Paper roll holder

A paper roll holder, comprising:

• a generally rectangular frame having a stationary arm and a movable arm connected to said stationary arm at a hinged joint whereby said movable arm may be pivoted with respect to said stationary arm;
• said stationary arm having at its end removed from said joint a planar end segment adapted to be inserted into one end of a paper roll core;
• said movable arm having at its end removed from said joint a planar end segment adapted to be inserted into the other end of the paper roll core;
• means on said stationary arm end segment and on said movable arm end segment for detachably latching said end segments together within the paper roll core, said end segments when latched extending through the paper roll core and forming a member for engaging and supporting the paper roll core;
• said end segments each having a main portion adapted to be disposed generally parallel to and adjacent a diameter of the paper roll core;
• each said end segment also having a lateral flange extending from its main portion at each side of said main portion over most of the length of said main portion, each said flange being disposed at an angle equal to or slightly less than 90.degree. with respect to said main portion;
• an outwardly facing arcuate surface area encompassing the outside juncture of each said main portion and each said flange, each said outwardly facing arcuate surface area defining a shoulder for engaging the paper roll core with laterally opposed pairs of said outwardly facing arcuate surface areas on each said end segment lying generally on a diameter of the paper roll core thereby being diametrically opposed to one another;
• and,
• each said main portion being of such a width that each of said outwardly facing arcuate surface areas of each said main portion continuously engages a surface area of the paper roll core at generally diametrically opposed locations on the paper roll core for continuously applying frictional pressure to the paper roll core whereby paper delivery is continuously limited in that the paper roll core is only capable of limited rotation on said paper roll engaging and supporting member.