Apparatus for dispensing web material from a roll.

摘要

Apparatus (10) for dispensing web material from a coreless roll (40) of such material includes a rotatable shaft (14) having a helical-shaped projection (22) on the outer surface (20) thereof. The projection (22) resists end-wise removal of the roll (40) from the shaft (14) as long as the shaft (14) is free to rotate. A lock arrangement (32) is provided to prevent rotation of the shaft (14) after the roll (40) has been substantially depleted so that end-wise removal of the roll (40) can be manually accomplished.