moving toward the operator side; the chuck on the drive side releases the core, allowing transfer by a plurality of spaced rollers, at least some of which are movably supported and responsive to the diameter of said depleted expired roll and core, and said rollers compress together against the surface of the expired roll, and operatively rotated in opposite directions so as to engage an expired roll inserted between said rollers, transporting said expired roll away from the chuck on the drive side once the chuck is unlocked and released by reverse rotation of the drive motor on the driven side acting against the braking torque of the brakes on the same arm. 10. Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the depleted roll is released and transferred away from the operating side chuck, said chuck being lowered to the load position, and the drive side arm, motor means, and chuck engaged into a core having a scrap remnant material still wound thereon are collectively positioned vertically midway between a plurality of rollers, at least some of which are movably mounted responsive to the diameter of said depleted roll and so disposed as to frictionally grip said scrap remnant, said motor means then being rotated counter to the direction that said material was wound on said core, said rotation of said core causing the material wound thereon to unwind and be transferred from said roll core by plurality of spaced rotatable rollers, and the drive side chuck becomes unlocked by rotating the chuck after the expired roll is substantially engaged with the set of rollers. 11. Apparatus as defined in claim 1, for actuating and expanding a torsionally activated operator side chuck by rotating the roll by driving the drive side chuck with the motor engaged thereto and rotationally braking the chuck engaging an operator side of said new roll and supported on a spindle and inserted into a new roll and core by sequentially: engaging the drive side of the roll with a drive side chuck and, inserting an operator side chuck having affixed thereto a flange with a roughened surface into the roll core on the operator side and urging said flange drivingly against the operator side end face of the roll, activating a brake attached to the said operator side spindle, and rotating said roll with said drive side chuck, thereby producing a relative motion between said braked spindle and said operating side chuck, said relative motion actuating a mechanism so disposed as to expand said operator side chuck, thereby gripping the interior of the roll core. 12. Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said first and said second pivot shafts are each supported on both of their ends by eccentric means, so disposed that operative rotation of said eccentric means repositions the center lines of the said pivot shafts thereby relocating tra