Abstract: A dispenser for web of absorbent paper, tissue or nonwoven material in the form of a roll is provided. The dispenser has a housing with a first dispensing opening for the web and a drive roller extending along a longitudinal axis. The drive roller is arranged in the housing in, or at, the first dispensing opening. The roll is arranged to abut the drive roller to be frictionally engaged with the drive roller. The dispenser has a feeding mechanism for rotating the roll to feed the web in a direction from the roll towards the first dispensing opening. The feeding mechanism has a bar extending at least partially along the drive roller. When the bar is pushed from a start position to rotate about the pivot axis, the drive roller and the roll are caused to rotate. The bar is biased towards the start position.

Abstract: A dispenser including a housing and a door pivotally attached to the housing via a substantially vertically arranged hinge. The housing includes a hinge wall, an upper end wall, a substantially vertical wall and a lower end wall. The walls define an edge delimiting a lateral charge opening. The housing is provided with a dispensing opening at the lower end wall. The door includes an essentially vertical portion, a free end opposite the hinge and a door rim at lest partly adjacent the edge of the housing when the door is in a closed position. The edge of the housing has a free edge portion extending along the upper end wall, the substantially vertical wall and the lower end wall. The free edge portion includes a guiding element for co-operation with a region of the door rim during pivoting of the door towards the closed position and for vertically positioning the free end of the door.

Abstract: A dispenser for web of absorbent paper, tissue or nonwoven material is provided. The dispenser has a housing with a holder arrangement for receiving the roll, the holder arrangement providing a roll rotational axis about which the roll is arranged to rotate when dispensing the web. The dispenser has a drive roller extending in a direction substantially parallel to the roll rotational axis. The dispenser has an engaging roller extending substantially parallel to the drive roller. The drive roller and the engaging roller are arranged so as to define a dispensing passage therebetween for the web. The roll of web is arranged to be biased against the drive roller. The drive roller is arranged such that a dispensing end of the web is adapted to be led from the roll over the drive roller through the dispensing passage and to frictionally engage with the drive roller and the engaging roller.

Abstract: A device dispenser for a roll of absorbent paper, tissue or nonwoven material is provided. The dispenser has a housing with a first wall provided with a dispensing opening and a movable housing portion, which movable housing portion in an open position allows the dispenser to be refilled. The dispenser has a suspension arrangement for the roll and in which the roll is rotatable. The suspension arrangement is arranged to bias the roll towards the dispensing opening in a dispensing position when the movable housing portion is in a closed position. The suspension arrangement is connected to a pull-back mechanism linked to the movable housing portion for repositioning the suspension arrangement into a refilling position at a distance from the dispensing position when the movable housing portion is moved from the closed position to the open position.

Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a washroom product, the dispenser including an outer casing hingeably or detachably attached to a back portion. The dispenser includes a compartment between the outer casing and the back portion for housing the washroom product to be dispensed. The dispenser further includes a dispensing opening and the dispenser includes inner locking means positioned inside the compartment.

Abstract: A portable refillable dispenser for absorbent paper, tissue or nonwoven material, has a lower housing portion and an upper housing portion. The upper housing portion is connected via a first hinge to the lower housing portion, wherein the upper and lower housing portions, in a closed position, form a compartment for the absorbent tissue or nonwoven material and an inner dispensing opening there between and, in an open position, allow refilling of the dispenser. The dispenser has a lid connected with the upper and lower housing portions for holding the upper and lower housing portions together. The lid at least partially covers the inner dispensing opening from at least one direction. The lid is provided with an outer dispensing opening. The absorbent paper, tissue or nonwoven material is dispensable via the inner and outer dispensing openings.

Abstract: A dispenser for web of absorbent paper, tissue or nonwoven material is provided. The dispenser has a housing with a holder arrangement for receiving the roll, the holder arrangement providing a roll rotational axis about which the roll is arranged to rotate when dispensing the web. The dispenser has a drive roller extending in a direction substantially parallel to the roll rotational axis. The dispenser has an engaging roller extending substantially parallel to the drive roller. The drive roller and the engaging roller are arranged so as to define a dispensing passage therebetween for the web. The roll of web is arranged to be biased against the drive roller. The drive roller is arranged such that a dispensing end of the web is adapted to be led from the roll over the drive roller through the dispensing passage and to frictionally engage with the drive roller and the engaging roller.

Abstract: A device dispenser for a roll of absorbent paper, tissue or nonwoven material is provided. The dispenser has a housing with a first wall provided with a dispensing opening and a movable housing portion, which movable housing portion in an open position allows the dispenser to be refilled. The dispenser has a suspension arrangement for the roll and in which the roll is rotatable. The suspension arrangement is arranged to bias the roll towards the dispensing opening in a dispensing position when the movable housing portion is in a closed position. The suspension arrangement is connected to a pull-back mechanism linked to the movable housing portion for repositioning the suspension arrangement into a refilling position at a distance from the dispensing position when the movable housing portion is moved from the closed position to the open position.

Abstract: A dispenser including a housing and a door pivotally attached to the housing via a substantially vertically arranged hinge. The housing includes a hinge wall, an upper end wall, a substantially vertical wall and a lower end wall. The walls define an edge delimiting a lateral charge opening. The housing is provided with a dispensing opening at the lower end wall. The door includes an essentially vertical portion, a free end opposite the hinge and a door rim at lest partly adjacent the edge of the housing when the door is in a closed position. The edge of the housing has a free edge portion extending along the upper end wall, the substantially vertical wall and the lower end wall. The free edge portion includes a guiding element for co-operation with a region of the door rim during pivoting of the door towards the closed position and for vertically positioning the free end of the door.

Abstract: An end plug for a roll of material to be inserted into a retention mechanism, includes a receiving portion to fit into a hollow core of the roll of material; and a bearing member to fit into the retention mechanism. The bearing member includes a bearing pin having a counter surface facing the receiving portion; and a locking surface for locking the end plug in an end position in the retention mechanism, the locking surface being arranged between the receiving portion and the bearing pin, the locking surface having at least one portion inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bearing pin by an angle to the longitudinal axis of the bearing pin in the range of 117° to 141°. A retention mechanism in a dispenser for retaining the end plug of an exchangeable roll of material is also disclosed.

Abstract: An end plug for a roll of material to be inserted into a retention mechanism, includes: a receiving portion for insertion in the roll, an end face for contacting the mechanism and a bearing member for insertion into the mechanism. The bearing member includes a bearing pin having a counter surface facing the end face and at least one portion for locking the end plug in an end position in the mechanism, the locking portion being positioned within a zone defined by a first surface extending towards the end face from an intersection position with the bearing pin, the first surface being inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bearing pin by an angle of 117 and a second surface extending towards the end face from the intersection position, the second surface being inclined with respect to the axis of the bearing pin by an angle of 141.

Abstract: A method for determining the post-launch performance of a product on a market is provided. The method involves storing, in a database, collected data related to at least one key success factor associated with at least the market performance which is related to said product; storing, in a database, collected data related to unmet needs on said market; storing, in a database, collected data related to the propensity of a decision-maker to choose said product; and using a computer to calculate the future market share of said product based on said collected data, thereby determining said post-launch performance on said market. The method allows improved forecasting of the future performance of a product on a market and provides improved understanding, benchmarking, forecasting and strategic decision-making as regards the future sales of the product in question.

Abstract: An end plug for a roll of material to be inserted into a retention mechanism, includes: a receiving portion for insertion in the roll, an end face for contacting the mechanism and a bearing member for insertion into the mechanism. The bearing member includes a bearing pin having a counter surface facing the end face and at least one portion for locking the end plug in an end position in the mechanism, the locking portion being positioned within a zone defined by a first surface extending towards the end face from an intersection position with the bearing pin, the first surface being inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bearing pin by an angle of 117 and a second surface extending towards the end face from the intersection position, the second surface being inclined with respect to the axis of the bearing pin by an angle of 141.

Abstract: An end plug for a roll of material to be inserted into a retention mechanism, includes a receiving portion to fit into a hollow core of the roll of material; and a bearing member to fit into the retention mechanism. The bearing member includes a bearing pin having a counter surface facing the receiving portion; and a locking surface for locking the end plug in an end position in the retention mechanism, the locking surface being arranged between the receiving portion and the bearing pin, the locking surface having at least one portion inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bearing pin by an angle to the longitudinal axis of the bearing pin in the range of 117° to 141°. A retention mechanism in a dispenser for retaining the end plug of an exchangeable roll of material is also disclosed.

Abstract: Dispenser for rolls of material in the form of a web has a withdrawal opening for the material and space for at least two rolls. A first space is arranged adjacent to the withdrawal opening and is intended for a roll in use position, and a second space is intended for a roll in reserve position. A retaining member is arranged so as, in a retaining position, to hold the second roll in reserve position, and to be freed in order to allow the reserve roll to drop down into use position when the first roll is removed. A spindle end arranged in the first space is displaceable in its longitudinal direction and rotatably mounted. It is intended to lie in engagement with the interior of a central core of a roll in use position and is connected to an operating knob arranged outside the housing for feeding out the material web and for drawing the spindle end out of engagement with the central core.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for evaluating the sales performance regarding at least one first product. The method comprises: storing, in a central database, data related to the identities of a plurality of marketing representatives being associated with said product; storing, in said database, collected data related to at least one key success factor associated with the market performance related to said product as a result of marketing activities of said plurality of marketing representatives with respect to a number of customers of said product; and transmitting and presenting said information to at least one external user. The invention allows improved monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of a marketing or sales staff of a company.

Abstract: Dispenser for rolls of material in the form of a web, such as paper, which dispenser has space for at least two rolls. A first space is intended for a roll in use position, and a second space is intended for a roll in reserve position. A retaining member is arranged so as to hold the second roll in reserve position and to interact with a roll in use position in such a manner that, when a roll is present in use position, the retaining member is held in retaining position, whereas the retaining member is freed in order to allow the reserve roll to drop down into use position when the first roll is removed. The dispenser comprises a wall bracket and a casing. Two support elements are mounted on the wall bracket inside the withdrawal opening and are intended to support a roll arranged in use position. A plate is mounted pivotably on the wall bracket about an axis and is spring-loaded below the axis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the post-launch performance of a product on a market. The method according to the invention comprises storing, in a database, collected data related to at least one key success factor associated with at least the market performance which is related to said product; storing, in a database, collected data related to unmet needs on said market; storing, in a database, collected data related to the propensity of a decision-maker to choose said product; and calculating the future market share of said product based on said collected data, thereby determining said post-launch performance on said market. The invention allows improved forecasting of the future performance of a product on a market and provides improved understanding, benchmarking, forecasting and strategic decision-making as regards the future sales of the product in question.

Abstract: Dispenser for rolls of material in the form of a web has a withdrawal opening for the material and space for at least two rolls. A first space is arranged adjacent to the withdrawal opening and is intended for a roll in use position, and a second space is intended for a roll in reserve position. A retaining member is arranged so as, in a retaining position, to hold the second roll in reserve position, and to be freed in order to allow the reserve roll to drop down into use position when the first roll is removed. A spindle end arranged in the first space is displaceable in its longitudinal direction and rotatably mounted. It is intended to lie in engagement with the interior of a central core of a roll in use position and is connected to an operating knob arranged outside the housing for feeding out the material web and for drawing the spindle end out of engagement with the central core.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for computerized processing and presenting market and marketing information regarding at least one first product. The method according to the invention comprises storing, in a database, collected data related to at least one key success factor associated with at least the market performance which is related to said first product; forecasting, in a central computer unit, the future sales of said first product based on said collected data related to said at least one key success factor; and transmitting said information to at least one external business. The invention allows improved monitoring of the status and development of a product on a market and provides improved understanding, benchmarking, forecasting and strategic decision-making as regards the future sales of the product in question.