Patent ID: 9027872
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for dispensing a roll of sheet material in severable portions therefrom, comprising: a housing having a rim portion longitudinally offset from a base portion by a sidewall portion extending therebetween, said base and sidewall portions defining a compartment for holding the roll of sheet material, said sidewall portion having a longitudinally extended dispensing slot formed therethrough communicating with said compartment, said dispensing slot undulating in contour along said sidewall portion, said sidewall portion forming opposed first and second edges spaced apart by said dispensing slot for free unobstructed passage of the sheet material therebetween, wherein: a lid detachably coupled to said rim portion of said housing to enclose said compartment, said lid including a bottom surface portion; and, a pivot structure formed on at least one of said base and bottom surface portions to pivotally engage an axial end of the roll of sheet material for angular displacement thereon.