Patent ID: 7624664

Claim:
A dispenser for dispensing flexible sheet material, comprising: a chassis defining a gap for passage of a spent sheet material roll core therethrough, said gap being formed in a lower surface of the chassis disposed below a core support location; a support mechanism connected to said chassis for rotatably supporting the core above said gap in the core support location, said support being movable from a core retention position to a core release position for releasing said core into said gap; a cavity floor for receiving said spent core dropped through said gap; and a dispenser cover including said cavity floor, said dispenser cover being movably mounted to said chassis for movement between a closed position and an open position; wherein said dispenser cover in said closed position defines an enclosure for enclosing a roll of the flexible sheet material disposed therein, and in said open position moves away from said chassis to permit loading of a roll of the flexible sheet material; wherein said dispenser cover in said open position forms said cavity floor to catch said spent core for ready removal by an attendant; and further comprising: a back panel member; wherein said chassis is supported by said back panel member, said chassis comprising a middle chassis member defining said gap disposed between said middle chassis member and said back panel for passage of a spent sheet material roll core therethrough.