Patent ID: 6959635

Claim:
A dispenser adapted for dispensing a material from a cored roll comprising: a housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior volume and an opening; at least one pair of opposed plungers mounted on opposite walls within the interior volume in substantially coaxially aligned, spaced apart relation, at least one plunger comprising an actuating surface disposed substantially toward the opening and a roll bearing surface disposed substantially radially opposite the plunger actuating surface; and a cutting mechanism comprising; a blade; a panel having a first end and a second end, the first end is pivotably mounted within the interior volume of the housing to at least one of said plurality of walls and is slidably movable from a first to a second position with respect to the at least one wall, the panel being disposed between the opening and the pair of opposed plungers, the panel further being slidable in at least one direction at the first end; and a cover for alternately exposing and concealing the blade, the cover having a panel contact end that is actuated by the first end of the panel slidably engaging the panel contact end of the cover, thereby causing the blade to be exposed; wherein the at least one plunger is adapted to retract inwardly and away from its opposing paired plunger such that application of a biasing force through the dispenser opening to the plunger actuating surface causes the roll bearing surface to be shielded, and removal of the biasing force causes the plunger to protrude toward its opposing paired plunger thereby exposing the roll bearing surface.