Dispenser for dispensing web material from a roll

A dispenser for dispensing web material from a roll, the dispenser comprising:

• a housing defining an interior of the dispenser, said housing comprising a back wall and at least two side walls,
• an arm hinged at a hinge point on a support member, said arm being adapted to pivot about said hinge point,
• said arm comprising a spindle attached perpendicular to said arm, said spindle being adapted to rotatably support a roll during dispensing, and wherein
• said arm is pivotable about said hinge point between a first position in which said spindle is arranged in a dispensing position within the housing of the dispenser, and a second position in which said spindle is arranged in a loading position outside the housing of the dispenser in order to allow loading of a roll onto said spindle, wherein said spindle, when in dispensing position, is arranged closer to the back wall of the dispenser housing than the hinge point of the arm;
• wherein the arm comprises an overload mechanism allowing said arm to snap out of second position and rotate further about the hinge point to a third position that is further away from the back wall than the second position if a force above a predetermined release force is applied to the spindle when the arm is in second position.

A dispenser for dispensing web material from a roll, the dispenser comprising:

• a housing defining an interior of the dispenser, said housing comprising a back wall and at least two side walls,
• an arm hinged at a hinge point on a support member, said arm being adapted to pivot about said hinge point,
• said arm comprising a spindle attached perpendicular to said arm, said spindle being adapted to rotatably support a roll during dispensing, and wherein
• said arm is pivotable about said hinge point between a first position in which said spindle is arranged in a dispensing position within the housing of the dispenser, and a second position in which said spindle is arranged in a loading position outside the housing of the dispenser in order to allow loading of a roll onto said spindle, wherein said spindle, when in dispensing position, is arranged closer to the back wall of the dispenser housing than the hinge point of the arm;
• wherein said arm comprises two bearing surfaces, said bearing surfaces bear against the outer side surfaces of the support member such that said bearing surfaces are allowed to slide against the outer side surfaces of the support member when the arm moves between first position and second position;
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• wherein at least one outer side surface of the support member is provided with a knob or recess and at least the corresponding bearing surfaces of said arm is provided with a complementary recess or knob, wherein said knob is allowed to slide along said recess as the arm moves between first position and second position.

A method of loading a dispenser for dispensing web material from a roll, the dispenser comprising a housing, said housing comprising a back wall and at least two side walls, an arm hinged at a hinge point on a support member, said arm being allowed to pivot about said hinge point, and the dispenser further comprising a spindle attached perpendicular to said arm, and a deflecting member arranged in one of the at least two side walls of said housing, the deflecting member is arranged such that the deflecting member moves from a retracted position in the one of the at least two side walls to a protruding position toward the spindle, and wherein the deflecting member includes a guiding groove configured to receive a first end of said spindle when said spindle is in dispensing position, said spindle being adapted to rotatably support a roll during dispensing, and the method of loading comprises:

• pivoting said arm about said hinge point to a second position in which the spindle is arranged in a loading position outside the housing of the dispenser thereby allowing loading of a roll onto said spindle,
• placing a roll on said spindle, and
• pivoting said arm about said hinge point back into a first position, in which the spindle is arranged in a dispensing position within the housing of the dispenser, wherein said spindle, when in the dispensing position, is arranged closer to the back wall of the dispenser housing than the hinge point of the arm,
• when the arm is pivoted into the first position, the spindle engages the deflecting member in the dispenser housing, and said deflecting member receives a first end of said spindle in the guiding groove when said spindle is in dispensing position.