Patent ID: 7997522

Claim:
A center-pull dispenser for dispensing paper towels from a continuous roll wherein each individual towel is separated from an adjoining towel by a plurality of perforations, said dispenser comprising: a) a housing having a housing back and a detachable front cover hingedly connected thereto at the lower periphery of said housing back and front cover for opening and closing said housing; b) a paper support tray removably connected to a lower portion of the housing back, said support tray having a generally planar top surface, a centrally located dispensing nozzle having an orifice for dispensing individual towels therethrough; c) an opening in the lower periphery of said housing through which the towels are dispensed; d) a wall-mounting member detachable from the housing back for removably mounting the housing back to a wall; and e) a locking member for releasably locking the front cover to the housing back and the housing back to the wall-mounting member, wherein the front cover comprises a flexible locking tongue for locking the front cover to the housing back and the housing back comprises a channel for receiving the locking tongue and a slide bar in the channel for pushing the locking tongue down and away from the housing back to release the front cover from the housing back.