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A paper roll cart for storing, holding for usage, and transporting a variably-sized roll of paper includes a wheeled base, a paper roll support that is rotationally mounted to the wheeled base, a paper roll securing mechanism coupled to the wheeled base for releasably anchoring the paper roll to the

A paper roll cart for storing, holding for usage, and transporting a variably-sized roll of paper includes a wheeled base, a paper roll support that is rotationally mounted to the wheeled base, a paper roll securing mechanism coupled to the wheeled base for releasably anchoring the paper roll to the cart, and a cart movement control system attached to the wheeled base for assisting in the movement of the paper cart from one location to another location.

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1. A material roll cart for storing, holding for usage, and transporting a variably-sized roll of material, comprising: a. a wheeled base member;b. a roll supporting means rotationally mounted to said wheeled base member, wherein said roll supporting means permits 360 degrees of rotation of the held

1. A material roll cart for storing, holding for usage, and transporting a variably-sized roll of material, comprising: a. a wheeled base member;b. a roll supporting means rotationally mounted to said wheeled base member, wherein said roll supporting means permits 360 degrees of rotation of the held roll about a vertical axis while said wheeled base member remains stationary;c. roll securing means coupled to said wheeled base member for releasably anchoring the roll to the cart;d. cart movement control means attached to said wheeled base member for assisting in the movement of said cart from one location to another location; ande. multiple cart linkage means that permits a plurality of carts to be linked to one another while still permitting said 360 degrees of rotation of the said held roll about said vertical axis while said wheeled base member remains stationary. 2. A material roll cart according to claim 1, wherein said roll supporting means comprises a 360 degree-rotatable platform having a concave upper surface for receiving the material roll. 3. A material roll cart according to claim 1, wherein said roll securing means comprises: a. a roll securing rod having first and second ends, wherein said roll securing rod runs through the middle of the roll when the roll is secured to the cart;b. first strap attachment means fastened to said rod first end;c. second strap attachment means removably secured to said rod second end;d. first releasable strap means attached to said wheeled base member, wherein said first releasable strap means releasably couples to said first strap attachment means; ande. second releasable strap means attached to said wheeled base member, wherein said second releasable strap means releasably couples to said second strap attachment means. 4. A material roll cart according to claim 1, wherein said cart movement control means comprises a handle member secured to said wheeled base member. 5. A material roll cart according to claim 1, wherein said multiple cart linkage means comprises: a. a coupler secured to said wheeled base member andb. a tow bar secured to said wheeled base member. 6. A paper roll cart for storing, holding for usage, and transporting variably-sized rolls of paper, comprising: a. a wheeled base member, comprising; i. a base frame having a front region, a rear region, and two side regions extending between said front and rear regions;ii. a first set of wheels mounted to said base frame front region; andiii. a second set of wheels mounted to said base frame rear region;b. paper roll supporting means rotationally mounted to said wheeled base member, wherein said roll supporting means permits 360 degrees of rotation of the held roll about a vertical axis while said wheeled base member remains stationary;c. paper roll securing means coupled to said wheeled base member for releasably anchoring the roll to the cart; andd. cart movement control means attached to said wheeled base member for assisting in the movement of said cart from one location to another location; ande. multiple cart linkage means that permits a plurality of carts to be linked to one another while still permitting said 360 degrees of rotation of the said held roll about said vertical axis while said wheeled base member remains stationary. 7. A paper roll cart according to claim 6, wherein said paper roll supporting means comprises a 360 degree-rotatable platform having a concave upper surface for receiving the paper roll. 8. A paper roll cart according to claim 6, wherein said paper roll securing means comprises: a. a paper roll securing rod having first and second ends, wherein said paper roll securing rod runs through the middle of the paper roll when the paper roll is secured to the cart;b. first strap attachment means fastened to said rod first end;c. second strap attachment means removably secured to said rod second end;d. first releasable strap means attached to said wheeled base member proximate said second set of wheels, wherein said first releasable strap means releasably couples to said first strap attachment means; ande. second releasable strap means attached to said wheeled base member proximate said second set of wheels, wherein said second releasable strap means releasably couples to said second strap attachment means. 9. A paper roll cart according to claim 6, wherein said cart movement control means comprises a handle member secured to said wheeled base member proximate said second set of wheels. 10. A paper roll cart according to claim 6, wherein said multiple cart linkage means comprises: a. a coupler secured to said wheeled base member proximate said first set of wheels, wherein said coupler is linkable to a tow bar of a second paper roll cart; andb. a tow bar secured to said wheeled base member proximate said second set of wheels, wherein said tow bar is linkable to a coupler of a second paper roll cart or a towing vehicle. 11. A paper roll cart according to claim 6, further comprising cart stabilizing means for maintaining stability of the paper roll cart during transport movement around corners, wherein said stabilizing means comprises said second set of wheels having a wider set than said first set of wheels. 12. A paper roll cart according to claim 6, wherein first distance between said first set of wheels is less than second distance between said second set of wheels for stability and winder/unwinder access purposes. 13. A paper roll cart according to claim 6, further comprising: a. first safety means for preventing motion of the paper roll cart when rolling motion is not desired andb. second safety means for maintaining a coupled connection to another paper roll cart or towing vehicle. 14. A paper roll cart for storing, holding for usage, and transporting variably-sized rolls of paper, comprising: a. a wheeled base member, comprising: i. a base frame having a front region, a rear region, and two side regions extending between said front and rear regions;ii. a first set of wheels mounted to said base frame front region; andiii. a second set of wheels mounted to said base frame rear region, wherein said first set of wheels are spaced closer to one another than in said second set of wheels for stability and winder/unwinder access purposes;b. paper roll supporting means rotationally mounted to said wheeled base member, wherein said roll supporting means permits 360 degrees of rotation of the held roll about a vertical axis while said wheeled base member remains stationary, wherein said paper roll supporting means comprises a 360 degree-rotatable platform having a concave upper surface for receiving the paper roll;c. paper roll securing means coupled to said wheeled base member for releasably anchoring the roll to the cart, wherein said paper roll securing means comprises: i. a paper roll securing rod having first and second ends, wherein said paper roll securing rod runs through the middle of the paper roll when the paper roll is secured to the cart;ii. first strap attachment means fastened to said rod first end;iii. second strap attachment means removably secured to said rod second end;iv. first releasable strap means attached to said wheeled base member proximate said second set of wheels, wherein said first releasable strap means releasably couples to said first strap attachment means; andv. second releasable strap means attached to said wheeled base member proximate said second set of wheels, wherein said second releasable strap means releasably couples to said second strap attachment means; andd. cart movement control means attached to said wheeled base member for assisting in the movement of said cart from one location to another location, wherein said cart movement control means comprises a handle member secured to said wheeled base member proximate said second set of wheels; ande. multiple cart linkage means that permits a plurality of carts to be linked to one another while still permitting said 360 degrees of rotation of the said held roll about said vertical axis while said wheeled base member remains stationary. 15. A paper roll cart according to claim 14, further comprising cart stabilizing means for maintaining stability of the paper roll cart during transport movement around corners, wherein said stabilizing means comprises said second set of wheels having a wider set than said first set of wheels. 16. A paper roll cart according to claim 14, further comprising: a. first safety means for preventing motion of the paper roll cart when rolling motion is not desired; andb. second safety means for maintaining a coupled connection to another paper roll cart or towing vehicle.