Self-locking, driver mechanism regulated tissue dispensing system with hands-free operation option

A dispenser for dispensing a web from a roll of material comprising:

• a housing having a dispensing outlet, a shaft rotatably supporting the roll of web material in the housing, said shaft having at one end thereof a first toothed gear, said first toothed gear comprising a central body attached to said shaft, said first gear further comprising a plurality of teeth on the periphery of said central body, said dispenser further comprising a second gear rotatably mounted in said housing, said second gear further comprising a plurality of teeth pivotally mounted thereon around the outer periphery of the teeth of the first gear, the second gear further comprising protrusions, said protrusions being located near the teeth of the second gear and limiting the movement thereof, the teeth of the second gear hanging vertically downward unless obstructed by the teeth of the first gear or by the protrusions of the second gear, the teeth of the second gear having means to contact the teeth of the first gear, said second gear driving the first gear when the teeth of the second gear contact the teeth of the first gear to rotate the shaft and thus dispense the web through said dispensing outlet.