Patent ID: 8464976

Claim:
A dispenser, comprising: a housing body; a housing cover; and a feed mechanism comprising a drive roller and a pressure roller, wherein said drive roller and said pressure roller form a nip therebetween, said housing cover is movable with respect to said housing body for opening and closing said housing cover, said housing cover is operably connected to at least one of said pressure roller or said drive roller such that movement of said housing cover from a closed position towards an open position moves said pressure roller relatively away from said drive roller to thereby open said nip, said housing cover is operably connected to said pressure roller by at least one rotatable linkage, said linkage is connected at one end to said housing cover and at the other end to at least one end portion of said pressure roller or to a means for support for said pressure roller, or to a movable carrier in which said pressure roller is rotatably mounted, at least one of said pressure roller or said means for support for said pressure roller, or said movable carrier being supported in said housing body.