Wound film dispenser with interior retainers and method for manufacturing same

A dispenser for rolls of wound film, including a core having first and second hollow ends with film being wound around the core, the dispenser comprising:

• a trunk defining an interior channel;
• a lid hinge to the trunk;
• and
• first and second retainers connected to the trunk and extending into the interior channel, each retainer including first and second flaps having notches hinged to the trunk and sized to be received in one of the first and second hollow ends of the core, wherein each retainer includes a lock adapted to hold the first and second flaps in the retainer position, and wherein the lock is a third flap hinged to the trunk and sized to be frictionally held within the notches of the first and second flaps, wherein the trunk includes first and second end walls, each of the first and second end walls including a retainer ply hinged to a base of the trunk, a minor flap hinged to a front wall of the trunk, and a major flap hinged to a back wall of the trunk, the first and second flaps hinged to the retainer ply, and the third flap hinged to the minor flap.