Patent ID: 7513453

Claim:
A system for dispensing a strip of absorbent product in a coreless roll, comprising: a roll, formed from a wound strip of absorbent product, of substantially cylindrical shape and delimited axially by a first lateral side and a second axially opposed lateral side, the roll having an axially disposed housing that passes therethrough from the first lateral side to the second lateral side, a section of the housing at the first lateral side having a preformed hollow shape that extends with a reducing diameter into the body of the roll to define a first complementary housing; a dispenser for dispensing the absorbent product by rotation of the roll about an axis(A), the dispenser comprising a frame and means for holding and guiding the roll in rotation with respect to the frame, wherein the means for holding and guiding the roll in rotation comprises a first guiding and positioning element adapted to be received axially in the first complementary housing positioned at a center of the first associated side of the roll, and comprises a second holding element adapted to be received axially in a second complementary housing positioned in the center of the second associated side of the roll, and wherein at least the first guiding and positioning element comprises a portion of revolution with a cross section decreasing towards an inside of the dispenser, the portion of revolution having a shape complementary to the preformed hollow shape of the section of the housing at the first lateral side of the roll, and is adapted to be received axially in the first complementary housing of the roll.