Patent ID: 7232090

Claim:
A spinning dispenser product for dispensing items from a roll, for example a roll of paper towels, the roll having items wound around a central passage so that items can be dispensed from the roll by removing an outermost item from the roll, the product comprising: a base, the base, in use, supporting the roll; a spindle extending outward from the base along a spindle axis; at least part of the spindle, in use, extending into the central passage and positioning the roll for dispensing; the spindle comprising a tapered portion proximal the base, the tapered portion being sized to frictionally engage the central passage when the roll is positioned for dispensing; a plurality of wheels, each wheel from the plurality of wheels having a wheel axis, each wheel axis extending substantially radially outward from the spindle axis and substantially perpendicular to the spindle axis, and the plurality of wheels supporting the base in spaced-apart relation to a support surface so that the product spins around the spindle axis on the plurality of wheels when an item is dispensed from the roll of items.