Patent ID: 7922034

Claim:
A paper dispenser comprising a casing for housing a roll of paper, the casing having a front face, with a dispensing nozzle through which the paper is dispensed, wherein the front face has a slidably actuatable hatch for access to the inside of the casing, through which a free end of the roll can be extracted; wherein the slidably actuatable hatch comprises an opening, and a closing means, the closing means being movable between a closed position and an open position with respect to the opening; wherein the opening is distinct from the dispensing nozzle such that the paper is dispensed through either the dispensing nozzle or the opening, but not through both the dispensing nozzle and the opening simultaneously; wherein the closing means is returned to its closed position and kept there by a means forming a spring; and further comprising a means for locking the closing means in the closed position.