Paper roll dispenser
OwnerRichard S. Ellisinventor
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Abstract
A paper roll dispenser comprising a tube having an open upper end through which rolls may be introduced and an open lower end through which dispensed rolls may be retrieved. The tube is adapted to hold a plurality of rolls comprising at least a lowermost roll and a roll upwardly adjacent the lowermost roll. A lever member is supported on the tube to pivot on the tube, and is pivotable between a retaining position (in which a lower end of the level engages the lowermost roll and an upper end of the lever is spaced from the upwardly adjacent roll) and a dispensing position (in which the lower end of the lever is spaced from the lowermost roll and the upper end of the lever engages the upwardly adjacent roll). Also provided is a biasing device biasing the lever from the dispensing position to the retaining position.
Claims14
A paper roll dispenser comprising:
- a tube having an open top through which rolls may be introduced and an opening adjacent a lower end through which dispensed rolls may be retrieved, said tube holding a plurality of rolls comprising at least a lowermost roll and a roll upwardly adjacent the lowermost roll, said rolls having their axes parallel to the tube;
- a lever member supported to pivot on an exterior of a side wall of the tube and pivotable by pressure applied to an upper end of the lever from a retaining position in which a lower end portion of the lever extending through a first opening in said side wall engages the lowermost roll and an upper end portion of the lever is spaced from said upwardly adjacent roll to a dispensing position in which the lower end portion of the lever is spaced from the lowermost roll and the upper end portion of the lever extending through a second opening in said side wall engages said upwardly adjacent roll;
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- a biasing device biasing said lever from the dispensing position toward the retaining position when said pressure is released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.