Patent ID: 7938357

Claim:
A dispensing device comprising: a spool comprising a central barrel having an axial opening in each end, and a pair of flanges positioned at opposite ends of the barrel and extending radially outward therefrom; a length of elongate material wound on the barrel and between the flanges, an end portion of the elongate material exposed for initiating unwinding of the material from the spool; and first and second end plates, the end plates positioned in a parallel and spaced relationship, the end plates comprising a planar portion having a peripheral dimension greater than the radial extension of the flanges of the spool, a support extending from the planar portion, one end of the spool rotationally mounted on the support and permitting a pivoting motion of the spool about the support, the support normally supporting the spool in a radially offset position, and a friction member supported on the planar member radially outwardly of the support, the periphery of the flange engaging the friction member in the normal, radially offset position, wherein during unwinding of the elongate material wound on the spool by pulling the end portion of the elongate material and causing a rotation of the spool about the support, the spool pivots on the support in the direction of the pulling of the elongate material and disengages from the friction member to permit free rotation about the support and, when the pulling force is removed, the spool pivots back into the radially offset position in frictional contact with the friction member stopping by friction the rotation of the spool.