End plug for a paper roll

An end plug to be inserted axially into a centre of an end of a roll of paper, said end plug comprising:

• a holding element adapted to hold and/or guide said end of said roll of paper in correct position in a dispenser;
• and
• an outer sleeve having an outer end and an inner end and said holding element being connected to said sleeve by means for allowing the holding element to be axially moved from a first retracted position to a second position, in which the holding element protrudes axially outward from the outer end of said sleeve,
• wherein said holding element is locked in said second position when moved thereto, and
• wherein the holding element has slide elements which are guided by the outer sleeve during movement from the first position to the second position, and locking elements snapping into openings in a side wall of the outer sleeve when the holding element is moved from the first to the second position, thereby locking the holding element in the second position.