Dispenser for a roll of paper tissue or nonwoven material

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.

1 . A dispenser for web of absorbent paper, tissue or nonwoven material in the form of a roll having a centre axis, said dispenser comprising a housing with a first dispensing opening for said web and a drive roller extending along a longitudinal axis, said drive roller being arranged in said housing in, or at, said first dispensing opening with said longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to said centre axis, wherein said roll is arranged to abut said drive roller to be frictionally engaged with said drive roller, said dispenser further comprising a feeding mechanism for rotating said roll to feed said web in a direction from said roll towards said first dispensing opening,
 wherein said dispenser is adapted for a user to grasp, and pull on, a dispensing end of said web to dispense a length of web from said roll,   wherein said feeding mechanism comprises a bar extending at least partially along said drive roller and at a first end being pivotably attached to said housing to pivot about a pivot axis and at a second end being provided with a gear rack,   wherein said drive roller is at one end provided with a cog wheel,   wherein said gear rack and said cog wheel are engaged such that when said bar is pushed from a start position to rotate about said pivot axis said drive roller and said roll are caused to rotate, and   wherein said bar is biased towards said start position such that when pushing said bar to rotate about said pivot axis towards an end position and subsequently releasing said bar, said bar pivots back to said start position.   
     
     
         2 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said pivot axis is substantially perpendicular to said centre axis of said roll. 
     
     
         3 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said drive roller is provided with a one-way bearing between said cog wheel and said drive roller, said one-way bearing being arranged such that said drive roller is rotated when said bar is moved from said start position and said drive roller remains stationary when said bar returns back to said start position. 
     
     
         4 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said bar is provided with a push surface to be pressed by a user when moving said bar from said start position towards said end position, and wherein said push surface is arranged in a vicinity of said first dispensing opening. 
     
     
         5 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said bar is provided with a push surface to be pressed by a user when moving said bar from said start position towards said end position, and wherein said housing comprises an outer dispensing opening arranged at a distance from said first dispensing opening and said push surface is arranged in a vicinity of said outer dispensing opening. 
     
     
         6 . The dispenser according to  claim 4 , wherein said push surface is arranged approximately at a middle portion of said bar. 
     
     
         7 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing comprises an engaging roller in, or at, said first dispensing opening, an outer peripheral surface portion of said engaging roller being frictionally engaged only with said dispensing end of said web. 
     
     
         8 . The dispenser according to  claim 7 , wherein said drive roller and said engaging roller form a friction nip adapted to frictionally engage with said dispensing end of said web. 
     
     
         9 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said roll is biased against said drive roller. 
     
     
         10 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said dispenser is a portable dispenser. 
     
     
         11 . The dispenser according to  claim 5 , wherein said push surface is arranged approximately at a middle portion of said bar.