Patent ID: 7322544

Claim:
A cover for a roll of a paper web product, the roll having an upper curved surface, the cover comprising: a shell having a tubular sidewall extending between a first open end surrounded by a first rim and a second open end surrounded by a second rim, each of said first and second open ends being unoccluded for moving the roll of the paper web product into an at least partially concealed position inside said tubular sidewall, and said tubular sidewall having an interior surface configured to continuously contact the upper curved surface of the roll as the roll is unwound; and a longitudinal slot defined in said tubular sidewall and extending generally between said first and second open ends, said longitudinal slot for accessing the at least partially concealed position inside said tubular sidewall, said longitudinal slot bounded by a first edge and a second edge, said first edge being separated from said first rim by a first portion of said tubular sidewall, and said second edge being separated from said second rim by a second portion of said tubular sidewall.