Dispensing apparatus
AssigneeWilton Enterprises, Inc.
InventorRandall Bell
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Abstract
A dispensing device includes a base having an upstanding post with a gripping means on the upper end biased to a first position and movable to a second position. The hollow post telescopingly receives a roll of articles separated into individual segments and the gripping means can be pushed from the first positon to frictionally grip the roll between the base and the gripping means so that the article can easily be separated from the roll without any rotation of the roll.
Claims12
A dispensing device for dispensing paper articles from a roll of said articles comprising a base having an upstanding post with said roll having a hollow core received over said post, gripping means on the upper end of said post extending across at least a portion of an upper edge of said roll, biasing means between said post and said gripping means for normally maintaining said gripping means spaced from said upper edge so that said roll is freely rotatable on said post, said biasing means accommodating movement of said gripping means toward said base to grip and hold said roll in a predetermined position between said gripping means and said base so that an article can readily be severed from said roll.
A dispensing apparatus for dispensing selected segments of a roll comprising a base having a central opening and a post having a lower end received into said central opening, said post including a plurality of hollow segments with one segment having projections adjacent an edge while an adjacent segment has slots on an adjacent edge for receiving said projections to assemble the segments to form said post, said post having a reduced diameter portion at its upper end with a plunger slidably supported therein, biasing means in said post biasing said plunger to an outwardly-extended position, and gripping means received onto a free end of said plunger, said gripping means and plunger being movable from said extended position to grip the roll between said base and said gripping means to prevent rotation thereon and allow selected segments of said roll to be severed.
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