Patent ID: 7114677
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: A47K,B65H,H03K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dispenser for dispensing flexible sheet material, comprising: a support for rotatably supporting a roll of sheet material; a feed mechanism for advancing the sheet material out of the dispenser; a drive member for driving the feed mechanism, said drive member being movably mounted for movement into and out of engagement with said feed mechanism; and a hold mechanism for locking said drive member in a first position of engagement with said feed mechanism, said hold mechanism being manually releasable to permit said drive member to be readily moved out of engagement with said feed mechanism to a second position by tool-free finger operation and without detachment of said drive member from its movable mount, wherein said drive member remains disengaged in said second position without user applied force when said hold mechanism is released.