Patent ID: 7357588

Claim:
A dispenser comprising: a longitudinally-extending housing having open upper and lower ends, and inner and outer walls; an annular connector, said connector having an inner wall and an outer wall and an upper and a lower end, said inner wall having radially inward extending shoulders at the upper end and lower end forming an inner recess therein, at least two cantilevered tabs, each cantilevered tab formed by a C-shaped cut-out through the inner and outer walls of said connector, said connector and said housing having a mutually interfitting annular channel and an annular rib to secure said housing and connector together; an insert, said insert being internally screw threaded and having an upper end with a radially outwardly extending rib sized to fit within the inner recess of said connector when said upper end of said insert is force fit within said connector such that said insert and said connector are rotatably connected and said cantilevered tabs provide drag friction; and an elevator, said elevator comprising a platform adapted to slidingly fit inside said housing, and a stem, passing through an opening in the upper end of said connector and adapted to the internal screw threads of said insert, said stem having a length sufficient to allow said elevator platform to be axially moved from a retracted position wherein said platform is in close proximity to the upper end of the insert to an extended position wherein said platform is generally adjacent the upper open end of said housing.