Patent ID: 6957791

Claim:
A paper roll dispenser comprising: a tube having an open top through which rolls may be introduced and an opening adjacent a lower end through which dispensed rolls may be retrieved, said tube holding a plurality of rolls comprising at least a lowermost roll and a roll upwardly adjacent the lowermost roll, said rolls having their axes parallel to the tube; a lever member supported to pivot on an exterior of a side wall of the tube and pivotable by pressure applied to an upper end of the lever from a retaining position in which a lower end portion of the lever extending through a first opening in said side wall engages the lowermost roll and an upper end portion of the lever is spaced from said upwardly adjacent roll to a dispensing position in which the lower end portion of the lever is spaced from the lowermost roll and the upper end portion of the lever extending through a second opening in said side wall engages said upwardly adjacent roll; and a biasing device biasing said lever from the dispensing position toward the retaining position when said pressure is released.