Dispenser for dispensing paper upon manual tearing from a roll, wherein the dispenser is provided with a second roll in reserve

In combination:

• first (A) and second (B) rolls of paper said rolls of paper, comprising a center core wrapped with a web of paper, such that said rolls of paper have an outer surface,
• a dispensing device for dispensing lengths of paper from one of the first and second rolls of paper, said dispensing device comprising:
• an external housing formed of a stationary portion (1) having first and second openings (20) for passage of paper (10), said first and second rolls of paper being rotatably mounted within the stationary portion on first and second pins (4,4'), respectfully, said first and second openings of the stationary portion being respectively aligned with the first and second pins;
• a sector (5) being freely rotatable about the second pin and having a peripheral flange (5a), the sector (5) being movable between a first position, wherein the sector obstructs the second opening, and a second position, wherein the sector is positioned away from the second opening causing the second opening to become accessible;
• a spring (15) interconnected between the sector and the housing and biasing the sector toward the second position;
• a pivotally mounted member (6) having a roll engagement surface at a first end (8) and a sector engagement surface at a second end, wherein said roll engagement surface contacts said outer surface of said first roll and said sector engagement surface contacts said sector when the sector is in the first position, the member being constructed and arranged to keep the sector in the first position until the roll engagement surface at the first end of the member substantially contacts the center core of the first roll of paper, whereby causing the sector engagement surface at the second end of the member to disengage from the sector such that the sector rotates to the second position under the bias of the spring.