Roll paper towel or tissue dispenser with spring dampening roll support

Dispenser apparatus for dispensing a sheet of paper product from a roll thereof, said dispenser apparatus comprising:

• first and second roll supports spaced from one another for rotatably supporting opposed ends of a roll of sheet paper product and allowing rotation of said roll about an axis of rotation during dispensing of said sheet paper product, at least one of said first and second roll supports comprising a support arm structure including a support arm and a support member on said support arm and pivotally movable relative to said support arm for supporting a roll end;
• and
• a biasing structure exerting a bias on said support member to resist pivotal movement thereof, said support arm structure operable to reduce shock force created in the sheet paper product when a pulling force is applied to the sheet paper product.