Patent ID: 6766976
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
Dispenser for rolls of material in the form of a web, selected from the group consisting of paper, non-woven fabric, film and foil, which dispenser comprises a housing with a withdrawal opening arranged at the bottom for the material in the form of a web, the housing having space for at least two rolls which are arranged with their centre axes lying essentially horizontally, a first space being arranged adjacent to the withdrawal opening and being intended for a roll in use position, and a second space being located above the first space and being intended for a roll in reserve position, in addition to which a retaining means is arranged so as, in a retaining position, to hold the second roll in reserve position, the retaining means being arranged so as to be freed in order to allow the reserve roll to drop down into use position when the first roll is removed, wherein a spindle end is arranged in the first space in the housing, which spindle end is displaceable in its longitudinal direction and rotatably mounted, is intended to lie in engagement with the interior of a central core of a roll in use position and is connected to an operating knob arranged outside the housing, by means of which knob the material web can be fed out of the withdrawal opening and by means of which the spindle end can be drawn out of engagement with the central core, and means are arranged so as to free the retaining means when the spindle end is drawn out of engagement with the central core of a roll in use position and to bring the retaining means back into retaining position when the spindle end is brought into engagement with the interior of the central core of a new roll in use position.