Abstract: A roll dispenser drawer insert apparatus for convenient storage and dispensing of rolled goods includes a housing that fits within a kitchen drawer. A pair of dowel supports is coupled to a housing left side and a housing right side within a housing inside. A dowel rod is coupled to the pair of dowel supports and secures a rolled good such as, but not limited to, aluminum foil, stretch wrap, wax paper, paper towels, and the like. A lid is hingingly coupled to the housing top side adjacent a housing back side and moves between a closed position covering an open portion of the housing top side and an open position exposing the open portion of the housing top side. A cutter is coupled to a lid underside of the lid adjacent a lid front side of the lid.

Abstract: A roll tensioner for use in maintaining a wrapping material cut edge of a wrapping material retained on a wrapping material roll located within a wrapping material box having an interior cavity with an interior front wall with a top cutting edge. The roll tensioner comprises a thin, flexible main body having distal and proximal end sections separated by a spring back reversion section, and formed having a first side and a second side. Attachment means, preferably an adhesive, is located on at least a portion of the proximal end section on the first side adapted to attach the proximal end section to the interior front wall of the wrapping material box. The spring back reversion section is composed of a material that has an immediate elastic response to a static load and is capable of substantially full recovery when the static load is removed. The distal end mechanically bends downward by way of the spring back reversion section in the interior cavity of the wrapping material box.

Abstract: A packing strap carrying case includes a casing. The casing has a bottom wall and a side wall. The bottom wall is provided with a plurality of first engaging members. A top edge of the side wall is provided with a plurality of second engaging members. The top edge of the side wall is provided with a connecting portion. A cover is connected with the casing through the connecting portion. A central portion of the cover is provided with a positioning sleeve. The circumferential edge of the positioning sleeve is provided with a plurality of third engaging members corresponding to the first engaging members. The circumferential edge of the cover is provided with fourth engaging members corresponding to the second engaging members. The packing strap can be replaced with ease by the user, and the packing strap can be positioned in the case easily, without consideration of slide.

Abstract: A bag dispenser includes a frame with a roller portion for receiving a bag roll defined by a plurality of bags attached to a leading bag to be dispensed, the roller defining a longitudinal axis. A brake plate is configured to capture the leading bag against the frame for providing frictional force on the leading bag to limit sliding thereof, the brake plate pivotally attached to the frame via a pivot arm, the brake plate pivotable with respect to the frame between a non-pivoted friction-application position and a pivoted bag roll-installment position, the pivot arm configured to pivot with respect to the frame along a pivot plane generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A thermoplastic food wrap film including a plurality of parallel ribs formed therein. To produce the film, a thermoplastic web may be directed between opposing first and second rollers having ridges. The formation of the ribs may increase the width of the web. The film may be formed into a roll and inserted into a box having a cutting strip.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to allow a flap of a roll storage case to be easily opened and closed by means of a flap cover and to prevent the flap cover from slipping off from the flap of the roll storage case even when the flap is opened and closed many times. A flap cover includes an upper plate covering an upper surface portion of a flap, a front plate covering a front surface portion of the flap, and a pair of side plates covering opposite side surface portions of the flap. Each of the side plates includes a locking portion which projects inward from the side plate and which is able to be locked on a lower end surface of the side surface portion of the flap.

Abstract: An adhesive tape dispenser of the present invention includes a housing and a tape holder. The housing has an opening and a pivot axle disposed on the opening. The tape holder is received in the housing and has a pivot hole to receive the pivot axle. The housing and the tape holder have a limitation structure to enable the tape holder to pivot between a closed position and an open position. The housing has a pressing portion which is able to press the tape holder to cancel limitation of the limitation structure, and then the tape holder is able to pivot away from the opening freely to facilitate the replacement of tape roll. Thereby, the adhesive tape dispenser of the present invention can provide an easy way to operate, and the replacement of tape roll becomes more convenient.

Abstract: Provided is a film storage box, more particularly, a wrap film storage box in which a grip member for lifting the edge portion of a film is lifted in advance, the lift is maintained for a long period, and the grip member is highly durable against damage. The film storage box (or the wrap film storage box) is characterized in that the grip member is formed over the entire width of the front plate of the film storage box and is lifted in a curved shape by using a repulsive force generated by adhering an edge fold strip provided at the upper end edge of the front plate to the rear surface of the front plate, and durability is imparted by employing portions of the fold lines of the both side faces of the front plate as the both side portions of the grip member.

Abstract: A wrapping film container, including: an elongated container body for housing therein a rolled self-tacky wrapping film, an opening provided to the container body along a longitudinal direction of the container body for pulling out a portion of the wrapping film therethrough, cutting means for cutting the pulled-out portion of the wrapping film and a film-holding section provided on a front face of the container body for preventing re-winding to an inside of the container, wherein the film-holding section comprises a laminate structure including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a substrate layer, an adhesive layer and a self-tacky film layer, disposed sequentially from the container body side.

Abstract: An adhesive tape dispenser of the present invention includes a housing and a tape holder. The housing has an opening and a pivot axle disposed on the opening. The tape holder is received in the housing and has a pivot hole to receive the pivot axle. The housing and the tape holder have a limitation structure to enable the tape holder to pivot between a closed position and an open position. The housing has a pressing portion which is able to press the tape holder to cancel limitation of the limitation structure, and then the tape holder is able to pivot away from the opening freely to facilitate the replacement of tape roll. Thereby, the adhesive tape dispenser of the present invention can provide an easy way to operate, and the replacement of tape roll becomes more convenient.

Abstract: Disclosed is a roll paper holder in which a leading end of roll paper extends outwardly from the roll paper holder by a certain length after cutting of the roll paper, to allow the user to easily grasp the leading end of the roll paper.

Abstract: A dispensing device for adhesive tape has a flat cylindrical base member with a coaxial axle element inside for the mounting of a roll of adhesive tape. A slit is provided along the wall of the cylindrical base member through which the tape is pulled out. On a section of the wall adjacent to the slit, a curved rectangular buckle is hinged to the wall, which can be flipped away from the slit to be held at an appropriate included angle with the wall. A cutting blade is provided along the outer edge of the buckle for cutting the tape while the end of the remaining tape is automatically adhered to the edge of the buckle. When the buckle is closed to the wall, the exposed segment of the tape is folded between the buckle and the section of wall.

Abstract: A cling wrap case is provided, where even a polyethylene cling wrap film can be easily, assuredly and safely cut off, and concurrently, that is user-friendly, and that enables resource saving generally because this is not disposable but it is repeatably re-usable. The cling wrap case is made form a synthetic resin, and is equipped with a storage case in which a cylindrical cling wrap roll is stored, and a cover, rotatably attached to the storage case, which covers over the storage case to be openable, and which concurrently has a cutter member that cuts off a pulled-out amount of cling wrap film. The cover is constructed so that when the storage case is closed, the pulled-out amount of cling wrap film is cut off by the cutter member.

Abstract: A dispensing device for adhesive tape has a flat cylindrical base member with a coaxial axle element inside for the mounting of a roll of adhesive tape. A slit is provided along the wall of the cylindrical base member through which the tape is pulled out. On a section of the wall adjacent to the slit, a curved rectangular buckle is hinged to the wall, which can be flipped away from the slit to be held at an appropriate included angle with the wall. A cutting blade is provided along the outer edge of the buckle for cutting the tape while the end of the remaining tape is automatically adhered to the edge of the buckle. When the buckle is closed to the wall, the exposed segment of the tape is folded between the buckle and the section of wall.

Abstract: A dispensing system including a plurality of covered dispensers and an uncovered dispenser for readily dispensing sheet materials in a rapid and safe fashion. Each covered dispenser includes: a tray surface, arcuate in cross-section, for receiving a roll of sheet material; a cutting surface fixedly attached to a front edge of the tray; a counterweighted cover, having a front edge and a back edge, with an offset pivot point above the principal rotational axis of the tray; the counterweight being integral to the back edge of the cover; and a blade guard fixedly attached to the cover on a side opposite the counterweight. Each uncovered dispenser includes: a dowel support; and a dowel, whereby a roll of sheet material is mountable.

Abstract: An epoxy putty stick holder which has a plurality of wall portions connected to each other by a flexible joint, able to wrap around and store an epoxy putty stick. The inner surfaces of the wall portions have a tooth portion which is used to cut-off a portion of the epoxy putty stick, and a peg portion that puncture the cut-off portion of the epoxy putty stick to initiate the chemical reaction in a two-port epoxy stick. A lip portion is also located on the inner surface of the wall portions to hold the unused portion of the epoxy stick within the holder between the lip portion and the tooth portion, when the holder is wrapped around the epoxy stick in the holder's closed position.

Abstract: This is a method and apparatus for transport and cutting of a quantity of Duct Tape in which the tape is mounted upon a polyhedron mandrel containing a cutting blade so configured as to be cooperative with, and useful in, cutting of segments of the tape directly from the mandrel.

Abstract: A tape formed of a polymeric material and having a thickness and stiffness suitable as a cutting edge on a dispensing carton for convolutely wound foil, film or paper, the tape includes a coating of adhesive and is applied at a laminating station in the carton manufacturing process and is generally cut with the forming of the carton blanks, and the cut in the tape may be formed with a serrated edge.

Abstract: A movable air-permeable-tape dispenser. The dispenser includes a hollow cylindrical body provided with an axial long opening. A slide channel is parallelly adjacent to a first longitudinal edge of the long opening, and a stepped portion is parallelly adjacent to a second longitudinal edge of the opening. A cover is provided with a row of continuous teeth corresponding to the second longitudinal edge of the long opening and a shaft corresponding to the first longitudinal edge of the long opening. The shaft is fitted in the slide channel to enable the cover to pivotally turn about the shaft between a lifted position for a user to pull out via the long opening a length of air-permeable tape disposed in the cylindrical body.

Abstract: A dispenser for a roll of plastic film wrap material, comprising a grooved base (22) defining an elongated trough and having a partial cylinder shaped roll top cover (52), said roll top cover being augmented by a saw tooth cutter (62) and a cutter safety guard (66). The roll top cover (52) is pivotably positioned between parallel end walls, which are constructed of furniture like material and support a space saver shelf (30). An inclined plane (40) stabilizes the roll of plastic wrap, and a static bar (36) holds the loose end of said plastic wrap.

Abstract: A dispenser for rolls of wrap material is disclosed. The wrap dispenser may include a trunk to which a lid is integrally hinged. The trunk is adapted to receive a roll of wrap therein, while the lid is adapted to move relative to the trunk to allow access to the rolled film. A portion of the dispenser is provided with a reinforced section to which a cutter bar is adhered. The cutter bar may be manufactured from plastic and be attached to the dispenser such that teeth of the cutter bar are all exposed upon opening the dispenser.

Abstract: A dispenser for holding and dispensing rolls of flexible material. A box or cabinet includes mounts for holding one or more rolls of flexible material. The front wall of the box has a blade fixedly mounted thereto and is recessed within a pressure plate contactable against a portion of the sheet to be removed and held on an anvil stop surface formed by roughed edges.

Abstract: Automatic device for dispensing and applying adhesive tape onto surfaces to be joined, using ordinary adhesive tape of the kind used in offices, schools, workshops, businesses and DIY, etc., includes a casing supporting a roll of adhesive tape and a cutting blade facing a tail of unwound adhesive tape, as well as a mobile application part controlled by the user, for the direct application under pressure of the adhesive tape onto the surfaces to be joined and that cooperate, during the application and cutting phase of the adhesive tape, with [[said]] the blade which is movable due to kinematic parts for the connection with the mobile application part.

Abstract: A dispensing system including a plurality of covered dispensers and an uncovered dispenser for readily dispensing sheet materials in a rapid and safe fashion. Each covered dispenser includes: a tray surface, arcuate in cross-section, for receiving a roll of sheet material; a cutting surface fixedly attached to a front edge of the tray; a counterweighted cover, having a front edge and a back edge, with an offset pivot point above the principal rotational axis of the tray; the counterweight being integral to the back edge of the cover; and a blade guard fixedly attached to the cover on a side opposite the counterweight. Each uncovered dispenser includes: a dowel support; and a dowel, whereby a roll of sheet material is mountable.

Abstract: A dispenser for holding and dispensing rolls of flexible material. A box or cabinet includes mounts for holding one or more rolls of flexible material. The front wall of the box has a blade fixedly mounted thereto and is recessed within a pressure plate contactable against a portion of the sheet to be removed and held on an anvil stop surface formed by roughed edges.

Abstract: A multi-use tape dispenser includes a housing with an open upper side, and a tape dispenser body pivotally connected to the housing to swing up and down on the housing. Small stationery items can be stored in a hollow space in the housing and may be taken out for use when the tape dispenser is swung up. The bottom of the housing has four suction discs to secure the tape dispenser on a table.

Abstract: A movable air-permeable-tape dispenser includes a hollow cylindrical body provided with an axial long opening, a slide channel parallelly adjacent to a first longitudinal edge of the long opening, and a stepped portion parallelly adjacent to a second longitudinal edge of the long opening; and a cover provided with a row of continuous teeth corresponding to the second longitudinal edge of the long opening and a shaft corresponding to the first longitudinal edge of the long opening. The shaft is fitted in the slide channel to enable the cover to pivotally turn about the shaft between a lifted position for a user to pull out via the long opening a length of air-permeable tape disposed in the cylindrical body, and a closed position for the outward pulled tape to be cut off with the row of teeth on the cover.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dispensing cartons for sheet materials such as polymeric sheets, metallic foils, and other sheet materials, particularly those suitable for use in the containment and protection of various items including perishable materials. The present invention further relates to such cartons which permit end-loading of the roll of product into the carton during the manufacturing process. The present invention provides an asymmetrical carton for containing and dispensing a roll of sheet material. The carton has a longitudinal axis, and has both an erected condition and a flattened condition. The carton when erected forms a cylindrical structure having an asymmetrical polygonal cross-section formed from a plurality of substantially planar side panels. The carton has fold lines defined by the intersection of adjacent side panels, and is foldable into a flattened condition by folding the carton at two fold lines to form a substantially planar structure.

Abstract: A film wrap cutting device includes an elongate case base and a cover base pivotally connected at their ends. The case base defines a receiving space for receiving a film wrap. Both ends of the receiving space are provided with elastic clamping seats. Lateral edges of the case base and the cover base are provided with inter-engageable guide slots and posts to allow the case base and cover base to open or close within a determined angle. A toothed cutter having an outwardly curved central portion projects downwardly from a front edge of the cover base. An elastic press piece is insertably provided at a front end of the cutter, with a clamping projecting piece provided behind. The case base is provided with opposed recesses in corresponding positions. The recess opposed to the clamping projecting piece is insertably provided with another elastic press piece. The film wrap clamped by the push clamping seats in the case base can be pulled out between the case base and the cover base.

Abstract: A dispenser for rolls of wrap material is disclosed. The wrap dispenser may include a trunk to which a lid is integrally hinged. The trunk is adapted to receive a roll of wrap therein, while the lid is adapted to move relative to the trunk to allow access to the rolled film. A portion of the dispenser is provided with a reinforced section to which a cutter bar is adhered. The cutter bar may be manufactured from plastic and be attached to the dispenser such that teeth of the cutter bar are all exposed upon opening the dispenser.

Abstract: A sheet material product includes a length of substantially planar material with a series of linear scale indicia applied along the length of the substantially planar material, and a dispensing member adapted for retaining and dispensing the length of the material, the dispensing member further including a reference indicator in operative association with the series of linear scale indicia to indicate the amount of the material dispensed and/or the amount of the material remaining in the dispensing member.

Abstract: According to this invention, in a device for supplying wrap film, by drawing out a wrap film from a wrap film container and cutting off, a user makes a sheetlike wrap film guide that has the property of adhering to the wrap film is adhered to the end part of the wrap film, and drawing out them in one body almost over the width. Thus the user can further easily, hygienically and safely cut the wrap film.

Abstract: A portable wearable adhesive or other type tape roll dispenser that may be intended to dispense a single or multiple tape rolls. The dispenser has an enclosed housing and a cap that covers the area where the tape passes from the housing and beyond the area where the tape is separated from the tape roll or rolls. The dispenser can be worn on a belt or carried an equipment and completely protects the tape product from foreign object damage.

Abstract: A packaging system for sheet material comprises a length of substantially planar material with a series of linear scale indicia applied along the length of the substantially planar material, and dispensing means adapted for retaining and dispensing desired lengths of the material, the dispensing means further including a reference indicator in operative association with the series of linear scale indicia to indicate the amount of the material dispensed before severance and/or the amount of the material remaining in the dispensing means.

Abstract: According to this invention, in a device for supplying wrap film, by drawing out a wrap film from a wrap film container and cutting off, a user makes a sheetlike wrap film guide that has the property of adhering to the wrap film is adhered to the end part of the wrap film, and drawing out them in one body almost over the width. Thus the user can further easily, hygienically and safely cut the wrap film.

Abstract: An electronic device for holding medicines, typically pills, to be taken at different times and to remind the user to take particular pills at specific times. A first container has a plurality of pill holding compartments, with a hinged lid closing each compartment. A second container, which is releasably fastenable to the first compartment, contains a microprocessor, an alarm, a display and buttons for controlling the microprocessor to display different information. The display can be set to show the time, times for taking pills from different compartments, whether pills have been taken on time, if a pill has been missed or skipped, when the last pill has been taken, etc. When a time set for taking a pill arrives, an alarm, typically a light and/or sound alarm, alerts the user as to the compartment holding the pill to be taken.

Abstract: A paperboard carton for storing and dispensing a roll of web material, such as plastic film, foil, wax paper, etc. has a plastic (e.g. polystyrene) cutting blade that is adhered to an inside front lip of the paperboard carton lid. The polystyrene cutting blade preferably has a thickness of about {fraction (20/1000)} of an inch, and preferably contains aggressive teeth at the ends of its serrated edge to help initiate tearing of the web material. The aggressive teeth are larger in size than the remaining teeth of the serrated edge. Use of the polystyrene cutting blade allows for increased production rates without compromising performance.

Abstract: A tape dispenser comprises a generally palm-sized housing formed of a single piece of material. The housing completely encloses a roll of tape mounted within the housing for rotation relative to the housing. The housing comprises a body enclosing the roll of tape, an opening in the body for dispensing the tape, and a thumb-engageable cover integrally formed with the body. The thumb-engageable cover is pivotable relative to the body to open and close the opening. The cover includes a cutter (e.g., cutting teeth) for cutting pieces of tape from the roll of tape as the cover is moved to its closed position. Alternatively, cutting teeth may be arranged along both the cover and the body of the housing so that a piece of tape may be cut from the roll be pulling the end of the tape against either row of cutting teeth. Methods of making and using the tape dispenser are also disclosed.

Abstract: A paperboard carton for storing and dispensing a roll of web material, such as plastic film, foil, wax paper, etc. has a plastic (e.g., polystyrene) cutting blade that is adhered either to an inside surface of the front wall of the paperboard carton, or to an inside surface of the bottom wall of the paperboard carton. The polystyrene cutting blade preferably has a thickness of about {fraction (20/1000)} of an inch, and preferably contains aggressive teeth at the ends of its serrated edge to help initiate tearing of the web material. The aggressive teeth are larger in size than the remaining teeth of the serrated edge. A slot is die-cut through the paperboard carton blank at the appropriate location in order to allow the serrated edge of the cutting blade to protrude through the slot and expose the teeth in a location suitable for tearing the web material. Use of the plastic or polystyrene cutting blade allows for increased production rates without compromising performance.

Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a web from a roll of paper includes a housing and a cover connected thereto to provide access to the housing interior. The dispenser has mechanism for supporting a paper roll and a drive roller and tension roller operatively associated therewith which urges paper from the paper roll into contact with the drive roller for dispensing a length of paper from the paper roll. Actuator mechanism operates the drive roller and extends across substantially the entire housing at the bottom thereof. A roller frame assembly is mounted within the housing and carries the tension roller and a transfer roller. The transfer roller releasably holds the free end of a first paper roll while paper from the second roll is dispensed upon actuation of the actuator to rotate the drive roller.

Abstract: A tape formed of a polymeric material and having a thickness and stiffness suitable as a cutting edge on a dispensing carton for convolutely wound foil, film or paper, the tape includes a coating of adhesive and is applied at a laminating station in the carton manufacturing process and is generally cut with the forming of the carton blanks, and the cut in the tape may be formed with a serrated edge.

Abstract: The present invention is a sheet having a serrated cutting edge attached to a carton case containing a roll of a cooking sheet such as a synthetic resin film, paper sheet and metallic foil, the sheet having a serrated cutting edge used for cutting the cooking sheet. The sheet having a serrated cutting edge is made of a vulcanized fiber. A moisture-proof film of a synthetic resin is formed on the two surfaces of a vulcanized fiber blank in order to make the most of the rigidity and elasticity which are advantages of the vulcanized fiber and decreases moisture absorption which is a disadvantage thereof. The invention also is a carton to which the sheet having a serrated cutting edge is adhered to as well as to a method of adhering the sheet having a serrated cutting edge to the carton by utilizing the moisture-proof film and ultrasonic adhesion.

Abstract: A tissue dispenser for dispensing either dry or partially wet and partially dry segments of tissues. The tissue dispenser generally comprises a housing having a tissue egress passage, a tissue source of a predetermined quantity of dry tissue located in the housing, a fluid source of a predetermined volume of fluid located in the housing, and an actuatable application mechanism in fluid communication with the fluid source and operationally positioned proximate to the tissue egress passage. The application mechanism can be actuated to dispense fluid onto the tissue as the tissue passes through the tissue egress passage. One partially wet and partially dry tissue can be used to clean and dry an article. The dispenser will dispense dry tissues if the application mechanism is not actuated while the tissue passes through the egress passage.

Abstract: A wallpaper dispenser including a housing and a wallpaper roll holder rotatably mounted within the housing for releasably and fixedly receiving a roll of wallpaper thereon. A counter is mounted on the housing and connected to the wallpaper roll holder.

Abstract: On a housing (10) which has a mount (20) for a roll (22) of paper, a roller (30) is mounted, by means of a spindle body (32), beneath said mount. A spring (40) is wound in the form of a coil around the spindle body (32) and, in the event of forwards rotation of the roller (30), is subjected to stressing and rotates said roller into a rest position after the paper web (24) has been severed. An end section (42, 48) of the spring (40) is formed by spring coils which always rest against the spindle body (32) in a close-fitting manner, with the result that they act as a directional lock. Between its end sections (42, 48), the spring (40) has a main part (46) comprising spring coils which, in the non-stressed state, enclose the spindle body (32) with radial spacing, only rest against the spindle body (32) in a close-fitting manner after a predetermined forwards rotation of the roller (30), and consequently prevent further rotation of the roller (30).

Abstract: Disclosed is a microwave oven having a wrap film hanger. The microwave oven has a wrap film hanger for receiving a wrap film which is used for sealing an opened side of a vessel. The wrap hanger comprises a cover which is pivotably installed about a rear end thereof so that an opening formed at the upper surface of the outer panel is covered by the first cover, a support for rotatably supporting the roll of wrap film in a space formed between the first cover and an upper surface of the cabinet assembly, a first roller installed at a front inner side of the first cover, a second roller disposed below the first roller in such a manner that a nip is formed between the first and second rollers so that the wrap film is passed out through the nip, and a cutting means for cutting the wrap film when the wrap film passing through the nip is ejected from a gap formed between the first cover and the outer panel.

Abstract: A serrated cutting strip (26) for a carton comprises paper or board impregnated with a mix of acrylic resin and urea formaldehyde. The strip is 0.2 to 0.5 mm in thickness and can bend without cracking over a bar of 20 mm diameter. The strip has adhesive on one side and a release sheet (28) on the adhesive. The strip is applied to a carton by apparatus (10) which comprises rollers (44,45) for advancing a substrate sheet (24), a cutter (12) and means (44,45) for drawing a release sheet (28) away from the edge (46).

Abstract: An environmentally insensitive device is described. The device uses a passive paper guide to direct an output paper stream from a paper source contained within the unit to an output aperture. The passive paper guide uses two opposing surfaces to define a radius of curvature through which the paper strip is guided. Use of longitudinal ridges along one or both of the surfaces reduces friction along the guide. By providing a rotatable output cover over the aperture and using a unit cover, a printed output can be achieved while maintaining the shielding of the unit from environmental effects.

Abstract: A premoistened toilet paper and dispenser of the type having a pre-moistened roll of fabric sheets disposed in a dispenser connectably with a conventional toilet roll holder is provided. The premoistened toilet paper and dispenser comprises: a dispenser housing defining a cavity therein, the housing defining a slot in connection with the cavity and having a first and second sidewall connectable to a conventional toilet paper roll holder and premoistened toilet paper formed in a roll about a tube, the toilet paper being rotatably disposed within the cavity of the housing and a first end of the toilet paper being disposed through the slot exterior the housing, the tube being adapted for passing a conventional toilet paper dowel.

Abstract: A roll of sheet material is wound on a cylindrical hollow core, and the core and roll are together placed within a dispenser body made up of pivotally connected upper and lower covers, preferably made of a resilient plastic material and sized and shaped to provide a containment space for a full roll of sheet material. The core and roll wound thereon can be placed into the lower cover in only one direction, so that rotation of the rolled-up sheet material must occur only in a corresponding one rotational direction for unwinding of the sheet material from the roll. The upper and lower covers are formed so that there is a built-in resilient force exercised by one or the other so as to keep them pivotally separated apart. A detent mechanism is provided to limit the amount by which the two covers can thus pivotally separate during use. By their pivotal separation, the covers define a small forward gap through which the sheet material may be withdrawn.