Dispensing apparatus and method

A centerflow dispenser for dispensing a coreless rolled web comprising:

• (a) a lower housing above which the rolled web is supported, said lower housing forming a first compartment;
• (b) an upper housing mounted above said lower housing, said upper housing forming a second compartment, said second compartment for containing the rolled web, said first compartment having an opening into said second compartment;
• (c) a disk rotatably residing within said lower housing, said disk rotatably said disk having a plurality of orifices of differing diameters disposed through the periphery thereof;
• (d) an exit port through said lower housing, the rolled web being dispensed from the center of the roll, through said opening and through said exit port, each of said orifices are positioned to overlap said exit port by rotation of said disk so that the rolled web can be dispensed through a selected one of said orifices;
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• (e) a spring loaded drawer member within said lower housing.

A method of dispensing a rolled web of paper from a coreless centerflow dispenser, comprising:

• (a) providing a lower housing above which a rolled web is supported, said lower housing forming a first compartment, the lower housing comprising a spring loaded drawer member;
• (b) providing an upper housing mounted above said lower housing, said upper housing forming a second compartment, said second compartment for containing the rolled web, said first compartment having an opening into said second compartment;
• (c) providing a rotatable disk within said lower housing, said disk having a plurality of orifices of differing diameters disposed through the periphery of the disk;
• (d) providing an exit port through said lower housing, the rolled web being dispensed from the center of the roll, through said orifice and through said exit port, each of said orifices capable of being positioned to overlap said exit port by rotation of said disk so that the rolled web is be dispensed through a selected one of said orifices;
• (e) springing open a drawer member when the housing is opened, the drawer member being configured to open automatically when the housing is opened;
• (f) loading a paper web into the housing of the dispenser;
• (g) closing the housing of the dispenser;
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• (h) dispensing paper from the dispenser.